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Job description

Basic Function:

Accomplishes the planning (Work method statement and estimation of resources (Manpower, Material and Equipment)) and scheduling of the plan able maintenance work (Corrective, Preventive and Predictive) in liaison with all the Internal Departments (Operations, Technical Support Department, Plant Availability, HSE, Plant Administration and Materials Department) as needed for daily maintenance program as well as job plans for the Shutdown and Turnaround. This is followed by monitoring of execution phase and up-keep and updating of the history files. Receives technical advice and direction from Planning Engineers / Planning Section Team Leader as necessary, especially for critical, major and recurring maintenance problems

Works Performed

¿ Receives maintenance work requests in Maximo 7.1.6 from all the Plant Departments. Reviews and screens each request for completeness, accuracy and necessity.

¿ Carries out the job analysis including site visits to ascertain the scope of the work if required. Prepares Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for each maintenance work request, identifies the resources (Manpower, Materials and Equipments or External Services) essential for the efficient execution of each component of WBS. Raises requisitions in the system for the stock spares and provide inputs to the Maintenance Engineers for spares requiring Direct Purchase. Identifies spares having shortages, initiate / recommends actions and follow up these with Materials Department to expedite acquisition of the same.

¿ Prepares and schedules the daily maintenance program for the Maintenance Team (Engineers and Supervisor) and carryout the distribution of the centralized work force for the execution of the said program ensuring their efficient and productive utilization.

¿ Participates in the preparation of Preventive Maintenance routines and schedules these routines for execution in consultation with relevant Department after ensuring the availability of all the resources (Manpower, Materials and Equipments).

¿ Maintains ¿Backlog¿ file of the work awaiting scheduling, pending due to constraints like manpower, materials, equipment access, shutdown, etc¿.and follows up with the relevant departments to expedite actions to avoid undue delays. Assist Planning Engineers in preparation of monthly Backlog / Status Reports and suggests means to keep it within the acceptable limits.

¿ Reviews all the reports transmitted by the Area Engineers with an aim of reducing the duration of equipment¿s outage next time for the same job thereby improving the manpower utilization and availability of the maintained equipments.

¿ Assists Planning Engineers / Planning Section Team Leader in collecting and compiling information, including hours (Normal and Overtime), for the monthly maintenance performance reports.

¿ Assists in the preparation of the work scope for the Shutdowns and Turnarounds by filtering the work, from Maximo, requiring Shutdown or Turnaround intervention and also by coordinating with different Departments. Creates material requisitions for Stock Items and identify for Maintenance Engineers materials to be direct purchased. Prepares Networks and Bar Charts for individual jobs to assist Planning Engineers in developing overhaul plan of the outage. Contributes in the assemblage of the technical part of the Turnaround Tender Document.

¿ Monitors progress of the Shutdown / Turnaround and provide feedback to Planning Engineers for preparing the daily progress report of the outage. Identifies bottlenecks hampering progress and recommends measures for rectification. Post outage participates in the preparation of Turnaround report.

¿ Oversees the maintenance of records and history files by receiving data from all the relevant internal departments essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matters.

¿ Strictly adheres to all the HSE norms including the use of PPE in his proceedings and ensures the compliance of the same by all the personnel working in his area.

¿ Facilitates the training of U.A. E. National Developees as and when required.

Work Contacts

Frequent contact with the Plant Availability Department Maintenance (Section Heads, Engineers, Supervisor) and Operations up to Supervisor level to discuss problems and routine maintenance activities and with Materials Department (Warehouse) for spares requirements. Attend daily meeting in Plant Availability Department.

Independence of Operation:

Reports to the Planning Engineers and / or Planning Section Team Leader. Works according to the established procedures and technical standards. Work is randomly checked.

Supervisory Responsibility

Responsible for the daily distribution of centralized manpower for execution of daily maintenance activities. Provides direction to Contracted personnel performing special works. Supervise the Technical Documentalist for maintenance of records and history files.

Physical Effort

Spends 60% of the work time sitting down for preparation of work requirements and 40% standing, walking and some climbing to check equipment in the field, in order to prepare job requirements.

Work Environment

60% of the work time is spend in an air-conditioned environment and 40% exposed to prevailing weather and Plant conditions.


Minimum Requirements:

Completion of Secondary (12 Years) education followed by a Technical Diploma Course of associate Engineer in Mechanical Technology from a recognized Polytechnic Institute.

10 years maintenance experience in a Petrochemical or Fertilizer Plant with a 6 month familiarization period in the Planning Section.