Maintenance Planner & Controller

Air Liquide

Dubai, UAE

Ref: LP738-38

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Key Missions:

1. ISO containers Maintenance Planning.
- Fleet to be maintained: more than 300 cryogenic helium ISO containers managed by DGRH.
- Maintenance Sites: DGRH workshops located in Europe and Dubai, Manufacturer workshops located in USA, Sweden, France and Dubai.
- Maintenance type: regulatory maintenance as per Dangerous Goods transport regulations, additional preventive maintenance as per DGRH requirements, curative maintenance or major repair following accident, container refurbishment.
- Other considerations to be considered for maintenance planning: logistic requirements and new equipment installation (tracking systems etc).

2. ISO Containers Maintenance Control / Finance.
- Control overall DGRH maintenance costs & revenues & immobilization:
- DGRH maintenance sites (Europe + Dubai): Review, challenge and monitor budgets, reforecast, actual expenses and inventory level.
- Manufacturer sites: propose annual budget (maintenance & repair) and request for investment (rehab). Monitor actual expenses. Review & approve case by case quotations (rehab, repair, specific maintenance).
- Maintenance Service: quote and invoice maintenance/rehab services to non DGRH organizations if any (affiliates containers, competitors containers).
- Monitor container fleet immobilization in workshops (all sites) to be minimized.

3. ISO Containers Maintenance Control / Quality:
- Control the quality of maintenance service performed in DGRH sites or sub-contracted.
- Organize quality audits and reporting in DGRH Dubai and European sites.
- Identify gaps, participates to competencies transfer and action plan, monitor progresses.
- Set up or monitor quality audits on supplier sites (manufacturers, maintenance service suppliers).
- Review the maintenance SOP and propose improvements. Perform regular gap analysis versus SOP.

4. Key DGRH contact with ISO container manufacturers.
- Specific maintenance / repair planning, cost and contract.
- Rehab repair planning, cost and contract.
- New containers specification, planning, cost and contract.

5. New ISO containers procurement & commissioning.
- When purchasing new containers:
* Define specification in line with Supply Chain requirements.
* Negotiate conditions with suppliers develop supply contracts for new containers.
* Select supplier.
* Set up and control container commissioning (actual vs spec) on DGRH maintenance workshops.
* Report and manage deviations from spec with supplier.
* Issue green light for integrating the container back into the supply chain, or instruct for corrective actions.
* Confirm container in service status to finance team to star depreciation.

6. ISO container performance monitoring.
- Definition and Implementation of KPI to monitor ISO technical performance:
* Source of information: tracking systems, manual inputs from affiliates/transporters.
* Define alerts to be implemented through Orchestra (Supply Chain System) once it is rolled-out.
* Monitoring of actual performances versus expectations to identify potential need for preventive maintenance.

7. ISO container accident reporting & management.
- Accident reporting to insurance department / insurance company.
- Accident reporting to Air Liquide safety department.
- Management of insurance claim until completion (payment from insurance or other party), while preparing or coordinating preparation of all required documents from technical
team, supply chain teams, affiliates, transporters, other parties.

Requirements

* Reports to Industrial director Middle East and Africa Zone.
* Preferable experience in a gas field ( Helium).
* Fluent in English - Arabic is a plus.
Analysis of Products
* Good communication skills.
* Good organization skills.
* Asset Management experience.

About the Company

Air Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment. The Group offers innovative solutions based on continuously enhanced technologies. We produce air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, etc.) and many other gases, including hydrogen. Present in 80 countries with 50,000 employees, Air Liquide innovates for the sake of progress while striving to ally dynamic growth, consistent performances and responsibility over the long term.

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