Maintenance & Engineering Manager

An excellent opportunity is available within Storengy UK, we have a vacancy for a -

Maintenance and Engineering Manager, reporting directly to the Gas Plant Manager and we would like to invite you to read through the job details and apply if you feel you have the required experience and qualifications to meet the demands of this role.

 

Purpose of the job:

To manage the planning and safe delivery of maintenance activities to ensure there is no adverse impact on the gas storage assets, whilst maintaining the reliability and availability of the facility within agreed budget.

 

To define and implement innovative maintenance and engineering processes that delivers the lowest OPEX cost without compromising safety, reliability and availability – taking into account any commercial and/or operational constraints.

 

Provide direction and leadership to staff in the Maintenance & Engineering Teams, communicating on business and departmental objectives to ensure that staff work productively with a clear purpose to meet their objectives. Coach, mentor and develop staff to improve their skills, promoting a culture of collaboration and an environment where all staff are empowered to innovate.

 

Safety, Health & Environment

 

          Implement the Storengy UK Safety Management System as defined in the COMAH Operational safety report.

 

          Operate as the Main Controller as defined in the Internal Emergency Plan in the event of an incident

          Ensure the Maintenance and Engineering Teams understand their SHE responsibilities and have the necessary    

          qualifications, training, competence and experience to carry out their duties in a safe and compliance manner.

 

          Ensure Contractors carrying out maintenance work on the Gas Storage Assets are suitably qualified,

          Competent and experienced to carry out their duties in a safe and compliance manner.

          Drive improvements in Process Safety across site. Leads on investigations into gas storage asset incidents/

          Accidents in accordance with the Storengy UK procedure.  

 

      Gas Storage Assets

 

       Manage the activities and thework loadof the Maintenance and Engineering Teams-being accountable for

       overall system health of the gas storage assets.

         

       Responsible for defining maintenance strategy and annual maintenance plan for all gas assets. Ensure the

       Maintenance management system data is accurate, complete and aligned with the maintenance plan.       

 

       Responsible for defining spares policy and spares holding for all gas storage assets – owner of the gas

       Storage asset and spares register.

 

       Accountable for the maintenance contract specifications and contract delivery, value for money, quality,

       making recommendations for improvements following contract review.

 

       Ensure maintenance policiesare implementedacross all the gas storage assets, including asset integrity

       management. Lead on Continuous Improvement for Maintenance & Engineering Systems.   

 

       Regularly review the maintenance programme with key stakeholders to ensure the Commercial Team is

       aware of any equipment outages that will affect availability and/or deliverability.    

 

       Review, update and approve work instructions, procedures and site engineering standard based on feedback,

       audits, regulatory requirements and best practice both internally within Storengy, but also across the wider 

       industry.

   

       Consider and implement systems for improving the performance / efficiency / availability of the assets through          

       Engineering solutions or improvements in the management of maintenance in order to achieve best practice.

     

       Understand and follow the Management of Change (MoC) process – taking the lead of changes to any gas

       Storage assets.

 

       Act as Gas Plant Duty Manager as required.

 

 

        Team Management          

 

        Conduct performance reviews for the Maintenance & Engineering Teams and monitor progress of 

        personal objectivesin accordance withthe Storengy UK Appraisal Process.

 

        Develop and monitor training and development plans for Maintenance & Engineering Teams, managing

        Competency assessments for both new and existing members of the teams, looking to up-skill team members 

        where possible.  

 

        Plan staffing levels within the Maintenance and Engineering Teams, working with HR to effectively recruit,

        Select and induct new team members. Exemplify the Engie Leadership Model and embed its principles within

        The Operations Team.

 

        Define resource requirements for key operational and maintenance periods in order to minimise downtime /

        Maximise plant availability.

 

        Facilitate and actively encourage the flow of communication within the Operations, Maintenance and Engineering   

        teams. Seeks regular feedback from all sources in order to drive through safety and operational improvements.

           

        Coordinate maintenance and engineering activities through prioritising and delegating appropriately. Carry

        Out safety audits and acceptance evaluations of new equipment or processes.

  

          Reporting and Budget      

 

         Forecast and be responsible for the anuual budget requirements for the gas storage asset maintenance.

         Monitor spend against budget and define ways to avoid overspend.

         

         Ensure maintenance data for gas storage assets is readily available, monitoring and reporting on maintenance

         Performance through an agreed set of performance measures reported monthly, and use the data to

         Define actions to improve the reliability / availability.

 

         

        

 

        

 

 

        

 

       

 

 

 

       

 

      

 

      

 

 

 

 

          Skills / Experience required to perform the role

          5 years maintenance experience in major process plants and two years  experience in a managerial role.

         Adopts a consistent approach, checks the quality of work and meets deadlines.

         Adapts human and material resources to meet demands.

 

        Relevant Education

         Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline – Essential

         Specific technical training related to gas Assets – Essential.

         

         Reporting to the Gas Plant Manager

         Direct reporting to : Technicians Team Leader, Technicians, Mechanical Engineer,

        Electrical Engineer, C & I Engineer, Work Maintenance Planner, Technical Assistant,

        Materials Controller.

 

 

       Please send your C.V to Amanda Hufton HR & Communication Manager , Stublach Site ,  King Street,  Northwich CW9 7SE

 

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