Instrument Maintenance Planner

About NGHC

Position Summary

Nature & Scope

• Planning and scheduling all instrument maintenance jobs.
• Support in preparation and reporting of maintenance KPIs and schedule compliance.
• Report status of external jobs and act as single point of contact for contractors.
• Comply with NGHC safety standards and contractors' management system.
• Manpower optimization and utilization.
• Lead daily operation and maintenance coordination meetings and contractors' kick-off meetings.
• Interface with NGHC-MM to list priorities and provide visibility on hold for material orders.
• Support on-call emergencies.
• Ensure inventory control and balance for all instrument spare parts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance schedules using SAP S/4Hana, MS Project, or other planning tools.
• Domain expertise in SAP PM/maintenance modules; strong command of relevant SAP transactions and configuration.
• Define work breakdown structures (WBS) and sequence activities efficiently.
• Establish and maintain baseline schedules.
• Identify and allocate manpower, equipment, tooling, spares, and materials as per project needs.
• Ensure optimal utilization of instrument resources to enhance productivity.
• On-call support during plant emergencies to plan emergency maintenance activity.
• Track and monitor progress of electrical works against the schedule.
• Generate weekly and monthly progress reports for NGHC management.
• Identify delays, analyze root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor subcontractor performance to ensure adherence to job timelines.

Qualifications Required

• B.S. in Instrument Engineering or equivalent.
• 7-12 years of relevant experience in similar job role.

Skills / Technical Knowledge Areas

• Demonstrated safe work skills.
• 7-10 years in routine maintenance planning and scheduling within petrochemical, fertilizer, or oil and gas.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various disciplines, engineers, and plant managers to schedule activities.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks as scheduled.
• Experience mentoring or coaching less experienced planners and electrical technicians.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP S4Hana, and ERP systems.
• Strong understanding of instrument systems, control valves, analysers, transmitters, vibration sensors, RTD, gauges, switches, flowmeters, electro-pneumatic positioners for control valves, actuators, and conductive limit detectors.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Negotiation skills.

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