Master Engineer

SUMMARY

Responsible for providing engineering and technical support to maintenance functions for

mechanical/electrical or automation process of belt conveyor system, port and yard machines and other

operational equipment maintenance in order to guarantee their availability and reliability is in line with the

needs of the production by practicing Vale's normative standard's requirement and VPS (Vale Production

System) guidelines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for analysis of critical failures of port equipment, aiming to identify the root cause and propose action to avoid the recurrence of those failures.

Provide technical support to the maintenance team, based on Vale's normative standards, international and engineering best practices.

Develop engineering calculation, using appropriate software to support technical decisions.

Responsible for the elaboration of scope of work (SOW) for asset maintenance, modification and engage with vendors as required for technical discussions, validation and acceptance scope of work (SOW)

Responsible for search and implementation new technologies focused on risk reduction, performance improvement and cost reduction.

Responsible for support the budget by cost benchmarking technical studies, designs and supplier's technical discussions.

Assist maintenance and operation functions in managing and implementation of Vale Production System (VPS) and compliance to VPS maturity by adherence to related VPS elements.

Interface with technical services and engineering team from other location in creating and supporting VMM Master Plan and Strategic Guidelines requirements.

Assist analysis of KPI (Key Performance Indicators) to ensure KPI gaps are duly addressed from technical and engineering perspective.

Actively participate in the budgetary cycle and in the strategic planning, defining premises from the key performance indicators and specific consumption.

Participate and provide feedback during review of Maintenance Plans.

Promote benchmarking studies and elaborate plans to reach world class maintenance quality.

Participate in maintenance actions and projects that produce an impact on the company's productive process seeking its expansion and improvement in the direct operation of the involved areas, aiming to maximize the company's competitiveness and minimize operational risks.

Assure the maintenance of the know-how through coordination of the elaboration and update of the operational procedures, instructions, and standards.

Contribute to detection, report, and elimination of abnormalities in the maintenance and operational processes through analysis of the process variables.

Responsible to conduct periodic qualitative and quantitative assessment on risk, maintenance and operational activities.

Provide technical leadership and training to local team in planning, understanding, execution, inspection, and quality control of matters related to maintenance and operation activities.

Responsible for issuance of periodic technical reports of VMM assets indicating good practices and area for improvement with actions to ensure strategic goals for VMM are met.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: 8 - 10 years of experience in maintenance and engineering of port equipment or in heavy

Industries . Hands-on troubleshooting experience is as strong advantage.

Education: bachelor's degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Strong knowledge and experience in reliability engineering and reliability tools i.e., FMEA, FMECA, RCM, FTA, LDA, RCA etc.

Knowledge on bulk material handling equipment like conveyor belts, stackers – reclaimers, ship

unloaders/loaders will be an added advantage.

Strong knowledge in SAP Maintenance management module.

Strong knowledge in Predictive maintenance strategy and plan creation using SAP maintenance module.

Certification, knowledge and implementation experience of lean manufacturing tools i.e.,

6 sigma, FMDS, Kaizen, TPM are added advantage

Reliability Engineering, fmeca, Fmea, Rca, Kaizen, Tpm, FTA, Rcm