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General Information

Location:
Moomba
Ref#:
ATR 489689

Description & Requirements

About Us
Santos provides reliable, affordable energy for progress and seeks to provide lower carbon energy over time.

Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the United States.

At Santos, our goal is to be a global leader in the energy evolution to low-carbon fuels that help the world decarbonise and continue to provide the reliable, affordable energy the world needs for modern life and human progress.

Santos is an important Australian domestic gas supplier and LNG supplier in Asia. We are committed to supplying critical fuels such as oil and gas, and abating emissions through carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency projects, use of renewables in our operations and high-quality offsets. Santos will also seek to develop low-carbon fuels as customer demand evolves.

For 70 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing jobs and business opportunities, safely developing natural gas resources and from there powering industries and households.

Santos seeks to deliver long-term value to shareholders through our diverse portfolio of high-quality, long-life, low-cost oil and gas assets, carbon storage resources and infrastructure. 

The Santos portfolio is value accretive and resilient across a range of decarbonisation scenarios. Santos has a climate transition action plan that will continue to evolve for the global energy evolution.

Santos has a regional operating model with a strong local focus. The Company’s operating structure comprises three regional business units focused on enabling and executing corporate strategy. Two divisions – Santos Energy Solutions and Santos Upstream Gas and Liquids – are accountable for global portfolio management and strategy.
 
About the Role
Moomba – Central Fields : The Production Operator will be responsible for maintaining equipment, collaborating with various departments, optimising production processes, and ensuring the execution of corrective and scheduled program - as directed by the integrated activity plan and Area Team Leader - in a safe and cost-effective manner while using quality systems to eliminate rework on equipment. 

Key accountabilities include
  • Maintain a close working relationship with Operations and Maintenance personnel, as well as Production Controllers and other interfacing departments.
  • Liaise with the Maintenance Support and Production Engineers to resolve operational issues before they escalate.
  • Participate in the planning and execution of scheduled shutdowns.
  • Review and provide feedback to schedule build to ensure accurate plans.
  • Drive schedule execution to achieve 100% compliance.
  • Carry out routine plant and field duties as specified by the daily, weekly and monthly checks and daily schedule through use of Operator Essential Care, including Reliability Management Plans & Integrity Plans.
  • Assist in the development / updating of standard operating procedures.
  • Manage plant shutdowns during unplanned or emergency situations.
  • Competently operate / monitor / maintain production equipment so that operating life is enhanced, damage is avoided, and production optimised.
  • Adhere to Reliability Management Plans & Integrity Management Plans.
  • Respond to emergencies in line with the Emergency Response Plan. 

About You
You will be experienced in
  • Competent use of Information Systems (Computer Software, including Microsoft Office suite).
  • Familiar with Permit to Work processes & equipment isolations (lock out, tag out).
  • Operating to a schedule to maximise production.
  • Working in both a small team environment and autonomously.
  • Being flexible and adaptive to changes in the work environment and equipment.
  • Previous experience in the Oil & Gas Industry (desirable).
  • Certificate 3 or 4 Process Plant Operations (desirable).

Ideally you will have a Mechanical or Instrumentation/Electrical qualification or background (advantageous) as well as previous experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.
  
Supporting a Diverse Workforce 
Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our ongoing success.  
 
We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.  

Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply. 
 
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before 19 January 2025.  
 
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.

Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place.  You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/