Site Engineering Head

Position Description

Business Division: Fine Chemicals - AgChem

Department: Operations

Location: Panoli/ Jambusar

Position Title: Head Asset Management & Engineering (Site)

Level: Senior Management

Reporting To: Site Head

Position Purpose

The Head Asset Management & Engineering (Site) is responsible for flawless execution of mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation maintenance. The position entails overseeing the management of all assets in a timely and cost effective manner along with ensuring regulatory compliance.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Ensure overall Plant Maintenance and smooth running of machines
• Drive to improve the quality of machine and related improvement projects at site
• Develop long term vendor relations for cost effective spares and ensure all critical spares are available at minimum stock
• Conduct Periodic Maintenance and ensure that any critical issues are addressed on priority
• Stay updated on current trends and developments in maintenance and provide guidance to upgrade the existing system
• Communicate and coordinate with other departments like Production, Purchase, Stores etc.
• Report to Site Head on the status of Legal Compliance and apprise him of its implication on business

Operational Responsibilities

• Oversee the activities of Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Utilities and Civil maintenance departments
• Manage all systems related to plant maintenance:
• Maintain ISO systems
• Maintain systems, guidelines, procedures and formats as per need
• Ensure proper recode keeping of data
• Meet Statutory and organizational requirements related to activities such as:
• Legal requirements related to weighs and measure
• Customer requirements and guidelines
• Ensure effective utilization of manpower and resources
• Drive improvements in inventory management systems of spares and consumables
• Provide assistance in engineering vendor development and evaluation
• Monitor equipment selections and specification changes related to instruments and software
• Ensure timely redressal of breakdowns
• Ensure compliance of Engineering SOP
• Monitor analysis of data and implement action plan evaluated from cause analysis

Financial Responsibilities

• Ensure cost effective operations & uninterrupted supply of utility
• Take full responsibility of Asset Management & Engineering department's revenue & capital budget
• Develop KPIs to measure the performance of Engineering executives at Site to ensure high productivity
• Ensure achievement of cost saving initiatives to achieve targeted savings in time frame

People Responsibilities

• Ensure safety & high productivity at the workplace
• Facilitate initiatives for training need identification and building requisite skills & competencies through systematic training & skill-upgradation initiatives for the team
• Actively drive, in conjunction with the Senior Management Team, the performance management process of the team
• Recognize & reward excellent performers & affirm key contributions of employees toward the achievement of goals & objectives of the team
• Inspire & motivate employees through demonstrated commitment to PI's values, vision & mission and active participation in various team engagement activities

Education Qualification

B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical/ Engineering

Work Experience

15-20 Years in Engineering Department

Industry to be Hired from

Agro/API/Fine Chemicals

Functional Competencies

• Strategic Vendor & Stakeholder Management
• Technology Assessment and Adoption
• Project Management
• Budgeting
• Compliance management
• Process Optimization

Interaction Complexity and Team Work

Interaction

Frequency

Purpose of Interaction

Internal:

Site Head, Leads of all functions under Asset Management & Engineering

As required for the business

Discuss Engineering requirements and share progress report of ongoing projects

External:

Vendors

As required for the business

Discuss utilities/ maintenance requirements, resolve queries and escalations

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