About the Role
As a Mechanical Engineer in the Maintenance department, you will work under the direction of the Section Head – Mechanical / Maintenance Manager. Your key responsibilities will involve planning and supervising all preventive and corrective maintenance, as well as managing monthly and annual outage and overhauling activities on plant mechanical equipment. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of operations by executing and coordinating various maintenance tasks.
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Roles & Responsibilities
- Assign preventive and corrective maintenance jobs as directed by the Maintenance Manager.
- Supervise and coordinate activities of maintenance staff, maintaining records and preparing reports 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 relations to report on status matters and ensure corrective actions are undertaken.
- Assist the Maintenance Manager in executing corrective and planned maintenance in accordance with the annual maintenance schedule.
- Perform technical evaluations of quotations received from the purchasing department and recommend appropriate choices.
- Prepare purchase requisitions for spare parts and consumables, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and strategic spare availability for maintenance requirements.
- Review and recommend new maintenance procedures and work instructions.
- Supervise and direct the activities of all personnel assigned to your area.
- Carry out other duties assigned by management as necessary.
- Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessments are conducted, controlled, and updated.
- Implement, monitor, and report on Integrated Management System (IMS) objectives, targets, and programs.
- Provide necessary resources for effective implementation and sustenance of IMS.
- Periodically report IMS performance to management.
- Ensure legal compliance concerning the scope of activities.
- Identify root causes for non-conformances/deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Identify the competency gaps for subordinates and initiate necessary actions.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations for reporting employees.
- Ensure compliance with legal, contractual, and organizational requirements.
- Provide on-the-job training to new employees and evaluate their performance.
- Identify, document, and control hazards in the work area, ensuring monitoring of identified aspects and operational controls.
- Report deviations in the Integrated Management System and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Report emergencies, incidents, and near misses.
- Ensure effective resource utilization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications
- Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s engineering degree (B.E.) in Mechanical 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: More than 8 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, aspect impact assessment, and investigative skills.
- Knowledge of spillage containment, managing HSE emergencies, identification, classification and disposal of waste, and emission monitoring.
- Ability to lead the maintenance group effectively.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Computer literate with proficiency in MS Outlook for correspondence.
- Proficient in using SAP as an end user.
Work Condition
While performing the duties of this position, the employee may occasionally work near moving mechanical parts and under various weather conditions. In high precarious places, exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, and electric shock risks may occur. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, although very loud conditions do exist.
