Operation Senior Panel Operator – DRI

The Senior Panel Operator will be responsible for controlling and optimizing the DRI facility from the Central Control Room during commissioning, start-up, normal operation and shutdown.

• Operate and monitor the DRI plant through the PCS7 Distributed Control System (DCS).
• Participate in DCS/PLC loop checking, functional testing, interlock testing and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Monitor major process sections including the reactor/reduction shaft, PGH, process gas circuit, CO₂ removal, HBI system and water-treatment facilities.
• Execute plant start-up, stabilization, normal-operation and shutdown sequences.
• Continuously monitor pressure, temperature, gas composition, flow, level and other critical process parameters.
• Maintain required DRI metallization, carbon content, production rate and product quality.
• Analyse trends and identify developing process abnormalities before they result in plant trips or production losses.
• Respond to alarms, trips and interlocks and take corrective action in accordance with approved operating procedures.
• Coordinate field actions with Senior Field Operators and Field Operators.
• Support emergency shutdown and plant recovery activities.
• Optimize consumption of natural gas, electricity, process gases, cooling water and other utilities.
• Maintain comprehensive control-room logs and shift reports.
• Support troubleshooting of recurring process and equipment problems.
• Coach Panel Operators and support their technical development.
• Work closely with Shift In-Charge, maintenance and instrumentation teams during breakdowns and plant interventions.

• Bachelor's degree in Science or Diploma in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years' relevant experience for degree holders or 8 years for diploma holders.
• Minimum 4 years' experience as a Senior Panel Operator or equivalent control-room position.
• Strong preference for candidates with Tenova HYL/Energiron DRI plant experience.
• Strong knowledge of DRI plant start-up, shutdown and emergency operating procedures.
• Hands-on experience with PCS7 or comparable modern DCS platforms.
• Excellent understanding of process alarms, interlocks, trips, per missives and ESD philosophy.