Maintenance Specialist

Summary

Responsible for Engineering activities including planning and coordination of maintenance & calibration activities, project execution and continuous improvement at site level (e.g. buildings, process equipment, utilities, automation).

About the Role

• Strategy & Organizational Development
• Ensures equipment operates to required HSE, Quality, Environmental and Reliability standards
• Lead or contribute to equipment, utility, facility improvement projects (e.g. energy efficiency, productivity, environmental compliance, maintenance)
• Support internal and external audits
• Implement GOPs
• If needed, create regional / site SOPs & templates
• Own the Training Curriculum for own Job Profile
• Train operators and / or technicians
• Manage maintenance improvement projects and initiatives (local or corporate)
• Establish maintenance & calibration plan content
• Enter master data into CMMS (e.g. confirmation and technician time allocations)
• Coordinate maintenance / calibration activities
• Plan resources for maintenance / calibration
• Allocate work for maintenance / calibration to technicians
• Maintain Master Instrument Inventory (MII) and Master Equipment Inventory (MEI)
• Enter work orders into CMMS for maintenance / calibration
• Develop method statement for maintenance / calibration
• Perform risk assessment for maintenance / calibration
• Provide frontline support for technicians
• Supervise maintenance / calibration work
• Assess quality impact and release after maintenance
• Assess equipment fit for purpose
• Set-up maintenance for new equipment (incl. spare part needs)
• Develop, monitor and improve KPI for maintenance & calibration
• Execute FMEA and define the maintenance type for each asset; assess equipment criticality (HML)
• Manage technical / engineering changes: originate Change Request, approve Change Request, close Change Request
• Investigate deviations (Root Cause Analysis)
• Create / maintain / verify engineering documents (protocols, drawings, lists, schedules, diagrams, layouts, calculations, datasheets)
• Plan spare parts (order spare parts, manage master data, minimum order quantity, documentation)
• Manage stores for spare parts (good receipt, incoming inspection, delivery to work area, make parts for quick repairs and improvements)
• Establish vendor contract
• Identify technical solutions
• Prepare Equipment Specifications and System Requirements in project (e.g. User Requirement Specification)
• Prepare, review and approve drawings, lists, schedules, diagrams, layouts, calculations and datasheets in project
• Develop project turn over plan
• Perform new equipment FAT / SAT / inspections in project
• Perform commission activities
• Manage project deficiencies and deviations
• Perform provisional and final project handover
• Provide technical trouble shooting during PQ and validation
• Develop periodic requalification plan
• Execute periodic requalification plan
• Develop & implement Coding / Recipes (DCS / Scada / PLC's / Control Networks)
• Monitor Automation (DCS / Scada / PLC's / Control Networks hardware)
• Design, implement & maintain Historian Configuration for modules / visualization / OPEX
• Implement Software Change Controls associated with automation / system changes
• Design and implement Master Batch Records (MBR) for MES

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