BENJAMIN ADUBOFOUR
Scunthorpe,England
Summary
I have over 15 years of experience in operating and maintaining combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs). I have acquired knowledge and skills by working on various projects. I am seeking opportunities in the energy sector, where I can utilise my ability to thrive in a challenging work environment.
I am an Innovative engineer with a background in various fields, including Process, electrical, mechanical, Instrumentation, & Control.
My experience includes:
- Developing and implementing procedures for Power Plant commercial operations.
- Driving the maintenance strategy to ensure the reliability and availability of operating assets.
- Participating in outage management and coordination.
- Responsible for performance monitoring, reporting, and optimisation of plant processes.
- Generating financial budgets and forecasts.
- Supporting staff recruitment, training, and value creation awareness programs.
- Promoting a Health and Safety culture at the workplace.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Process Performance and Efficiency Engineer
SSE Thermal
Scunthorpe
12.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the technical and supervisory management of Keadby's production personnel and process performance.
- Monitors and audits production performance standards and adherence to the Key Performance Index (KPIs).
- Investigating, reporting, and implementing production plant/process modifications.
- Carries out any other duties assigned by the Plant, Production, or Maintenance Manager.
Shift Group Engineer
Cenpower Operations and Services Limited
Tema
01.2017 - 11.2023
- Actively involved in the Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
- Responsible for process safety and HAZID/HAZOP risk assessments.
- Ensure HSE policies and environmental permit requirements are always adhered to.
- Management of external contracts to ensure that contractual obligations are met.
- Takes necessary actions to keep it running in a reliable, safe, and efficient manner, and supports continuous improvement efforts by identifying areas of refinement.
- Assists operations and maintenance teams at times of high workload and outages.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Kumasi, Ghana01.2013
Skills
- Environmental compliance
- Effective communication
- Maintenance Planning and Management
- Outage Planning and Coordination
- Process engineering
- Commercial knowledge
- Attention to detail
- Budgeting and financial management
- Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Asset Management
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal skills
- Emergency Response
- Performance auditing
- Continuous improvement
- Project management
- Contract management
- Quality assurance practices
- Risk assessments
- Problem solving
- Leadership skills
- Plant commissioning
- HSE compliance
- People management
- Planning management
Certification
- Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice, City and Guilds, 01/01/25
- Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment, City and Guilds, 01/01/25
- CCGT Efficiency Course, Power Plant Training LTD, 01/01/25
- Certified to Practise Occupational Health and Safety at the Workplace (NEBOSH), 01/01/19
- Confined Space Management and Entry, MRS Training & Rescue, 01/01/24
- Hot Work Assessor, Industrial Gas Safety LTD, 01/01/24
Summary Of Qualities
- Currently leads six shift groups by monitoring process performance, pursuing continuous operational improvements, and motivating the team to meet power generation availability, reliability, flexibility, and efficiency targets; Keadby 2 holds the record as the most efficient CCGT in the world at 64.18%
- Responsible for leading all process-related projects and conducting root cause analysis investigations to improve asset availability
- Collaborates with key stakeholders to deliver asset modifications and upgrades
- In charge of implementing all safety rules and playing the Senior Authorisation Person (SAP) role, no accidents were recorded due to increased on-site supervision of contractors
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Production Process Performance and Efficiency Engineer
SSE Thermal
12.2023 - Current
Shift Group Engineer
Cenpower Operations and Services Limited
01.2017 - 11.2023
Bachelor of Science Degree - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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