The Senior Maintenance Engineer must ensure that production equipment is maintained and complies to Quality, Yield and Efficiency target/budget. Preventive Maintenance programs must be always implemented, to maintain all facility equipment in a safe working condition and to avoid equipment breakdowns. In the case of a breakdown the equipment must be made operational in the shortest possible time.

 

Tasks:

1. To ensure immediate attention is given to all equipment breakdowns to minimise line downtime and optimise yields, efficiencies and quality.
2. To prepare yearly preventive maintenance plans for all plant and auxiliary equipment, and to ensure that it is implemented efficiently.
3. To prepare a yearly maintenance budget covering capital investment, running expenses, consumables, consultancy/external interventions, workshops, spare parts and personnel, all to ensure a smooth running of the entire plant, at an optimum with respect to cost and plant efficiency.
4. To ensure that maintenance support is available to ensure that all facility equipment is running efficiently and effectively.
5. To constantly monitor all site and plant equipment to identify potential faults, thus initiating preventive/corrective action to minimise line downtime ad optimise yields and efficiencies.
6. To ensure that the correct level of service from the Maintenance, Process and Quality sections are coordinated ensuring that projects are delivered to the required specifications and deadlines.
7. To ensure that all energy-consuming equipment and any other equipment having impact on environment are included in the Company’s preventive maintenance program.
8. To verify that all maintenance work carried out is checked, to ensure that the desired results are obtained.
9. To ensure that spare parts levels are optimised with respect to risk and cost, considering equipment condition, and delivery time.
10. To ensure that all required information and data is logged/recorded and analysed, and that relevant corrective action is taken to avoid/minimise downtime and costs.
11. To ensure that all department resources are fully utilised, both with respect to man-hours, spare parts and consumables.
12. To ensure that all maintenance work is carried out according to health and safety regulations.
13. To ensure that all plant and auxiliary equipment is maintained according to valid health and safety standards and regulations.
14. To assist in coordinate technical projects for plant upgrades/modifications and yield/efficiency improvements.
15. To conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution of the maintenance technicians.
16. To prepare reports, analyse data, and make recommendations from improving plant operations and solving maintenance related problems.
17. To initiate and carry out projects that improves efficiency and / or reduces operating costs.
18. To track, analyse and improve KPIs.
19. To participate in objective setting, plan development and performance reviews of plant performance.