Control Room Operator

The Control Room Operator vacancy at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, centers on keeping gas and steam turbines and their utility services running safely. The work happens in the control room or in the field, as the shift supervisor or the main control room instructs.

What the control room operator job in Abu Dhabi involves

The job exists to keep turbines, associated equipment and utility services running without interruption in an assigned area, working to instructions from the shift supervisor or the main control room.

Responsibilities

• Operates a set number of gas turbines, steam turbines and waste heat boilers with their auxiliaries, plus the associated plant equipment and essential services in the assigned area, safely and efficiently
• Starts up and shuts down gas and steam turbines and related systems from the control room when assigned, and operates the Potline rectifier transformers from there
• Carries out routine checks on equipment in service and on standby, records parameter readings in the control room or field, and reports deviations promptly
• Tells the supervisor or system controller about abnormalities and equipment problems, and, under the system controller’s supervision, communicates with customers and deals with day-to-day issues
• Helps the supervisor and Power Operator with start-ups, shutdowns and isolating equipment for maintenance, and assists with routine testing and re-commissioning after maintenance outages
• Keeps standby equipment ready for emergencies and stays conversant with the emergency procedures of the assigned area
• Follows safe working practices for personal and plant safety and maintains high housekeeping standards
• Trains subordinates on the job when required and works to build his own competency

Requirements

• Full competence in the areas of Power Plant 1 or Power Plant 2, as listed below
• Power Plant 1: boiler common services, gas turbines FR5, FR9B and 13D, waste heat boilers including the main steam header, steam turbine 14, compressor house and firewater pumps
• Power Plant 2: gas turbines FR9E, waste heat boilers, steam turbines 16 and 18, desiccant dryer house, sea water pumps and chlorination plant
• Power Plant 1A (3): gas turbines, waste heat boilers and steam turbine 22 with its demin plant, gas skids, PL 7 and PL 9 rectifier transformers, compressed air house 7B, and the Condor sea water pump house and chlorination plant
• Interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills

About Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

EGA describes itself as the world’s biggest premium aluminium producer and the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas. It runs smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah and employs over 7,000 people, including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals.

How to apply

Applications go through the company’s careers site: apply using the button below.