About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
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Job Purpose
- Lead and supervise electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities for plant machinery.
- Ensure maximum equipment availability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities.
- Minimize downtime through effective troubleshooting and corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with safety standards, electrical regulations, and company policies.
- Act as the licensed government representative for electrical compliance at site.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant performance and maintenance practices.
- Maintain proper maintenance records, reports, and statutory documentation.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead and supervise preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance activities for electrical and instrumentation systems.
- Ensure high reliability and availability of plant equipment while minimizing downtime and maintenance costs.
- Troubleshoot and maintain motors, control systems, VFDs, fire alarm systems, boilers, compressors, generators, transformers, LV switchgear, and material handling equipment.
- Execute maintenance activities through SAP PM Module, including notifications, maintenance orders, service entries, goods receipts, and technical closure of jobs.
- Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering teams for planning and execution of electrical modifications and projects.
- Ensure compliance with electrical regulations, AIG standards, Electricity Act 1910, and Electricity Rules 1937.
- Act as the licensed electrical representative for plant inspections, audits, and regulatory coordination with government authorities and DISCO.
- Implement SHE policies, PTW systems, JSAs, and risk assessments to ensure a safe working environment.
- Manage contractor performance, annual maintenance contracts, vendor evaluations, and technical/commercial assessments.
- Monitor engineering KPIs, energy consumption indicators, and maintenance performance metrics.
- Maintain discipline, manpower planning, shift coverage, overtime control, and team development activities.
- Provide technical coaching, training, and performance management for technicians and contractors.
- Support project execution, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives across plant operations.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in electrical maintenance within petrochemical, fertilizer, oil & gas, or large manufacturing industries.
- At least 6 years of supervisory experience managing electrical maintenance teams.
- Hands-on experience working in hazardous industrial environments and running plant modifications.
- Strong experience with SAP PM Module and computerized maintenance management systems.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, and utilities equipment.
- Experience in contractor management, vendor coordination, and annual maintenance contract negotiations.
- Practical exposure to SHE management systems, PTW procedures, JSAs, and risk assessments.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
Requisition ID: 53636
