Engineer, Instrument Maintenance

Date Posted: February 5, 2024
Closing Date: February 29, 2024
Reports To: Supervisor, Instrument
Location: Damietta
Duration: Full-time

Position Summary

Lead, guide, Instrument Maintenance Engineers and Contractor team during normal operation and turnaround / Shutdown. Guide the discipline Daily/weekly/monthly maintenance plans. Ensures that team members comply with the company’s RC policies, procedures and meet Maintenance targets and KPI’s.

Position Responsibilities

-Operational Oversight: Ensure plant production, efficiency, reliability, and safety.

-Strategic Maintenance Planning: Collaborate with Instrument Supervisor to plan and implement maintenance strategies in compliance with OEM recommendations, codes, and standards.

-Efficient Maintenance Execution: Safely execute preventive, corrective, predictive, inspection, and performance monitoring maintenance activities. Emphasize resource efficiency to achieve targets.

-Accurate Data Management: Manage and report maintenance activities accurately using the company CMMS (MAXIMO).

-Fault Diagnosis and Resolution: Diagnose and resolve faults in instrumentation assets using diagnostic tests and analyses.

-Risk Assessments and Mitigations: Conduct risk assessments for instrumentation assets and apply mitigations to prevent hazards.

-Incident Management: Utilize IMS and RCA techniques to investigate equipment incidents.

-Spare Parts and Inventory Management: Efficiently manage spare parts purchasing, review inventory lists, and optimize levels.

-Collaboration with Project and Turnaround Team: Liaise with Project and Turnaround Team for comprehensive planning during plant turnarounds.

-Reliability Data Analysis: Analyze historical reliability data to identify vulnerabilities and develop action plans.

-Management of Change: Use MOC for improvements and modifications in instrumentation activities.

-Contractor Management: Manage contractor staff efficiently, ensuring safety compliance and competency development.

-Responsible Care Compliance: Ensure contractor/service providers adhere to Responsible Care requirements for enhanced safety performance and a safe work environment.

Position Qualifications

Experience/Knowledge:

-Minimum 10 years’ hands-on Instrumentation experience in Oil, Gas, or Petrochemical Plants.
-Troubleshooting Skills–Track record in successful Instrumentation troubleshooting and maintenance, with a strong grasp of reliability concepts.
-In-depth knowledge of Instrumentation maintenance strategies and adherence to Engineering Standards.
-Excellence in the maintenance and operation of transmitters, sensing elements, final control elements, Turbomachinery instrumentation, analyzers, PLCs, and Fire and Gas sensor systems.
-Work Permit Compliance: Excellent understanding of work permit systems requirements.
-Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Expertise: Excellent understanding of RCA techniques.

Education/Training:

-BSc. in Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering or equivalent.

Skills/Other Requirements:

-Language Proficiency: Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
-Tech-Savvy: Proficient in PC and Microsoft Office skills, including incident reporting software.
-Analytical Drive: Self-motivated with high analytical capabilities.
-Team Collaboration: Strong team player with multicultural exposure, emphasizing ownership and safety commitment.
-Effective Communication: Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to develop, articulate, and present plans and actions.
-Documentation Excellence: Strong documentation skills, ensuring accuracy and clarity in all records.

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At Methanex, we believe that having a diverse team and an inclusive workplace creates a better culture, better decisions and a better company. We are committed to a diverse organization that values different perspectives, backgrounds, skills and abilities. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all qualified individuals and strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs.