Materials Engineer

Job description / Role

- Maintaining stock of material needed for maintenance of the plants.
- Maintain stock level at an economically acceptable optimum level by analysing historical usage, change in lead times, identify spare parts interchangeability and change in use patterns.
- Technical evaluation of vendor’s quotations for inventory replenishment items and newly created inventory materials.
- Material requirement planning & control.
- Forecast material requirements based on MRP Run in ERP system and analyze accuracy of Master Data in replenishment suggestion.
- Replenishment of stock items, generate PR’s, monitoring critical and shut down PR’s.
- Support for Turnaround Team for major turnaround of plant regarding material management
- Support for Initiation of Outline agreement PR from SAP for long term Contracts of materials and services.
- Analyzing the present stock master and Identification of duplication for the materials helping in reduction of inventory items in SAP MM.
- Analyses requests from Purchase/Suppliers for change of specifications or replacements and obtains consent from concerned End user.
- Creation of new material codes for maintainable spares not coded in SAP MM.
- Support in working of warehouse team for SAP Inventory management and warehouse management.
- Technical support and necessary advise for day by day material related issues.
- Development and continuous improvement of MRP process and the use of ERP System.
- Review the correct utilization of the materials management system and assists end users where necessary.
- Implementation of materials related Company policies and HSEQ requirement.
- Take part in mini projects & initiatives and effective delivery.
- Stock taking of projects left overs and surplus materials
- Proper PCI communication for all stakeholders that include Internal Customers, Suppliers.
- Ensure preservation of material as per international standards
- To work under established policies and procedures.

This work is subject to general review on assignment.

Requirements

- A Bachelor degree in Engineering , preferable Mechanical engineering, with sound knowledge of materials
- Advanced education or qualification in Inventory Management/Material planning is an advantage
- SAP experience is Must
- Knowledge ASTM/API /ANSI code and standard is added advantage
- 4-6 years related experience in similar area of Oil &gas/petrochemicals industries
- Proven ability to deliver projects or other relevant assignments on time, on budget and as promised
- Problem Solving Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Attention to details
- Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and provide support to peer and other service units
- Proven effective ness in analysis execution, delivering the result.
- Ability to get things done and deliver results under pressure.
- English (fluent) required, Arabic is advantageous

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.