MICHEAL SELVAM M

Over 9 years of experience in Production Field Operations, specializing in start-up, shutdown, pre-commissioning, and construction project activities. Proven track record in supervisory roles, effectively managing diverse teams and prioritizing tasks to enhance operational efficiency. Expertise in commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimizing procedures within the chemical and petrochemical industries, with a strong commitment to quality, safety, and environmental practices. Aspiring to leverage extensive technical and leadership skills in senior management positions to drive professional growth and organizational success.

• High level of Supervisory, Leadership and Safety behaviors and will specifically ensure that all aspects of production activity are carried out effectively and efficiently through careful delegation and control of responsibilities.
• Execute and coordinate actions to maintain utilities and energy sources necessary to support daily production.
• To manage the human resources available to the production department in order to maintain a flexible and efficient work culture & Responsible for day/night shift manning adequate to operational load.
• Responsible for and knowledgeable in safety, production, process and utilities equipment to include startup, monitoring, normal operation, & shutdown are performed safely in accordance with procedures.
• Provide day to day supervision of employee job execution, to include; training, performance evaluation and employee relation.
• Together with Operation Manager, liaise with the Client representative on-board in production issues.
• Review daily operation reports and transmit at the correct time.
• Maintains effective communication between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, OE_HES Specialists/Process Advisors, Procurement Operations and Management to ensure optimum work schedules and effective operation activities.
• Planning, Preparation & Execution of equipment Isolation, Decontamination, for maintenance jobs.
• To ensure a safe, high quality and cost-effective process operation and maintenance of the unit’s production systems with minimum environmental impact in accordance with legislation, class, flag safety and Unit Management System.
• Maintain accurate records for operation and maintenance system.
• Responsible for resolving problems and troubleshooting production systems; assists with root cause failure analysis.
• Identify and respond to abnormal conditions that may lead to Emergency situations.
• Ensure the production crew is familiar with the safety shut-down system and the knowledge of necessary actions to take in the event of alarms / shut-down situations, i.e. PSD, ESD, fire and gas alarms.
• Monitor and support contractor’s activities on the process plant and ensure work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with the Management System.
• Supports Engineering in identifying, developing, planning and supervising technology and facility updates, seeking to enlarge and improve the capability and productivity of the equipment’s and machinery.
• Responsible for development of focused plans in areas requiring improved performance, and an effective cross-training program to provide flexibility for peak workloads and most effective use of man-power.
• Ensuring applications, implementations & records of overrides and inhibit safeguarding system’s (long/short) depend maintenance/operations needs as per company policies.
• Documents changes to normal operations through the Management of Change process and conducts pre-startup safety reviews prior to executing new procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring sufficient stock level, and timely ordering of spare parts to ensure the unit’s operational capabilities and safety.
• Assist in the planning of major repairs, modifications and surveys and keep the Operation Manager informed of the process unit status
• To fulfil the risk management requirements by ensuring all risks in production system and associate utilities are identified, procedures are established and implemented.
• Take the lead in minimizing downtime during SIMOPS, understand and have detailed knowledge of the companies Emergency Response Procedures
• Write Operational Procedures and Temporary Work instructions as required.
• Manage necessary familiarization with new policies and instructions issued by the company and on the job training for all personnel in the process department.
• Have the knowledge of safety requirements, including permit to work systems, operational and emergency procedures, company policy and instructions and ensure that the unit’s production crew are aware of and understand them.
• Demonstrate through exercises and scenarios, knowledge and awareness of emergency response techniques.
• Runs the shift start-up meetings together with Maintenance Team Leader’s, attend various production (YTT / ORIP / DPR) and client meetings.
• Prioritize the jobs based on the urgency, production & safety factors in the weekly meetings.
• Perform individual appraisals of production crew according to company procedures and ensure that training needs are identified and training requirements fulfilled.
• Motivates team members to achieve goals through coaching and employee engagement meetings.

• Responsible for overall performance of the assigned operating area.
• Monitoring and ensuring safe and efficient operation of all processes, systems, and equipment in the area of responsibility.
• Routine checking, endorsing the daily shift log sheets/ log book entries and ensuring safe custody of records.
• Monitoring routine sampling and analysis, ensuring the results are within the quality parameters, and adjusting as required.
• Good technical understanding of HSE systems, risk management, management of change and control of work.
• Make proper hand over notes on completion of tour duty.
• Testing of individual oil wells using the Multi phase flow meters periodically and reporting of abnormalities in production to the supervisor and preparing test sheets for the wells being tested.
• Periodic monitoring of individual well heads for abnormalities and well output.
• Checking the annulus pressure of individual wells for communication between annulus for the casing.
• Monitoring the well head safety conditions and coordinating with the CWI team, wire line crew for jobs such as work over, static survey, build-up survey, acid stimulation job, well kill job & etc.
• Periodically monitoring the work activities and ensuring in compliance with Safe Work Permit procedures.
• Final inspection at the completion of maintenance works and ensuring all works completed satisfactorily.
• Supervising the test run of the equipment back from maintenance and ensuring the safe return for operation.
• Assisting the Management in consistent with Emergency Response Procedures of any emergency situation that may arise and performing designated tasks in the Emergency Response Team.

• Doing complete plant pre-start up checks to ensure all plugs and cups are in place, before re-introduction of hydrocarbons, supervising removal of all maintenance spades and ensuring process spades are in place before official handover from engineering maintenance teams, Steaming out and air freeing plant equipment before re- introduction of Hydrocarbons.
• Proceeding with hydrocarbon gas introduction and subsequently crude circulation and actual startup of all the units as per the written down, (after major maintenance shutdown start up procedures), carefully observing every step for a complete safe cold startup- (this done in conjunction with the engineering/ instruments start up support crew for any further adjustments that may be required.
• Ensuring every equipment performance is up to date and all products are on grade before officially handing over the plant to the normal operations shift teams.
• During Commissioning and Start-up time working closely with the Contractors, Vendors, National work forces and outside operators such as Pipe, vessel, Compressor and Pumps Installation Check, Functional analysis, Functional test, Operational test, Control loop checking and vice versa.
• Excellent knowledge in P&ID’s, PFD’s, C&E’s and all type of vendor drawings and instruction.
• Punch list Preparation and Procedure writing for plant Start-up, Equipment Purging, Cleaning and Vessel Entry and providing marked P&ID’s.
• During major maintenance shutdowns
• Hydrocarbon freeing by water washing, and gas freeing by nitrogen gas purging or steaming out of plant before major shutdown maintenance activities commence.
• As a safety advisor and auditor, supervising for safety during major equipment maintenance works to ensure incident free work place by closely monitoring maintenance activities for observance of all safe working procedures as stated in the work permits, proper use of personal protective equipment, appropriate use of the right tools for different jobs.
• In conjunction with our engineering and technology departments closely monitoring maintenance activities like proper column tray arrangement, Punch listing after box up of all plant equipment to ensure proper bolt tensioning of flanged joints and use of correct gaskets etc.
• As a 1st Aider
• Providing first aid service to injured colleagues to prevent loss of life, avoid further injury and promote recovery.
• Using the company ambulance, transporting casualties to the company nominated hospitals and handing them over to medical doctors promptly explaining the course of injuries for easier management of casualties.
• In charge of the 1st aid box/kit, keeping the inventory of the items as per the statutory factories act requirements, ensuring that used items are replaced promptly and records updated accordingly

• Employee of the month
• Employee of the year
• Wellhead commissioning and start-up
• Process facilities commissioning and start-up
• Shutdown completion and Pigging operations