Plant and Production Management
Online | Face-to-face | In-company
Overview
This course explores the key technical and non-technical skills required by a plant/production manager. It is primarily designed for new plant and production managers.
Many of the non-technical skills required by a new manager are similar regardless of the industry in which they work. However, this course explores their application in the process industries, as well as the unique technical management skills required in a plant or production role, including process safety, regulatory compliance, management of change and process optimisation. The course also covers the core requirements of good project management and new product development.
The course covers the key competencies and characteristics typically required by new new plant and production managers, identified as part of a recent IChemE research project.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you will understand how to:
- more effectively manage, communicate with, and motivate direct reports
- source relevant regulatory information
- implement a Management of Change system within your plant
- motivate and engage others in a change management programme
- improve your project management skills
- better optimise your processes
- more effectively contribute to your company’s new product development work
- be satisfied that your plant is functioning safely.
Who will benefit
Plant and production managers working in the process industries. The course is primarily aimed at those relatively new to the role but serves as a helpful refresher for more experienced practitioners, or those that lack formal training in their post.
Course outline
- Managing people in a plant environment
- Communication skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Change management and management of change
- Production management and monitoring
- Project management – the fundamentals
- Process optimisation
- New product development
- Process safety – how can you be satisfied that a plant is functioning safely?
Upcoming courses
Online
From 11 March 2025
- Module 1 – 11 March 2025, 14:00–17:00 GMT
- Module 2 – 12 March 2025, 14:00–17:00 GMT
- Module 3 – 13 March 2025, 14:00–17:00 GMT
Online courses consist of three live and interactive modules with the trainer.
Live sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams. If you don't already have this installed, you can join as a guest in order to access the training.
Face-to-face
- 7–8 May 2025, Rugby, UK
Not available then?
Register your interest in alternative dates.
Fees – book early and save 20%
Book any live online or face-to-face training course before 31 January 2025 and SAVE 20%! Simply use discount code EARLY20 at checkout.
- 2025 IChemE member – £800 + VAT
- 2025 Non-member – £1,100 + VAT
Terms and conditions: offer applies to 2025 live online and face-to-face courses. Applies to bookings made between 2 December 2024 and 31 January 2025 and to both member and non-member prices. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer eg multi-place discounts. Registration must be confirmed and paid by 31 January 2025.
How to register
Select your preferred course from the list of upcoming start dates and go to the 'Book course' button at the bottom of the page.
More than one person to train?
Multi-place discounts
Discounts are available to companies booking more than one place. Bookings must be made at the same time to receive the discount.
- 2 places – 10% discount
- 3 places –15% discount
- 4 or more places – 20% discount
In-company training
This course can be delivered to corporate teams, either on-site or online. This could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements. Request a quotation.
Attendance certificate & CPD hours
An e-certificate will be issued at the end of the course to confirm attendance and CPD hours logged. Please note that you must attend all modules to receive the certificate.
CPD hours should be used as an approximate guide and will vary depending on the preferred approach of the delegate and to what extent additional learning is completed.
Associated course
Fundamentals of Process Safety
Develop your understanding of the key principles of process safety and its management.
Trainer
Chris Hilton, CEng, FIChemE
Consultant
Chris graduated from Heriot Watt University in Chemical Engineering in 1989 and spent 31 years working for BP. He started at BP Grangemouth on the HDPE facilities, then the Ethylene plant as an Operations Leader, and then became the Operations Manager for four integrated plants on site. Through these roles, Chris embedded skills in managing HSE and risk, steady-state operations and upsets, start-ups and projects, finance and budgets, organisational change, and leadership and development.
Chris moved to BP Azerbaijan in 2004 to commission a new offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, becoming the OIM. In 2010 he moved to offshore BP Angola as OIM on a deepwater FPSO. He has significant people management experience, both UK and international, leading large teams, and has balanced priorities of people, risk, HSE, and commercial delivery. In 2012 he became the BP Angola Region NOJV Manager, representing BP’s partner interests on two large JV-operated offshore blocks in Angola, responsible for assurance of risk and performance.
He retired from BP in 2020, becoming a freelance consultant in oil and gas, helping operating organisations improve performance using safety, risk management and engineering core values.
Chris is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a Fellow of the IChemE.