Questions regarding central control monitoring operations
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This post was last edited by hxm2087 on 2012-4-6 05:59. I would like to ask everyone: when carrying out operations on the central control panel (referring to the main operators; those who act temporarily in their place are not considered), does your organization use a chief operator, an assistant operator, a patrol operator, or some other type of personnel? Feel free to share your opinions – are there any established rules or guidelines?
What are regulations such as traffic rules? Here, the main operator and the assistant operator switch roles every quarter, with one being in charge of distillation and the other of synthesis. This is done mainly to prevent production from being affected by vacancies that occur when someone takes leave. If the assistant operator takes leave, the main operator can take over the role; and if the main operator takes leave, the assistant operator can also handle the task alone. The main operator and deputy operator in each team are swapped every six months to enhance cooperation among team members. Inspections cannot replace the duties of the main operator and assistant operator, but shifts can be exchanged between different teams.
Here, those who are not assigned to specific positions or those on patrol can take over as the main operator or assistant operator to monitor the system. Although nothing bad has happened, it’s still a scary situation. In some teams, the main operators are sent to the field, and it’s the patrol officers who handle monitoring. I posted this to find out whether there are any guidelines in this regard, or whether it’s up to the managers or team leaders to decide. I also want to know how other companies handle this.
If there are designated positions, then there will definitely be dedicated people for each position. If no positions have been designated yet, it depends on whether your organization intends to develop employees with multiple skills; in my opinion, what’s key is still the quality of the employees
Our factory is currently implementing a training program that focuses on mastering one position and being proficient in two others. In the future, we might adopt a system of rotating between primary and secondary operators, but for now, the primary and secondary operators remain separate, each performing their own duties
Is there a situation where only patrol operators or personnel without assigned positions are used for monitoring, while the main operator is sent to the site?
Our roles are: team leader, chief operator, and operator. The team leader mainly stays on site (the person referred to by the poster as the chief operator). The main operator is controlled by the DCS (what the poster referred to as the secondary operator), while the operators are responsible for inspections and on-site operations (what the poster called the patrol operators). Here, most of the time, only one main operator is assigned to each department’s DCS system; we also train an on-site operator who can take over as the main operator in case the latter is unavailable.
Here, there is no clear distinction between primary and secondary operators; anyone who is authorized can do it. Salary is only tied to rank, and has nothing to do with whether the work is done indoors or outdoors. Those working outdoors can also assist in the control room; everything is decided through consultation between the team leader and the operators, except in special cases.
It’s strange on our end too; the team leader usually stays on site, and all instructions are given by the team leader there.
I haven’t seen such a situation before. Generally speaking, the team leader stays at the control room