Paul Macdonald

Highly experienced and qualified Control Room Operator, Nightshift Production Supervisor, and Production Technician with extensive offshore and onshore process operations experience within high-hazard environments. Demonstrates strong operational discipline, leadership capability, and a clear commitment to health, safety, and environmental compliance. Proven ability to operate and optimise complex hydrocarbon production systems, lead shift teams, and maintain operational integrity under demanding conditions.

Recognised for a proactive approach, strong communication skills, and consistently delivering safe and efficient plant performance.

Control Room Operator / Production Technician at Petrofac / Three60 Energy (2024-04 – Present)

• Operate and control complex wellhead, oil production, and utility systems
• Execute safe start-up, monitoring, and shutdown of production systems in accordance with platform procedures
• Issue permits and isolation certificates via ISSOW (Permit Vision)
• Carry out mechanical isolations in line with safety standards
• Perform sampling and analysis of produced water and BS&W

Control Room Operator at Anglo American (2023-03 – 2024-02)

• Appointed as Control Room Operator during commissioning phase
• Responsible for shift reporting and operational readiness support

Ad Hoc Production Technician at Wood PLC (2023-01 – 2023-03)

• Provided offshore production technician support within a live process environment
• Assisted in maintaining safe and efficient plant operations

Control Room Operator / Nightshift Supervisor / Production Technician at Wood / Repsol Sinopec UK (2008-08 – 2022-01)

• Controlled and optimised wellhead, oil production, gas compression, and utility systems
• Managed plant start-up, shutdown, and steady-state operations
• Issued permits and isolation certificates via ISSOW (Permit Vision)
• Conducted mechanical isolations and ensured safe system handovers
• Carried out sampling and analysis of produced water and BS&W
• Supervised nightshift operations, ensuring safe execution of maintenance and production activities

Process Operator at Degussa Fine Organics (2006-08 – 2008-08)

• Ensured safe and compliant operation of chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
• Conducted atmospheric and vacuum distillations
• Managed vessel-to-vessel transfers using pumps, nitrogen pressure, and vacuum systems
• Performed routine sampling and controlled batch additions within defined operating parameters

Production Operator at British Steel / Corus (1998-01 – 2006-08)

• Operated within furnace team to ensure slabs reached specified temperatures prior to discharge
• Supported reheating furnace operations and downstream rolling and coiling processes

HNC in Chemical Engineering

SVQ Level 3 in Control Room Operations

SVQ Level 3 in Processing Hydrocarbons

NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Operations

City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 in Process Plant Operations O Levels / CSE Passes