Staffing and position allocation in refining facilities

In our plant’s refining units, similar types of units are combined under one workshop for management. Apart from differences in processing capacity and production plans, these similar units are quite similar in other aspects, with basically the same staffing levels: the workshop management team consists of one director, two deputy directors, two technical staff members, one full-time safety officer, and one statistician. Atmospheric pressure workshop: one unit of 3 million and one unit of 1 million; there is 1 shift leader, 3 internal operators (for atmospheric pressure, reduced pressure, and furnace operation), and 4 external operators ； Catalysis workshop: one unit of 1.2 million FCC and one unit of 1 million DCC; each has one shift leader, one deputy shift leader, 4 operators for internal tasks (reaction, distillation, etc.), and 8 operators for external tasks ； Coking: 1 million; 1 shift leader, 4 operators for internal tasks, 6 for external tasks; plus a coking removal team of 10 people. Hydrogen production/hydrogenation: 20,000 m3; 1 million; 1 shift leader, 4 operators for internal tasks, 5 for external tasks. …… This post was last edited by Tianma Jingyun on 2008-1-25 at 16:06.]

In our plant’s refining units, similar types of units are combined under one workshop for management. Apart from differences in processing capacity and production plans, these similar units are quite similar in other aspects, with basically the same staffing levels: the workshop management team consists of one director, two deputy directors, two technical staff members, one full-time safety officer, and one statistician. One workshop for 300,000 units of gas separation and 50,000 tons of polypropylene: 1 shift leader for gas separation, 3 operators for internal tasks, 4 operators for external tasks; 1 shift leader for polypropylene, 3 operators for internal tasks, 3 operators for external tasks, plus three temporary workers, etc. ... Last edited by Tianma Jingyun on 2008-1-25 at 15:48.]

Sulfur: Workshop management team: one director, one deputy director, 1 technical staff member, 1 full-time safety officer, and 1 statistician. Per shift: 1 shift leader, 2 crew members for internal operations, 2 for external operations, 10 members for the shaping process…… Last edited by Tianma Jingyun on 2008-1-25 at 16:03.]

Let’s all talk about this topic. It seems that so far there isn’t a relatively unified standard; everyone has put forward their own ideas for reference. It would be best to be able to describe the components that make up the device, as this will make it easier to compare them

Hehe, I work in catalytic design. Taking an output of 800,000 tons per year as an example, our typical design involves four shifts per day with three shifts running simultaneously. Each shift has a shift leader and an assistant, along with 4 operators for internal tasks and 4 operators for external tasks

In our unit, there is 1 shift leader and 1 deputy shift leader for the combined catalytic unit, gas separation system, MTBE production process, desulfurization system, and hydrodesulfurization system; there are 4 operators for internal operations and 6 for external operations. We work in 2 shifts per day, which means our workload is even heavier than yours!

Reducing staff and improving efficiency are two different concepts; reducing staff does not lead to improved efficiency. How can the two be put together? With the strong emphasis on building a harmonious society these days, is your factory still going to carry out layoffs? Someone has to be provided with food, so the only option is to reassign roles, which in turn limits the number of new employees that can be hired. To improve efficiency, it is still necessary to adopt new technologies and carry out technical upgrades and improvements in order to reduce production costs; these are the most effective ways to achieve efficiency gains. For a refinery, cutting out one steam tracing line is generally enough to support one worker, not to mention other projects with greater potential. I suggest you call your idiot boss and ask him to change that wording.

1. Those in charge of catalytic design mentioned a system of \"four shifts per day, three shifts per week,\" and this is generally the practice in various factories as well. However, this means that employees’ working hours exceed the legal limits set by labor regulations. I wonder if there are any clever solutions adopted by other factories; in our factory, each employee on shift is given one day off per month. 2. Taking the catalytic unit as an example, the staffing consists of one chief officer, two deputy chiefs, four technicians (two for each type of process equipment), one safety officer, one statistician (clerical staff), and 14 members per shift in the rotating shift teams (for units that are decades old, with dispersed peripheral equipment; no DCS system is in use, and the flue gas engines and backup main fans are not located together).

In our plant’s refining units, staffing is determined based on specific roles; similar units are combined into one workshop for management. The staffing levels for similar units are roughly the same: the workshop management team consists of one director, two deputy directors, one technical specialist, one full-time safety officer, one equipment manager, and one statistician. Except for the catalytic reaction which requires one main operator and three assistant operators, all other operations follow a one-main-operator-and-one-assistant-operator configuration. Each coking desulfurization team consists of 14 people with one team leader. Last edited by Safety on 2008-2-3 12:20]

For our 800,000-ton catalytic unit, there is 1 shift leader, 3 main operators, and 5 assistant operators. A 2.5 million-ton atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit: one shift leader, one chief operator, and 4 assistant operators.

We are a newly established facility! With 7 sets of equipment, and a total of 270 people including management staff! It includes hydrogen production, hydrogen addition, and distillation processes