Job Title: Remote Operations Shift Manager
Location: Rotherham
Employment Type: Permanent Shifts
Shift Type: Rotating 6-week shift with 10 consecutive days off
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Shift Allowance + Bonus
What’s in it For You?
- 25 days annual leave + option to buy more
- Parental Scheme & childcare options
- Private Medical Insurance
- Eye test vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Up to 15.75% pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Limitless career development and L&D opportunities
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Remote Operations Shift Manager to join a global leader in gas engineering and distribution. Based at their Remote Operations Centre in Rotherham, this role supports the real-time optimisation of production assets across multiple international sites.
Operating from a 24/7 control room environment, you will use HMI/SCADA systems (including Siemens PCS7) to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of industrial gas production facilities, including Air Separation Units (ASU), HYCO, and CO₂ plants.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage the safe, efficient operation of production plants on a 24-hour basis
- Interface with sites and product supply teams to meet customer demand while minimising business costs
- Support remote plant start-ups, shut-downs, and emergency response scenarios
- Monitor and manage plant alarms, investigate performance issues, and track KPIs
- Conduct efficiency evaluations to identify performance gaps and recommend improvements
- Produce monthly performance reports and support continual improvement initiatives
- Assist with the onboarding and training of new sites into the control system
What You’ll Bring to The Team
- Minimum HNC in Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or Chemical Process discipline
- Significant experience in control room operations within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Pharmaceutical environments
- Familiarity with fractional distillation, high-pressure transfer schemes, and pipeline operations
- Experience with process interfaces such as SCADA/HMI systems, ideally Siemens PCS7
- Proficiency in interpreting P&IDs, process schematics, and PFDs
- Experience with plant commissioning is advantageous
- High level of personal integrity and a collaborative approach to working within a control room team
- Engineering degree is preferred but not essential, with equivalent practical experience
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Join a company committed to creating a workforce that reflects the world we live in. If you are ready for a rewarding leadership career, please submit your up-to-date CV for immediate consideration.
If you don’t tick every box but are excited about this opportunity and believe you have transferable skills, we strongly encourage you to apply.
