The Lead Engineer, Boiler Field Instrumentation is responsible for leading and overseeing all preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities within the plant, ensuring the reliability, availability, safety, and optimal performance of boiler field instrumentation systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure adherence to preventive/corrective/breakdown maintenance schedule
Develop and improve preventive/corrective/breakdown maintenance culture
Monitor the execution of preventive/corrective/breakdown maintenance on CMMS
Reviews all preventive/corrective/breakdown maintenances and ensure they are properly documented
Ensures monthly reports are duly prepared within stipulated time frame
Ensures risk register of preventive/corrective/breakdown of boiler instrumentation and section are duly updated and documented accordingly
Advice the Head Instrumentation and control for onward transmission of issues found during preventive/corrective/breakdown action
Addresses issues bordering on human resources and personnel issues and escalates it upward if not addressed or for further action where necessary
Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians during complex troubleshooting activities
Periodically assess all staff under him for training needs for optimal performance
Ensures availability of material and tools required for the job
Ensures HSE guidelines are adhered to strictly during and on the job
Provide support in spare parts planning, budget planning, purchase, and inspection activities
Ensures monthly reports are duly done and submitted within stipulated time frame
Implement strategies that will improve performance and reliability
Execute documentation according to IMS standard
Perform covering role in the absence of the Head, Instrumentation and control
Perform other duties as assigned by the Head Instrumentation and control/Head Maintenance
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Computer/Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical or Systems Engineering
Postgraduate/relevant professional qualification is an added advantage
Minimum of seven (7) years of work experience with at least two (2) years in a supervisory level and direct exposure to Boiler Instrumentation and control systems and power plant maintenance processes
Skills and Competencies
Technical Knowledge of Instrumentation and control system for Boiler and auxiliaries
Sound understanding of working and history of turbine generator and auxiliaries
Good knowledge of standard operating procedures with respect to Instrumentation and control maintenance of Boiler/Turbine generator and auxiliaries
Technical Troubleshooting skills
Sound knowledge of safety requirements
Good knowledge of computerized Maintenance Management system or equivalent