Maintenance Engineer

Purpose of role:

The primary role of Maintenance Engineer is planning and coordination for the site maintenance team, and contracted specialists, and outside service providers, to ensure the timely correction of defects and the successful execution of the site preventative maintenance program. The Maintenance Engineer has accountability for the effective and efficient utilization of Maintenance team. This role ensures that the planning processes is used to achieve reliability excellence in the areas of work management, materials management and reliability management for the assets of the site function in the manner required for normal safe operation, in compliance with company policies, procedures and statutory regulations.
This position holder is responsible for providing technical and procedural guidance in planning and scheduling process of asset reliability management function, including developing and delivering specific skills training to operational and maintenance online.

Main responsibilities:

Defect Correction
• Ensure effective resolution of equipment breakdown issues by allocating appropriate corrective workloads to maintenance teams and providing support in obtaining the knowledge and materials required for the corrective efforts.
• Ensure effective continuity of work between teams.
• Engage and control external support services to supplement internal maintenance capability as necessary.
• Troubleshoot plant operational defects and provide technical direction to maintainers to resolve complex problems.

Preventative Maintenance
• Ensure the effective execution of the site Preventative Maintenance program by planning and coordinating the routine PM workload and major shutdown periods.
• Minimise the impact of PM work on operating plant by effective coordination and control.
• Ensure the completion of statutory and externally contracted specialist maintenance programs through planning and coordination.
• Identify underperforming or inappropriate PM tasks and arrange for their revision

Plant Improvement
• Plan and follow up on the implementation of plant changes, including obtaining design proposals and engaging specialist contractors to execute works.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in plant reliability, performance and changeover time reduction through statistical review and root cause analysis of breakdown events.
• Assist with reviewing and refining PM tasks and schedules.
• Assist with the commissioning of capital works.

Team Management
• Identify required manning scales and match teamwork allocation to available resources, including the consideration of work volume and the availability of skills required.
• Organise the provision of supplementary labor as required.
• Identify maintainer training gaps and plan for the provision of formal training and work experiences to eliminate these.
• Act as primary competency assessor for the trade team in the area of specialization

Resource Management
• Match workload to available resources.
• Determine resource requirements for shutdown work programs.
• Specification preparation, tendering and administration of service contracts.
• Engage and manage external contractors for specialist and overflow works, including implementing measures for contractor safety and performance management.
• Ensure that spare parts are provided for major repairs and shutdown periods.

Compliance
• Ensure that maintenance plans are prepared to meet all safety, quality environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Complete statutory compliance reporting.
• Implement Risk Management Plans.
• Manage statutory inspection programs, plant registration and registration renewal.
• Complete regulatory filings for licensed activities eg electrical installation work.
• Participate in audit programs and follow up on corrective actions identified

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