Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
OperationsManager

Kramer Sobransingh

Siparia, Trinidad And Tobago

Summary

Experienced Production and Maintenance Management professional with a strong track record in production and maintenance management, supervision, planning, and coordination of critical offshore services and heavy plant industries. Proven expertise in optimizing production processes and driving team efficiency. Collaborative and goal-oriented individual thriving in dynamic environments and adapting quickly to changing needs. Recognized for technical acumen and effective communication skills. Ready to take on a leadership role to contribute further to the success of an organization.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Team Leader

BPTT LLC
02.2024 - Current
  • Leads Production team in driving the site safety culture to manage process and personal safety
  • Responsible for rigorous operating discipline with the Production team against procedures and understand any gaps through risk based self-verification
  • Leads the Production team to safely maximise daily production against agreed plans including driving understanding of production losses and actively participating in the area vulnerability process
  • Provides inputs to development of operational plans to deliver on broader strategies, offering technical expertise where needed to ensure operational issues and constraints are proactively managed
  • Mentored new employees, providing them with the necessary knowledge and guidance to become effective members of the production team.
  • Accountable for operations input into the area integrated schedule with regards to plant preparation schedule and site constraints
  • Accountable for the operations work programme delivery including operations enabling work for other sub-function scopes
  • Effective operational risk identification, ensuring implementation and assurance of prevention and mitigation controls
  • Improved employee morale by fostering a positive work environment through clear communication and supportive leadership.
  • Major milestones – Commissioning of 3rd gas compressor on Cassia's compression platform
  • Oversight for the reinstatement of the produced water system for overboard discharge

Maintenance Team Leader

BPTT LLC
11.2015 - 01.2024
  • Accountable to deliver safe, reliable maintenance aligned with BP’s Values
  • Accountable for the performance of team of technicians and 3rd party contractors
  • Accountable for the efficient execution of work by spending sufficient time working and coaching technicians in the field
  • Responsible for monitoring the agreed KPIs and taking appropriate actions to close the deviation from target
  • Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
  • Responsible to ensure the team executing work meets the minimum competency standards for the work
  • Actively participate in the Self-verification program ensuring our safety barriers are well maintained, seeking to find gaps and areas for improvements driving these to completion
  • Leader and certified assessor in the CMAS program for technicians responsible for raising technician competencies significantly from 23% - >80% for the Trinidad region
  • Supported the region to obtain OMS Level 4 conformance
  • Major achievement to improve and implement SAP work closure standardization across entire region

Maintenance Supervisor (Normally Unmanned Installations (NUI's))

Massy Woodgroup Limited
06.2011 - 11.2015
  • Responsible for the execution of maintenance programs to maintain the availability and reliability of the equipment in compliance with BPTT technical and HSSE standards, policies and procedures
  • Demonstrate a high level of safety awareness and ensures team remains focused with adequate support and coaching
  • Active participation in the investigation of incidents, RCFA (Root Cause Failures Analysis) and eMOC (Management of Change)
  • Reduction of overdue work orders for safety critical equipment and ensuring that all safety critical plant and basic life support systems are maintained to allow safe operations
  • Provide leadership and motivation to the team, guiding and supporting all technicians in the execution of maintenance activities in an organized and effective manner

Assistant Engineer Manager

ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited
12.2007 - 05.2011
  • Responsible for planning and managing the operations and special projects within the Utilities and Engineering Department as per company goals and budgeted forecast
  • Ensured compliance with the Company's Health, Safety and Environment Standards through the provision of appropriate training, safety gear and audits
  • Responsible for managing daily operations of Mechanical Utilities Department and Central Maintenance Workshops
  • Developed and maintained compliance to predictive and preventative maintenance schedules through effective planning of jobs with limited resources at disposal
  • Planning shutdown jobs and managing projects through preparation of scopes of works, selecting competent contractors / employees, tracking progress of project using appropriate software (MSProject), and delivering a quality project within time and cost

Maintenance Consultant

Stork Americas Limited
06.2006 - 11.2007
  • Member of the project team for the implementation of the computerized maintenance management system – MAXIMO 6.1 for Methanex Trinidad
  • Member of project team for Reliability Centered Maintenance Project (Soldado Compressor System) for Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited
  • Trained and worked in the Netherlands for Royal Dutch Shell in the field of maintenance for a period of three months
  • Assisted in the development of maintenance concepts, maintenance reference plans, reliability centered maintenance analyses, computerized maintenance management system manuals
  • Executed RCM analyses and conducted RCM training courses with special attention on Failure Mode and Effect Analyses

Project Support Engineer

ENMAN group
05.2005 - 05.2006

Graduate Trainee

Neal and Massy Group
03.2004 - 03.2005

Education

Master of Science - Production and Engineering Management

University of The West Indies
Trinidad And Tobago
2012

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineer

University of The West Indies
Trinidad And Tobago
2003

Skills

  • Safety-Oriented Mindset
  • Resilient, driven and determined
  • Avid team player with genuine interest in people
  • Understands the importance of continual learning
  • Personnel management
  • Team Morale Building
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Incident Response Management
  • Work scheduling
  • Production planning
  • Teamwork and communication

Timeline

Production Team Leader

BPTT LLC
02.2024 - Current

Maintenance Team Leader

BPTT LLC
11.2015 - 01.2024

Maintenance Supervisor (Normally Unmanned Installations (NUI's))

Massy Woodgroup Limited
06.2011 - 11.2015

Assistant Engineer Manager

ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited
12.2007 - 05.2011

Maintenance Consultant

Stork Americas Limited
06.2006 - 11.2007

Project Support Engineer

ENMAN group
05.2005 - 05.2006

Graduate Trainee

Neal and Massy Group
03.2004 - 03.2005

Master of Science - Production and Engineering Management

University of The West Indies

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineer

University of The West Indies
Kramer Sobransingh