Planning Engineer. IV – SADARA Chemical Company
Joint venture of Saudi Aramco & Dow Chemicals
December 14, 2014 – Present, Dhahran Saudi Arabia
· Ensure work requests are clearly defined, scheduled and completed.
· Routes work requests originating within the plant to the appropriate work group or service provider.
· Coordinates Expertise Center work requests to be performed by operations personnel. e.g. (Coordinate the timing and scheduling of process equipment preparation and maintenance with the Maintenance Scheduler).
· Ensures appropriate resources are allocated to perform the task.
· Reviews work status with service providers and originators.
· Updates and adjusts the Master Task List as required.
· Ensures Start Up and Shutdown tasks align with plant operations activities.
· Acts as Plant liaison to Expertise Centers for general activities and sharing of core Plant personnel.
· Performs or assists in process related Root Cause or failure analysis.
· Identifies areas for improvement and network with technical resources that are identifying Most Effective Technology
· Creates, leads, and assist improvement teams and performs work with Expertise Centers on issues relating to their area of expertise (i.e. work with reliability engineer to resolve mechanical reliability issues.)
· Works with Production Coordination, Maintenance Planners and other Expertise Centers to coordinate Start Up / Shutdown timing and plan
· Ensures Operate Plant, Maintenance and other appropriate work processes are followed
· Coordinates resources for Start Up / Shutdown plan development
· Plant contact for Start Up / Shutdown issues
· Develops Shutdown monitoring plans as required
· Coordinates services provided by internal and external resources (i.e. Expertise Centers, housekeeping, etc.)
· Arrange for back-up when they have scheduled time off and notify the Delivery Specialists.
· Write work permits as needed (i.e. Safe Work, Hot Work, Line Opening, Confined Space)
· Participate in Operations and maintenance meetings
· Communicate maintenance activities for the department
· Operations Representative during the new equipment acceptance and Release To Operation (RTO) process
· Work with R&D on new product development and signs off on commercialization of new products
· Member of the Site Asset Utilization Team
· Determine safety stock levels for parts/supplies required for operations
· Update and maintain parts list of parts ordered directly by the Parts Coordinator for the floor, including the cost of these items
· Order parts and supplies as needed for the KSA Reverse Osmosis Operations within the budget and guidelines
· Setup and maintain a Min/Max system for vendor stocked products. This includes monitoring levels on the shelves in production areas.
· Maintain the supply of the critical parts in the cabinet for all shifts