Gas Plant Operator
Opportunity for Employment
Maurel & Prom is a leading oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. We specialize in the production of hydrocarbons and are committed to managing corporate, environmental, and social risks effectively. Our operations in Tanzania, specifically the Mnazi Bay & Msimbati gas fields, have been continuously producing since 2006, making a significant contribution to Tanzania's power supply.
Maurel & Prom Exploration Production (T) Ltd. is seeking to recruit a dynamic and result-oriented Operator to join our team. This role reports to the Operations Leader and will be primarily responsible for monitoring, controlling, and regulating gas flow.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in the upstream oil & gas industry, preferably in a gas processing plant environment.
- Tertiary education in Engineering (Petroleum/Mechanical/Chemical, or similar).
- Proven ability to deliver results with minimum supervision.
- Flexibility to work in a remote setting with rotating shifts.
- Proactive approach to problem-solving and a willingness to embrace new challenges.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Respond to calls and regularly write operating procedures.
- Initiate plant equipment work requests.
- Monitor and optimize all well production, plant, and field equipment.
- Assist in pipeline pigging operations as needed.
- Ensure efficient operation of all utility systems, including diesel and gas generation engines, instruments, air, fire pumps, potable water, and evaporator systems.
- Conduct routine checks and monitoring of all process equipment from wellhead to delivery, including separators, re-boilers, wellheads, manifolds, and pumping systems, adhering to established operating procedures.
- Log and record all operation data, analyze performance, identify abnormal operating conditions, and take appropriate steps for correction or reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate recording and production reporting according to required standards.
- Liaise closely with the Control Room Operator to adjust or regulate the process as required.
- Promote and implement the company’s Safety, Health, and Environmental policies.
- Perform laboratory tests, including PH analysis, salinity, temperature, specific gravity, conductivity, oil in water, and tri-ethylene glycol concentration analysis.
- Maintain good housekeeping standards.
- Train and mentor junior operating staff.
- Safely operate company vehicles, trucks, and quads, and report any damage or repair needs to mechanical maintenance staff.
- Perform any other duties assigned by line management.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to submit their applications, along with a detailed curriculum vitae and three referees with their contacts, via email to hr@tanzaniamp.co.tz on or before 24th March, 2026.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Maurel & Prom Exploration Production Tanzania Limited is an equal opportunity employer, and this position is open to all.
Maurel & Prom Exploration Production Tanzania
Plot No. 1338/9, House No. 9, Mwaya Street – Msasani Peninsular,
P. O. Box 80460, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania