Production Specialist - Refinery operations

Full-time. This is a day‑shift role (Monday to Friday) on site, with an expectation of 7 am starts.

Do amazing work

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job. It’s a chance to join a group of people dedicated to supporting Australia’s evolving energy and convenience needs. We are a leading retail, industrial and energy business, and have been helping Australians reach their destination for more than 120 years. Our plans for the future support Australia’s energy transition to sustainable, lower‑carbon energy solutions.

Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery employs around 700 people and supplies over 50 percent of Victoria’s and 10 percent of Australia’s fuel. The refinery can process up to 120,000 barrels of oil per day, manufacturing petrol, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, avgas, bitumen, and specialty solvents. We now have a great opportunity for a Production Specialist to join our Asset Management team in the area of RCCU and Utilities.

In this role you will report to the Asset Manager and play a crucial role in optimising our manufacturing processes, ensuring secure and efficient operations, and maintaining high‑quality standards.

Safety Leadership

- Actively encourage and promote a culture where HSSE is the number one priority for employees and contractors
- Ensure that operational and asset risks are appropriately assessed
- Ensure critical safety processes and protocols are applied, including permitting, isolations, management of change, safety critical overrides, etc.
- Provide assurance associated with critical safety processes and procedures




- Ensure compliance with quality control standards and process safety regulations

Operations

- Create, maintain and ensure accessibility and training of unambiguous procedures for start‑up, normal operation, abnormal situations and emergencies
- Create, maintain and ensure completion of operator checklists
- Review alarm rates regularly and identify "bad actors" that require remediation. Coordinate resolution with support from Process Engineers and Maintenance teams
- Maintain oversight of process chemical stocks and consumption, ensuring availability when required

Asset Management

- Plan and execute all operational activities that support broader asset management strategies – i.e. maintenance, projects and turnaround events
- Scope development, shutdown of operating units, hydrocarbon freeing, chemical cleaning and decontamination, isolations, control of safe work and commissioning and plant start‑up
- Maintain HSSE critical equipment list for area of responsibility
- Ensure integrity operating windows are defined for all static and rotating equipment, with support from Integrity and Reliability teams
- Prepare and assist with plant changes under management of change procedures, and/or project activity

Collaboration and Problem Solving





- Coordinate and collaborate with teams across the refinery to address challenges and implement improvements, including operations, maintenance, engineering, technology and supply chain teams
- Apply technical skills to troubleshoot operational problems and investigate process plant incidents
- Identify and develop opportunities to improve process plant and resolve production issues
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve organisational effectiveness and enhance team engagement
- Train and mentor production team members on best practices and new technologies

Required Skills and Experience

- Able to plan and manage your time, able to work to deadlines and changing priorities
- Able to collaborate with other work groups such as operations, engineering and other trades
- Excellent communicator and problem solver
- Comfortable making decisions, using your judgement and experience to find the best solution
- Be fully compliant with safety and willing to stop and seek help if your work cannot be performed safely
- Operational, Maintenance, Trade or Engineering Background preferred
- Experienced within a Dangerous Goods or Major Hazard Facility
- Experienced in a relevant industry (preferably Oil & Gas, industrial, Mining or Power Generation)

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non‑traditional roles.

Only applications from candidates holding full working rights for employment in Australia will be considered.

Applications close Tuesday, 4 August 2026

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📌 Production Specialist - Refinery operations (Geelong)
🏢 Viva Energy Australia
📍 Geelong