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Reporting to the Head of Maintenance, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for executing the maintenance schedules of the Air Products Kochi facility.
Working with the guidance of the Head of Maintenance / Electrical Manager and alongside the Shift in Charge / Plant Manager to ensure the smooth and reliable operation and maintenance of all aspects of the plant, with the aim of achieving the highest plant reliability and availability, whilst controlling maintenance related costs within the budget.
Nature and Scope
The Kochi Plant is Air Products first fully owned and operated plant in India; it represents a significant investment and includes “State of the Art” technology which makes it the most advanced Hydrogen Plant within the Corporation.
The plant consists of
The scope of maintenance for the Production Plants, equipment and associated systems includes: -
The customer is Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), Kochi refinery and the Air Products plant is located within the customer’s site. The products from the Air Products plants go directly to the customer as part of their refinery expansion. There is a high level of integration between BPCL and Air Products with respect to feedstock’s, products and utilities. The products are critical to refinery unit operations.
The plants run on continuous basis and there is a strong emphasis of high reliability and high efficiency with contractual penalties against Air Products for underperformance.
Air Products owns, operates and maintains Hydrogen Plants and ASUs around the globe with Operations in over 50 countries, in excess of 80 hydrogen plants and 350 ASU’s. As such we have a wealth of expertise and have well established work processes in place for the reliable and efficient operation of our plants. The Plant Manger will be expected to work closely with the Global Communities of expertise and ensure consistent compliance with these work processes.
Prior to facility operation the individual will have a period of training, where they will be given training on the Air Products Safety and Work procedures, familiarization with the equipment and required internal qualifications.
The Kochi plant is an INR 2000 Crore asset with an annual maintenance budget of approx INR 18 Crore and INR 7 Crore direct labour budget.
Plant Products (Approximate):
H2: 16 t/h
H2:CO: 14 t/h
N2: 10,000 Nm3/h
O2: 160 Nm3/h
Power: 18 MW
Number of Direct Reports (approximate): Nil
Principle Responsibilities
Ensuring all planned and unplanned maintenance work is carried out according to Air Products safety procedures, ensuring KPIs are met or exceeded.
Ensure to comply with AP and local safety, health and environment standard, fulfill the mandatory safety requirement and activities: safety training, safety meeting, and all other requirements by AP EH&S and local regulation.
Troubleshooting and rectifying equipment upsets and failures in a timely and efficient manner. Monitor the serviceability of plant equipment and facilities and ensure they adhere to safety, housekeeping, and environmental requirements.
Responsible in providing support for breakdowns, commissioning, maintenance and installation activities, providing technical guidance and support to electrical technicians and contractors.
Perform all necessary HV, MV and LV switching activities as required.
Response to maintenance requirements that could be scheduled or unscheduled/emergency jobs, on 24/7 base, prompt response to requests for assistance and putting in the time and effort to meet our customer’s expectations.
To be familiar with all equipments in plants, maintain all maintenance equipments accurate documents integrity and equipment history database reachable.
Provide hand-on technical skills at the troubleshooting and all related maintenance work or supporting work responsible.
Ensure adequate spares are available in stock through SAP spares Management, identify key spares and spare part stock levels based on plant operational experience.
Turnaround Planning and Scheduling of Electrical Shutdown works.
Coordinate or assist of supervision the contractor’s work in the facility or shop to guarantee safety and quality and reliability.
Provide technical reports through the specified datasheet or checklist.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
B. Tech / BE in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with minimum 8-10 year’s maintenance experience in refinery, ammonia, methanol, chemical process, power generation, marine industries or similar.
Will have experience in major shutdown support, project work, plant operations and maintenance efforts.
Ability to read & understand single line diagrams, Schematic Drawings, GA Drawings, Protection Relay Logics & programming,
Familiarity with GIS / VCB’s Switch Gear maintenance, Motor Maintenance, Transformer Maintenance, etc
Familiarity with Operation / Switching Activities of Generators, Auto Change over Panels, UPS, VFD’s, Heat Tracing systems, HVAC Systems, thyristor-controlled heaters etc.
Familiarity with Electrical testing of Cables, CT’s/PT’s, Earthing Systems, Motors, Protection relays, etc.
Knowledge of vendor contracts and knowledge of shop support in the region is desirable.
Must be team oriented and have a willingness to learn and further develop technical skills.
Working experience in Complex Electrical Systems of Oil & Gas Facility, petrochemical or chemical Plants, Petroleum Refinery, Ammonia/ Methanol Plants, power generation, marine industries, etc.
Sound knowledge of hazardous area equipment selection and application
Good Communication & coordination skills.
Fluent in oral and written English language.
Knowledge of Malayalam and Hindi is preferred.
Knowledge in SAP
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