Production Specialist

Requisition
3690
-Posted
15/09/2026

- Operations

- Refinery Operations

- Stanlow - EOUK

- Refinery

Location:

Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

Employment Type:

Site Based Full Time Role

• 10% Company Contribution Pension rising to 15% with service
• 25 days Holiday, increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Additional Flex Benefits- including Holiday Purchase
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme with Exclusive access to a range of Discounts
• Free Secure On-Site Car Parking

About the Company

EET (Essar Energy Transition) plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road fuels, supply key feed stocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions.

We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future.

With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong safety culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Production Specialist. You will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of production work processes across the asset area, including ESP, RCM, MOC, and production training and procedures. The role involves supporting the development of technically accurate and effective training content while actively coaching and enhancing operators’ technical and troubleshooting skills. You will ensure that production procedures remain accurate and drive long-term improvements, while also supporting the management of variable costs.

In addition, you will champion Operational Discipline and Continuous Improvement within the Asset Team.

Primary Accountabilities

• Monitor unit performance daily, providing proactive second-level equipment monitoring to maintain continuity and optimise performance and quality in line with delivery plans.
• Develop three-month look-ahead plans with site production specialists to assess the impact of equipment outages across areas.
• Contribute to daily operating instructions and investigate equipment or procedural failures.
• Communicate operating guidelines and procedural updates across shift teams, collaborating with Operations Delivery Manager, Production Team Leader, and Maintenance Coordinator.
• Work closely with operations and technical support teams to resolve chronic issues and support shift-based problem solving.
• Support the development, review, and communication of temporary and permanent operating procedures, including start-up, shutdown, commissioning, and equipment preparation.
• Participate in change management processes, including MOC, turnaround planning and execution, and providing operational input to projects.
• Review PEFs, ISOs, and MOCs for operability and feasibility, ensuring effective communication of plant changes to shift teams.
• Support pre-commissioning and MOC handovers, and act as an operational focal point for maintenance activities and emergency or schedule-breaking work.
• Contribute to reliability activities such as RCM and RBI studies and support maintenance prioritisation with OMCs.
• Promote HSSE excellence, ensuring compliance, accurate reporting, and active participation in internal and external audits.
• Champion ESP processes, maintain associated systems and metrics, and act as a coach and trainer within the asset area.
• Lead alarm management activities and represent operations in key safety and integrity forums such as COMAH, HAZOP, IOW, and corrosion control.
• Drive process, cost, and operational improvements, identifying efficiencies and supporting budget management for chemicals, catalysts,…