Production Team Leader

Queensland, Australia

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 11, 2026

Business Unit:

Integrated Gas

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

About the role

The Production Team Leader role is responsible for the safe operation of the QGC Midstream LNG facility, based on Curtis Island in the Gladstone region of Queensland, Australia. The role is the most senior person located on the asset outside normal business hours and is considered the company representative for all site matters.

This role is accountable for

• Ownership of Integrated Activity Plan

• Ensuring that the shift operations team safely and reliably execute all day-to-day activities in the process trains, in line with production targets,

• Ensures safe, efficient and compliant plant operations are consistent across all shifts

• ensuring that the ESP (Ensure Safe Production) processes and structures are in place, supported and audited so that day to day tasks and activities of the Production shifts are managed and executed with consistency and with focus on process safety, operational excellence and integrity

• Champion the Process Safety Fundamentals for Operations, and support management of the Asset Integrity- Process Safety mission and KPIs

• Acts as site controller during emergencies and leas the emergency response team

• Holds the legislated role of Site Safety Manager.

• Coaches, mentors and manages shift staff for high performance. Leads shift personnel performance reviews/reports and feedback

• Ensures succession planning and skills development within the shift for flexible shift delivery

• Acts as Isolation Deviation Manager and Permit Authoriser for Permit to Work.

• Leads shift communication including shift team meetings and toolbox talks and assures the conduct of shift team meetings

• Ensures appropriate and timely handover processes from shift to shift

• Demonstrate a proactive approach to maintenance activities

• Ensure that maintenance is executed as required in order to maintain safety and reliability of the plant

• Coordinates the authorisation of repairs to equipment which fall outside normal working hours

• Assists day supervisors in the diagnoses of the cause of equipment malfunction so that maintenance staff can be given clear and concise advice for repair

• Reviews and recommends updates to operational manuals, procedures and instructions. Takes a leading role in ensuring operational readiness (commissioning, procedure writing and general support)

• Ensure proper reporting of all process and HSSE related incidents and leads investigations and follow up activities

Key Competencies

• Solid LNG and utilities operational and maintenance knowledge

• Strong process safety focus for application in Major Hazard Facilities.

• This role is classified as an HSSE Critical Leader Position and requires assessment against the applicable HSSE competency standards. The incumbent must maintain the required level of competence, complete any identified gap closure plans, and achieve reassessment within 12 months of appointment.

Skills &Requirements

• Extensive operational experience in a supervisory role on shift

• Good knowledge of electronic process controls and safeguarding systems

• Solid operational experience working in the petrochemical industry, with LNG experience at all levels

• Demonstrated consciousness of the quality, health, safety security and environment issues on the plant

• Proven experience in leading and supervising teams, with a strong ability to mentor, coach, and develop staff to drive high performance and capability growth.

• Good understanding of fundamental operating principles of industrial process systems

• Experienced user of Microsoft Word and Excel

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation

• Positive, open minded and strong ability to interact with other disciplines

• Demonstrates a structured and methodical approach to work, with strong planning, organizational, and people leadership capabilities

What we offer 

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. 

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. 
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. 
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices. 
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. 
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. 
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working. 
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world. 
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. 
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. 
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. 
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes. 

Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share). 

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here. 

Shell in Australia 

Shell has operated in Australia since 1901. From operating Australia’s first oil refinery, which was central to meeting Australia’s fuel needs, to fuelling the first Qantas commercial flight in the 1920s, to playing a foundation role in building some of Australia’s largest and most innovative natural resource developments. 

Throughout this 125-year relationship the needs of our customers and the nation have changed and we have continued transforming our portfolio to meet these needs. Today, we are a leading natural gas producer and are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities. 

Shell has a significant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business in Australia that makes a valuable contribution to today’s energy supply. This integrated gas portfolio includes our two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland and Prelude Floating LNG offshore in Western Australia, and our joint venture interests in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia and Arrow Energy in Queensland.  

Today, Shell’s portfolio in Australia also includes zero- and low-carbon energy businesses such as commercial and industrial retailer, Shell Energy carbon farming specialist, Select Carbon the 120MW Gangarri solar development; residential energy retailer, Powershop Australia a 49% stake in WestWind Australia a 50% share of Kondinin Energy and several grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions projects. High quality Shell branded fuels and lubricants are available right across Australia, through an exclusive brand license arrangement with Viva Energy.  

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