Maintenance Engineer – Instrumentation & Controls

Main Responsibility/ Accountabilities

• The function of the I&C Maintenance Engineer is to provide front line maintenance related technical support for the Power Block facility and act as the primary contact for I&C maintenance related issues in the area of responsibility.
• Work closely with the Maintenance I&C Section Head, Technical /Engineering support groups, Plant Management, facility maintenance team and contractors, with a focus on improving equipment integrity and plant reliability at the lowest sustainable cost to JIGPC, consistent with the facility’s asset management plan.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Section Head and Planner, to help ensure planning and execution of the planned and un-planned (emergency) plant shutdowns are executed safely, efficiently, within budget and on schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring the day-to-day maintenance of the facility is completed according to the appropriate JIGPC systems and procedures, to maximize the facility reliability, whilst ensuring the compliance with the JIGPC maintenance program and the plant maintenance budget.
• Responsible for the site-based maintenance personnel, including joint responsibility for their personal development and mentoring, as well as effective utilization of their skills and workmanship.

Safety

• Comply with JIGPC safety rules and regulations.
• Ensure all maintenance work is carried out according to JIGPC safety procedures, ensuring KPIs are met or exceeded.
• Actively promote and drive safety excellence for contractors and JIGPC staff, through active participation and compliance with JIGP’s safety procedures.
• Awareness of Quality, Occupational Health & Safety and Environment Management system principles
• Ensure proper isolations are carried out before starting the maintenance activity on the respective equipment released for maintenance in coordination with maintenance supervisor and executing technicians and local operator.

Reliability

• Ensure that effective predictive and integrity-based maintenance programs are followed that are consistent with regional programs, reducing unplanned shutdowns and ultimately enhancing overall plant profitability and reliability.
• Make timely and correct decisions based on fact and sound judgement, in order to keep plant downtime to a minimum, in both planned and un-planned situations.
• Trouble-shoot and diagnose problems and perform maintenance on equipment under his jurisdiction.
• Locate and develop local resources (contractors, vendors, etc.) for improved plant support.
• Liaise on a daily basis with Production and maintenance staff, to ensure that potential issues are identified, and plans created to rectify the issues in an appropriate and timely manner.

Preventative Maintenance

• Ensure the PM system is appropriate for the equipment and periodically evaluate the program’s effectiveness and modify accordingly to ensure that optimum reliability/cost benefits are maintained.
• Put systems in place to ensure the maintenance is carried out in accordance with the PM system requirements, ensuring that PM compliance KPIs are met.
• Work with the Maintenance Manager and Planners to actively develop and take responsibility for short- and long-range planning and execution of essential programs, shutdowns, and equipment maintenance schedules.
• To performs preventive maintenance of plant equipment’s, repair, lubrication and cleaning of machines and tools, mechanical, I&C, and hydraulic systems as per the direction of Maintenance Supervisor

Planned Maintenance

• Perform all the maintenance activities in the plant in a timely and safe manner with strict adherence to the maintenance procedures and work instructions applicable for the respective activities. Document maintenance concerns/history for the equipment.
• Installs, adjusts, inspects, services, and repairs a variety of static and rotating I&C equipment utilized in power plants.
• Responsible and accountable for proper care of tools, lifting equipment or any other related devices which are required to carry out his assigned jobs.
• Carry out all necessary preparation required for I&C maintenance to equipment of assigned area.
• To performs routine, corrective maintenance of plant equipment’s, repair, lubrication and cleaning of machines and tools, mechanical, I&C, and hydraulic systems as per the direction of Maintenance Supervisor

Un-planned Maintenance

• Have systems in place such that un-planned (emergency) breakdown situations are dealt with in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner in order to get the equipment operational with the minimal disruption to plant on-streams.