Manager Process Maintenance Planning & Strategy

MANAGER PROCESS MAINTENANCE PLANNING & STRATEGY

Some of your duties will include:

• Responsible to oversee and manage the Planning & Strategy Department, including scope, timelines, schedule, workflow, as well as staff management including matching PLANNING & STRATEGY staff qualifications, skills, training and availability to Planning tasks. 
• Manage work planning and other related programs, as well as the impacts of technical specifications and regulatory requirements on planning. 
• Provide overall leadership of Planning & Strategy team, including scope, timeliness, schedule as well as staff management.
• Lead and manage the MAINTENANCE PLANNING and condition monitoring group within the department to ensure efficient maintenance strategies in the aim of minimizing unscheduled breakdowns and maximizing equipment healthiness.
• Act as a champion on safety, providing leadership of a proactive safety culture, disciplined implementation of safety systems, and high-quality application of critical controls in the aim of achieving Zero Harm.
• Provide leadership on environmental performance, through proper implementation of the company’s Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Oversee and manage work planning to control the planning and Planning & Strategy Department effectively (specifically includes oversight of the Long-Term Maintenance Strategies contractors and their sub-contractors) to ensure alignment amongst work planning activities.
• Oversee Process Fixed Plant equipment, data, and determinants to ensure operational readiness.
• Oversee the plant Master Equipment and configuration to be able to effectively plan work around plant operations activities and optimize outage work.
• Oversee, manage, and participate in the planning functions of vendors and contractors assigned to perform work in the plant to ensure alignment amongst operating schedules.
• Coordinate with Process Operations and Maintenance Managers for work planning to ensure alignment amongst plant operations and maintenance schedules.
• Review Work Order Closures and develop Root Cause/ Common Cause and Failure Mode analyses to support plant safety, performance, and asset reviews.
• Review clearance, tagging, and permit requirements for work orders to ensure align with work planning requirements.
• Manage planning maintenance Corrective Action Program requirements to ensure compliance to work planning procedures.
• Ensure that the supplemental workers are familiar and compliant with the Conduct of Maintenance to enforce MAINTENANCE PLANNING standards.
• Review and design as needed for PM’s and other recurring work orders and surveillances to ensure configuration status control.
• Coordinate with Operations & Maintenance Departments to include required elements of work events currently underway in the plant.
• Oversee the development, assembly, and review of all the work orders to be scheduled for plant work by Maintenance to ensure alignment of personnel, resources, and equipment.
• Oversee the inclusion of work order requirements into daily work planning to ensure compliance with work management policies and procedures.
• Oversee management of vendor and work plans and requirements to ensure process and procedural compliance and alignment with BNPP requirements.
• Review and provide Vendor Manuals (VM’s), warranty documents, and other external documents and data in the development of work plans and work order media to ensure qualify of vendor work.
• Provide assistance in managing site access requirements for specialized vendor computers and Measuring and Test Equipment (M&TE) devices when required to ensure vendor compliance to security requirements.
• Review training and qualification credential requirements for maintenance staff to ensure alignment of staff skillsets and technical qualifications.
• Track Planning & Strategy staff qualifications, skills, training and availability to create work orders with the proper staffing.
• Observe and track staff accountabilities, including work progress, attendance, training, etc. to ensure organizational excellence.
• Consult and track corrective actions assigned to Planning staff members to ensure completeness of corrective action mitigation measures.
• Ensure the development of work plans and minimize backlog to maintain operational reliability

What skills and experience do you need?

• An advanced degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering.
• 10-15 years of combined experience in the field of fixed plant maintenance and planning; An advanced degree or certification in Asset Management and/or Project Management.
• Experience in managing condition monitoring regime of fixed plant equipment such as SAG mills, ball mills, slurry pumps, gearless motors, thickeners, well pumps, pipelines, etc.
• Experience in generating maintenance budget and cost management of a complex process plant with more than 1,500 equipment.
• Experience in contract management, in particular on contractor safety management and quality management of contracts.
• Experience in the design, implementation, and use of SAP as an ERP platform; Experience in the design and execution of big-data analysis within the context of maintenance, improving planning, sequencing, and resource allocations.
• Experience in driving continuous improvement projects in MAINTENANCE PLANNING that results in safer and easier execution of equipment maintenance; Proven agility in responding to different situations, new challenges, and trial of new ideas; Embodies the spirit of growth and innovation through proven experience in continuous improvement in the field of maintenance and planning.
• Government certification in POP and POM is advantageous; Experience in risk management, through risk assessments, JHA, and proper change management.
• Experience in the development and implementation of management standards (ISO, etc.)