Job Details

Job Summary

Purpose and Scope

• Supervises the execution of day to day preventive and corrective maintenance activities related to instrumentation and control systems in assigned field, covering gas turbines generators & control, pumps, compressors & control, valves , vessels & piping, wellhead controls and fire systems, pressure, level, temperature, and flow measurement and control instrumentation, control valves, orifice carriers, provers, distributed control system (DCS), programmable logic controller (PLC), and SCADA system. This includes generating preventive and corrective maintenance work orders, setting priorities, determining appropriate standard procedures, ensuring availability of required materials, spares and equipment, assigning subordinates, liaising with operations to release equipment and plant and with other maintenance supervisors to coordinate work activities, endorses necessary work orders and work permits, and supervising the actual execution of work on site and or in workshop. Carries out complex maintenance and repairs. Investigates and troubleshoots maintenance problems, implements the Company’s permit to work procedures. Supervises all maintenance work carried out in the control workshop and ensures availability and operability of all workshop machines and equipment. Liaises with the Work Planning personnel on timely updating of related maintenance activities in the 3Ms system. and ensures that Company HSE policies, procedures and programs are implemented and strictly adhered to in his area of responsibility.

Accountabilities

• Supervises the activities of assigned personnel. Performs supervisory functions and excesses financial authorities established by management for this level.

• Supervises and directs the execution of planned and breakdown maintenance and repairs of all instrumentation control systems in assigned field.

• Retrieves monthly maintenance plans from 3Ms; sets weekly schedule and prepares daily activities.

• Sets priorities and endorses Hot and/or Cold work permit in conjunction with operations.

• Ensures availability of adequate manpower, materials, spares, tools, and test equipment guided by standard procedures.

• Provides technical direction to subordinates on fault finding diagnoses and repairs.

• Inspects work progress/completed work through site visits and/or review of work records to ensure proper and timely execution.

• Adjust work schedules to accommodate urgently required work and follows up receipt of work orders upon completion of repairs procedures.

• Updates all equipment and plant maintenance records by inputting activities in the 3Ms system.

• Plans and supervises efficient workshop services in support of maintenance and project activities.

• Orders spares and materials as necessary and controls the inventory of consumable, precision instruments and test equipment.

• Schedules and supervises day-to-day workshop activities to ensure the proper utilization of manpower and equipment. Assesses priorities and provides instructions for any special procedures, standards and materials required. Monitors and follows up to ensure all work is carried out to high technical and safety standards in all workshop disciplines.

• Ensures regular inspection and maintenance of workshop machinery, precision and testing equipment.

• Reviews and plans future workshop activities considering workshop equipment, resources and material availability.

• Monitors all work carried in the workshop to ensure that safety rules and regulations are being followed. Empowered to stop any operation not following established safety procedures.

• Issues hot and cold work permits and applies for excavation permits as required. Includes initiating or compiling, approving and passing to operations for countersigning. On completion of work, signs off jointly with operations.

• Recommends procurement of new test equipment and determines their technical specification.

• Coordinates work activities with other maintenance supervisors in assigned field to ensure optimal use of manpower, resources equipment and timely completion of activities.

• Updates equipment and plant maintenance records by inputting activities in the 3Ms system.

• Participates in engineering projects related to instrument control. Includes reviewing tender package, witnessing commissioning and start up, following up with concerned maintenance engineers to ensure timely receipt of commissioning and 2 year spares and manufacturers maintenance manuals.

• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

• Participates in the preparation of the department budget as applicable to instrument & control maintenance with particular reference to non routine operating and capital budget

• Participates in the training and development of assigned UAE national employees. Includes developing and implementing O-J-T programs, monitoring and reporting on progress and counseling employees as required.

• Knows the Company health, safety and environmental policy, procedures, regulations and objectives as they relate to his area of responsibility, and ensures that they are effectively implemented in his domain. Ensures, by appropriate monitoring and review, that work under his control is performed in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Ensures effective accident investigation and follow up.

Fields

• Ensures the provision of adequate supply of non stock materials, spares, consumable items in local stores and raises necessary documentation for issue of stock items and/or procurement of direct purchase items.

• Liaises with store to expedite receipt of required items.

• Raises issue vouchers for required items through 3Ms.

