About the Role
The Electrical Engineer works under the direction of the Section Head to plan and supervise all preventive and corrective maintenance, monthly/annual outages, and overhauling work activities on plant electrical equipment. This role requires effective communication and coordination with various staff and departments to ensure the smooth execution of maintenance activities.
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Roles & Responsibilities
- Assign preventive and corrective maintenance jobs as directed by the Section Head. Supervise and coordinate the activities of maintenance staff. Maintain records, prepare reports, and compose correspondence related to work.
- Execute work orders through CMMS (SAP) and coordinate with the planning engineer for job completion and technical matters.
- Maintain necessary communications and relationships to report on the status of matters requiring action and ensure that corrective actions are undertaken.
- Assist the Maintenance Manager in executing corrective and planned maintenance with regard to the annual scheduled maintenance plan.
- Perform technical evaluation of quotations received from the purchasing department and recommend appropriate choices.
- Prepare purchase requisitions for spare parts and consumables, ensuring budgetary constraints, and arrange strategic spares availability to meet maintenance requirements.
- Review and recommend new maintenance procedures and work instructions.
- Supervise, direct, and coordinate the activities of all personnel assigned to the area.
- Carry out any other duty assigned by management from time to time.
- Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessments are carried out, controlled, and updated.
- Implement, monitor, and report IMS objectives, targets, and programs.
- Provide necessary resources for effective implementation and sustainability of IMS.
- Report IMS performance to management periodically.
- Ensure legal compliance concerning their scope of activities.
- Identify the root cause for non-conformances/deviations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
- Identify competency gaps for subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations for reporting employees.
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements, contractual, and organizational requirements.
- Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their OJT performance.
- Identify, document, and control hazards in the assigned work area.
- Ensure identified aspects are monitored and operational controls are followed.
- Report deviations in the Integrated Management System (IMS), identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Report emergencies, incidents, and near misses.
- Ensure effective resource utilization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications
Educational
- Desired: Bachelor’s engineering degree (B.E) in Electrical from a four-year college or university.
Minimum Experience
- Minimum: 4 - 8 years of related experience and training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferable: 10 years of related experience and training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skills
- Awareness of Quality, Occupational Health & Safety, and Environmental Management System principles.
- Knowledge of applicable legal requirements.
- Hazard Risk assessment and aspect impact assessment.
- Investigating skills.
- Knowledge of spillage containment and managing HSE emergencies.
- Knowledge regarding identification, classification, and disposal of waste; emission monitoring.
- Ability to lead the maintenance group.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Computer literate, able to use MS Outlook for correspondence and SAP as an end user.
Desired Certification / Job Specific Skills / Training
- ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS 18001 awareness/working knowledge is preferred.
Work Conditions
While performing the duties of this position, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. In high precarious places, there may be occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, and electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but very loud conditions can exist.
