Maintenance Controller

Job Description

The Key Purpose of this role is to co-ordinate, train, coach and control the activities in E&F section, both in the production environment and maintenance, to provide specialist technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability through the use of VPO means.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Working Environment

• Development and periodic review of risk assessments (HIRA, PHA, JHA)
• Complying to safety requirement on operation of equipment (SOPs, SWI signed off)
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards

Ensures a Reliable Plant is Achieved Through the Maintenance, Calibration, Repair of Equipment and Optimization of Plant and Associated Devices

• Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems
• Plan and prepare the job
• Maintenance of equipment on electrical and instrumentation discipline
• Development of Maintenance Programs for new equipment, review of maintenance programs for the existing equipment
• Carry out repairs / maintenance
• Continuously improve (optimize) plant, process equipment and systems
• Operate plant and process equipment
• Calibrate instruments

Work in Teams

• Communicate effectively in teams
• Contribute to self and team development
• New ideas generation (own ideas and team ideas implemented)

Apply the VPO Principles and practices

• All work is carried out using the VPO principles (All VPO pillars implemented)
• Development and periodic review of risk assessments (HIRA, PHA, JHA)
• Understands, Implements and Complies to the GOP requirements
• Sustains what has been implemented

Develop Team

• Develop competent team via SKAP, ATO and Technical Skills Matrix
• Development and implementation of training plans
• Clear succession plan for the team available

Key attributes and competencies

• Ability to manage a maintenance department.
• Mental alertness.
• Analytical and evaluations skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Articulate communication.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• People handling ability.
• Accuracy, judgement, decisiveness and persuasiveness.
• Work organization and drive.
• Motivational and developmental skills.
• Enforce required standards

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Degree in Mechanical /Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 - 5 years Manufacturing industries
• 2-3 Years mechanical/electrical with in depth workshop knowledge.
• Planning experience required
• Knowledge on Control & Automation will be an added advantage