Production Specialist

Overview

Viva Energy Geelong Refinery is seeking a Production Specialist to join the Asset Management team. The refinery processes up to 120,000 barrels of oil per day and manufactures petrol, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, avgas, bitumen, and specialty solvents. The Production Specialist reports to the Asset Manager and plays a crucial role in optimising manufacturing processes, ensuring safe and efficient operations, and maintaining high-quality standards.

Safety Leadership

• Actively encourage and promote a culture where HSSE is the number one priority for employees and contractors.
• Ensure that operational and asset risks are appropriately assessed.
• Ensure critical safety processes and protocols are applied, including permitting, isolations, management of change, safety critical overrides etc.
• Provide assurance associated with critical safety processes and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with quality control standards and process safety regulations.

Operations

• Create, maintain, and ensure accessibility and training of unambiguous procedures for start-up, normal operation, abnormal situations and emergencies and completion of Operational Checklists.
• Manage Operational resources to support the delivery of various Projects and Maintenance activities within the Asset.
• Review alarm rates regularly and identify bad actors that require remediation. Coordinate resolution with support from Process Engineers and Maintenance teams.
• Maintain oversight of process chemical stocks and consumption, ensuring availability when required.

Asset Management

• Plan and execute all operational activities that support broader asset management strategies – i.e. maintenance, projects, and turnaround events.
• Support the development and management of Asset Capital and Operational Budgets to support Safety, Production, Reliability, Efficiency and Environmental performance.
• This includes scope development, shutdown of operating units, hydrocarbon freeing, chemical cleaning and decontamination, isolations, control of safe work and commissioning and start up operating plant start-up and shutdowns, commissioning and/or preparing for maintenance and turnaround events.
• Maintain HSSE critical equipment list for area of responsibility.
• Ensure integrity operating windows are defined for all static and rotating equipment, with support from Integrity and Reliability teams.
• Prepare and assist with plant changes under management of change procedures, and/or project activity.

Collaboration And Problem Solving

• Coordinate and collaborate with teams across the refinery to address challenges and implement improvements, including operations, maintenance, engineering, technology, and supply chain teams.
• Apply technical skills to troubleshoot operational problems and investigate process plant incidents.
• Identify and develop opportunities to improve process plant and resolve production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve organisational effectiveness and enhance team engagement.
• Train and mentor production team members on best practices and new technologies.

Role Details

This is a salaried, Day-Shift role, Monday to Friday.

QualificationsAbout you

• Able to plan and manage your time, work to deadlines and changing priorities.
• Able to collaborate with other work groups such as operations, engineering and other trades.
• Excellent communicator and problem solver.
• Comfortable making decisions, using your judgement and experience to find the best solution.
• Be fully compliant with safety and willing to stop and seek out help if your work cannot be performed safely.
• Operational, Maintenance, Trade or Engineering Background preferred.
• Experienced within a Dangerous Goods or Major Hazard Facility.
• Experienced in a relevant industry (preferably Oil & Gas, industrial, Mining or Power Generation).

Additional InformationAbout Viva Energy

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because that's how we get the best outcomes.

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

Please note: This role is being sourced through VIVA Energy Australia, therefore we will not be accepting applications via external recruitment agencies. Only applications from candidates holding full working rights for employment in Australia will be considered.

Applications close Monday, 22 September 2025

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Production
• Industries: Oil and Gas

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