• Endorses purchase request for non stock/ direct purchase items. Ensures that full technical details of material, code numbers, other buying descriptions, recommended supplier(s) and estimated cost are provided.

• Reviews bids received for the supply of materials and provides evaluation and recommendations for technically acceptable bidder.

• Inspects materials received either as samples or purchased to ensure they conform to required specifications and arranges testing/operational use of spares, as necessary, to verify compatibility with existing equipment.

• Investigates and troubleshoots maintenance problems. Implements fault-finding routines and procedures, diagnoses problems and takes appropriate action including devising and implementing solutions, referring to other disciplines, recommending external expert assistance, and preparing reports, as necessary.

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• Terminal

• Plans and supervises the execution of all major overhaul work on all instrument/ control and related systems:

• Establishes maintenance scope of work, material specifications, engineering standards and completion time schedule.

• Reviews tender and contract documents related to shutdown and major overhaul. Participates in technical and commercial evaluation of bids and recommendation of successful bidder.

• supervises maintenance and modification work carried out by contractor and address problems/queries, as required.

Ensures availability of adequate level of stock materials and spares to sustain maintenance operations. Ensures proper engineering standards are observed in all procurement activities related to maintenance materials and spares.

• Reviews and recommends optimal stock levels and advises on interchangeability of parts where applicable.

• Checks material requisitions to ensure requirements are within set standards and stock level.

• Liaises with Supply Division to ensure availability of critical equipment spares, insurance spares and advises on criticality in terms of specifications, manufacturers’ lead time, stock level and cost.

• Advise on updating material vocabulary and directs revision of specifications in light of information obtained from manufacturers.

• Checks and endorses specifications of new materials, spares and equipment from manufacturers’ drawings and inspection reports submitted by bidders.

• Investigates chronic maintenance problems by reviewing and analyzing reliable plant and equipment historical data. Recommends appropriate solution to prevent recurrence.

• Keeps abreast of technological development in the field of control maintenance engineering in the oil/ production industry.

Key Performance Indicators

• Proper feedback from colleagues and well motivated maintenance crew.

• Instrument failures are minimized resulting in high availability of plant and equipment.

• Breakdowns are kept to the minimum.

• Well prepared and well equipped crew.

• Frequent visits to work sites.

• Quick response to emergency calls.

• Optimum level of maintenance stock materials and spares. Minimal write offs.

• Proper feedback from/to colleagues.

• Workshop is well equipped with proper tools and test equipment..

• Optimal utilization of resources.

• Proper housekeeping.

• Safe workshop and equipment.

• Safe working at all times.

• Accurately diagnoses technical problems

• Observance of Company’s safe work rules & regulations.

• Sound technical advice.

• Proper feedback from colleagues.

• Proper feedback from project team and other colleagues in maintenance and operations.

• Prepare accurate reports highlighting anticipated maintenance and operations snags.

• Commissioning & 2 year spares are accounted for.

• Opportunities for improvements are identified and implemented

• Expenditure is within budgetary limits.

• Foremen are trained and developed and given ample opportunity to participate in the section’s activities.

• Safe working at all times. No lost time through accidents.

• Efficient use of computerized maintenance management system.

• Clear and accurate materials descriptions and specifications.

• Correct material received.

• Rational use of outside assistance

• Plans are coordinated with other disciplines and capture backlog maintenance requirements and opportunity maintenance items.

• Time scale is realistic and entails minimum interruption to normal operations.

• Comments on tender and contract documents are submitted on time; with sound technical comments and commercial analysis.

• Timely follow up with contractor, to resolve problems/queries quickly and effectively.

• Optimum level of maintenance stock materials and spares. Minimal write offs.

• Efficient use of computerized maintenance management system.

• Clear materials descriptions and specifications.

• Optimal level of critical and insurance items is always available.

• Materials vocabulary is up to date.

• Clear and accurate materials descriptions and specifications.

• Chronic problems are less frequent.

• Accurately diagnoses technical problems.

• Up to date with the state of the art maintenance technologies and procedures

Minimum Requirements

• B. Sc. in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering or equivalent.

OR

• Completion of Secondary education (12 years) followed by 3 years full time training leading to a Diploma in electronics.

• 5-13 years instruments & control systems’ maintenance in an oil/ gas producing Company.