Engineer - E & A, Rolling RM1 Control ,drive & Automation

Role Purpose

Responsible for maintaining and modifying Rolling Mill  Level 1 Automation system including the hardware and software and to ensure the smooth functionality of Level 1 Automation system in accordance with Process requirement along with integration to Level 2 system to the correct standard safely and in a timely manner so that plant utilization is maximized.

Accountabilities & Activities

Key Activities

Plant availability:

• Ensure to maximize plant availability and in line with annual corporate objective unscheduled delay due to Electrical & Automation to be within budget.

Leadership:

• Ensure availability of motivated workforce in the respective section to achieve departmental objectives.
• Regularly attends safety meetings to ensure effective communication between various agencies and timely resolution of outstanding issues.

Maintenance Planning:

• Review daily Automation maintenance work orders and classify them into corrective or preventive maintenance categories so that work plan can be drawn up.
• Liaison with Condition Monitoring to review and plan for corrective and predictive maintained based on actual condition of equipment.
• Ensure that job details are correctly completed and entered onto maintenance systems to ensure that accurate performance trends can be identified and electrical maintenance jobs are handled in a timely manner.
• Assist the Manager in ensuring effective utilization of available resources and to review the planned PM jobs and actual PM jobs executed during plant shutdown and / or available opportunity as per plant process and if needed, fine tune the schedule or re-arrange the resources without compromising the plant availability and safety. 

Prioritizing and Planning:

• Study all requests related to maintenance of Automation systems and prioritizes them in order of importance so as to prepare daily/weekly/monthly/yearly plans and ensure that plant utilization is maximized.

Analysis and Reporting:

• Assist Head of Section in preparing daily management reports based upon analysis of previous day’s activities so that action plans can be developed to address line stoppage and fault analysis issues and hence improve maintenance service to internal customers.

Spare parts management:

• Ensure proper spare parts management. Conduct periodical spare parts audits and update availability in line with budgetary guidelines.

Production Liaison:

• Meet with production personnel on a daily basis to discuss and finalize machine shut down schedules and obtain feedback on historical standards of service provision.

Trouble Shooting/Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis:

• To lead the maintenance team and subordinates on non-routine plant and process problems, applying specialist skills to resolve problem quickly and effectively.
• Personally provide technical input and hands-on skills to the resolution of major maintenance problems so that line down time is minimized and direct reports advance their technical understanding.
• Carryout root cause analysis and establish suitable countermeasures to prevent occurrence of repeated problems.

Performance Review:

• Review outstanding jobs and trend analyses on a weekly basis to address underlying reasons for service non-compliance and put in place appropriate action plans to effect correction.

Budgeting & Cost Control:

• Assist Head of Section in Planning, Preparing & Proposing accurate Annual Budget for Operation and Capital expenses for management approval with proper justification in order to keep plant operational effectively.

Team supervision:

• Guide, monitor and train own team so that the employees have the appropriate skills and behaviors required to deliver required levels of service to internal customers.

National Development Program:

• Responsible to meet corporate and departmental objective for UAE national development and integration in the respective section.
• Assist Head of Section in developing U.A.E. national trainees / employees to prepare them ready for acquiring targeted positions in line with IDP developed as per company policies.

Organizational Development and Recruitment: 

• Assist Head of Section in maintaining an optimum organization structure so that the resources are effectively utilized and communication can take place in efficient manner.

Employee performance review:

• Conduct employee performance review based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance technicians.

Policies and Procedures:

• Ensure the implementation of corporate, company and departmental policies and procedures.

Special Assignments & Tasks:

• Any special assignment/Task given by higher management including but not limited to “Feasibility studies”, “Active involvement in Project/Revamping/Expansion” as needed by corporate, company and department.

1. Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plant cleanliness: Implements programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
• Plant expansions: Assists with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.
• Others: Drive start up effort at the facility; therefore, participate in staffing effort, lead spare part procurement effort, lead maintenance training effort, identify/secure critical supply and service agreements, lead the maintenance group during checkout and commissioning of the facility, etc.

2. Ensure Safety and Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure compliance of all relevant Safety, Health, Environment and Quality management policies, procedures in line with corporate and Departmental objectives related to HSEQ.
• Participate in Safety Audits for company and departments and to develop safety culture and to promote safe operation and maintenance practice by everyone working within the premise of Emirates Steel.
• Directs, maintain and follow ESI Integrated Management System Safety procedures and guide lines for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance staffs.

Qualifications/Experience

Minimum Qualification

(Educational Qualifications, Trainings, or Certifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic / Instrumentation Engineering.
• Trained on Automaton systems pertaining to Rolling Mills with Siemens PLC and Ansaldo Drive Control System.

Professional Experience

• In excess of 8-10 years Automation maintenance experience in steel plant including 4 years as Drives & Automation Engineer in a Rolling Mill.
• Working experience in any of the Middle-east countries (familiar with rules and regulations, climatic conditions…)
• Health & Safety compliance systems experience.

Language(s) Known

• ENGLISH