About the Role
The position involves supervising day-to-day electrical maintenance activities within the plant, focusing on preventive and corrective maintenance, planned outages, and overhaul work for all electrical equipment. The objective is to maintain effective functionality, ensure plant availability, and enhance equipment reliability in line with overall maintenance plans, HSE guidelines, and quality standards.
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Key Accountabilities
People Management
- Supervise team activities to achieve targets and objectives in accordance with required policies, processes, procedures, and systems.
Maintenance Management
- Assign resources for scheduled preventative maintenance, breakdowns, and major repair jobs to optimize functionality of electrical equipment.
- Troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis on electrical equipment to ensure smooth operations.
- Test and validate equipment condition post-repair, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
- Conduct regular inspections to monitor work progress of electrical technicians, ensuring adherence to approved schedules and resource allocation, while reporting any non-conformances to the Electrical Engineer for prompt action.
- Participate in the investigation of modifications to existing systems, assisting the Electrical Engineer in preparing preliminary submissions including technical specifications, materials, and cost estimates.
Outage Management
- Coordinate planning and execution of annual outage maintenance for critical electrical equipment as per OEM recommendations, providing technical support to meet EHS, scope, cost, and timeline objectives.
Documentation
- Ensure accurate completion of all maintenance documentation related to electrical activities, including the Maintenance Log that details faults, methods of repair, time, labor, and materials used.
Health, Safety, Security & Environment
- Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, security, and environmental procedures to guarantee employee safety and environmental adherence.
Inventory Management
- Monitor material and spare parts requirements for electrical maintenance, facilitating timely procurement and replenishment of necessary stock.
Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures
- Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, and standard maintenance procedures to ensure consistent quality of work.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programs, and projects aligned with organizational standards.
Related Assignments
- Carry out any other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Communication & Working Relationships
Internal:
- Collaborate closely with the Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technicians, and other maintenance teams within the operations team.
External:
- Establish rapport with relevant contractors, SAP, and vendors.
Qualifications, Experience, & Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- Diploma in Electrical Maintenance.
Minimum Experience:
- 10 years of experience in electrical maintenance, including installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment in Power and Water desalination plants.
Skills:
- Practical knowledge of relevant plant equipment.
- Awareness of HSE and quality standards.
- Knowledge of downtime analysis and problem-solving tools.
- Understanding of preventative/predictive maintenance theory.
- Strong mentoring, coaching, and people management skills.
- Proficient planning, organizing, and integration skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
