Gerry Proudlove
Larbert,Falkirk
Summary
Skilled professional with expertise in downstream operations, technical troubleshooting, and process optimisation. Proficient in equipment maintenance, changeover procedures, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Adept at conducting risk assessments, manual handling, and operating fire safety equipment. Certified as an approved gas tester and trained in the use of breathing apparatus. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency while maintaining strict adherence to safety standards. Experienced plant shutdowns and outages working along side other shift teams to complete maintenance work.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6030
6030
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Process Operator
Petroineos
Grangemouth, Falkirk
08.2010 - Current
- Lead the safe and efficient operation of various units such as crude oil distillation, fluid catalytic cracking, aviation turbine kerosene manufacturing and refinery treatment plants.
- Monitored plant production and process equipment, such as pumps, compressors, reactors, HP/LP separators, heat exchangers, furnaces, distillation columns and storage tanks by following safety standards and operating procedures.
- Prepare, isolate and de-isolate equipment in line with company isolation standards.
- Troubleshoot and raise work orders through site maintenance management systems for equipment repairs and maintenance.
- Carry out routine and first-line maintenance tasks, including filter changes, gauge replacements, joint fixing and replacement.
- Control and assess all maintenance activities by using permit to work systems.
- Perform hydrocarbon and utility processing equipment start up and shut down activities by following operating procedures.
- Take part in Safety training exercises adhering to COMAH, COSHH and PUWER regulations.
- Work as part of a shift team completing tasks using procedures during prolonged unit shutdowns to maintain, repair and replace unit equipment.
Education
Higher National Certificate - Chemical Engineering
Forth valley college
FalkirkSVQ Level 3 - Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Petro-Chemical Operations (Controlling Process Operations) Level 3
Forth Valley College
Falkirk11.2009
SVQ Level 2 - Performing Engineering Operations
Forth Valley College
Falkirk05.2008
Skills
- Downstream field operations in oil and gas production
- Equipment inspection and maintenance
- Health and Safety on site
- Firefighting and use of breathing apparatus
- Manual handling
- General risk assessment
- Risk assessed permit performing authority, job builder and issuing authority
- Authorised gas tester
- COSHH awareness
- PUWER awareness
- COMAH awareness
- Steam distribution and Nitrogen awareness
- Technical troubleshooting
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Process Operator
Petroineos
08.2010 - Current
Higher National Certificate - Chemical Engineering
Forth valley college
SVQ Level 3 - Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Petro-Chemical Operations (Controlling Process Operations) Level 3
Forth Valley College
SVQ Level 2 - Performing Engineering Operations
Forth Valley College
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