Summary
ADNOC is hiring a Senior Materials Engineer in Abu Dhabi to oversee materials engineering and control activities. The role covers technical cataloguing, codification, materials evaluation and inspection, spare-parts interchangeability, and coordination with procurement, warehouses, project teams, suppliers and end users. It also includes maintaining materials master data and reports, monitoring KPIs, and guiding materials engineering staff. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or instrumentation engineering, eight years of materials management experience in oil and gas or petrochemicals, and ERP experience with MAXIMO, ORACLE or SAP.
The posting
As published on adnoc.ae. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.
JOB PURPOSE:
Responsible for all the activities related to materials engineering and control functions. Monitors and Control technical cataloguing and codification for spare parts, general materials, capital, insurance and project materials as per company policy & procedure, and relevant industry standards. Ensures the technical suitability of materials as per the operational, maintenance and project requirements. Ensures proper materials classification, standardization, generalization, criticality, and bill of materials. Ensures and controls the project spare parts interchangeability, specification, and timely availability of materials for commissioning and operation. Conducts periodic reviews of materials mater data for accuracy and completeness of master data.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Job Specific Accountabilities
- Ensures proper engineering standards are observed in all procurement activities related to Maintenance Repair and operational spares, and general materials.
- Participates in spare part interchangeability record (SPIR) review process, carry out verification, identify the buyout spares, scrutinize, provide technical clarifications, undertake technical evaluation and recommend for procurement.
- Ensures appropriate inspections of goods in coordination with users and reconciliation of items against approved SPIRs, accepts materials and to advise payments to suppliers/contractors. Liaises with warehouse to ensure materials certifications, MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheet), etc.,
- Advises projects division / contractor about the damaged/short received goods and raise MDR (Materials Discrepancy Report) follow up with suppliers and / or insurers.
- Reconciles the project surplus, commissioning spares with contractors based on a detailed review of the as-built drawings. Arranges and receives back any excess or other unused materials from contractors and updates related records as required.
- Ensures timely completion of technical evaluation of regularly replenished stock materials or newly added spares, resolves technical queries during procurement of materials. Coordinates with end user in the technical evaluation process.
- Participates in equipment review and proposed new solutions alerts on standardization, obsolescence of equipment and spare. Determine spare parts critically and define necessary rules and analysis required for best maintenance type for each system.
- Sets up and monitors key performance indicators for subordinates, support them to achieve the targets as agreed with management.
- Provides statistical Management Information Reports and Key Performance Indicator reports on Materials master creation, modifications, deletion, technical evaluation, technical inspection, data collection and enhancement.
- Promotes continues improvement in system, process, sustainability in procurements functions in line with corporate strategies.
- Guides and supervises the activities of materials engineering staff in the extraction of necessary technical information and compilation of materials description records and complimentary notes from different sources such as drawings, manufacturer’s catalogues, standards and data sheets to facilitate the user departments in the selection of correct and cost-effective materials.
- Explore and evaluates new sources of supply. Interviews supplier representatives and continually endeavours to keep abreast of developments that influence procurement procedures and practices.
- Maintains a strong communications interface with suppliers, including supplier site visits, prequalification, sampling process, to heighten the awareness of their capabilities and operations.
- Liaises with end users divisions, procurement and warehouses on all technical matters related to materials cataloguing, technical evaluation, inspection and other technical issues.
- Tracks and maintains management information status (MIS) reports, Technical library, KPI reports, SPIR reports, MCAD request etc.,
- Coordinates with ADNOC inventory excellence team on Health check reports, KPIs, ERP system requirements, continuous improvement, efficiency, and new technology in Materials management function.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/ mechanical/ Instrumentation engineering.
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
- 8 Years experience in Materials Management activities including materials cataloguing, standardization, Inventory, Stores, SPIR review, technical evaluation, and inspection, out of which 8 years in oil/gas or petrochemical industry.
- Excellent computer skill is a must- Spreadsheet and Database including working experience in ERP environment (MAXIMO/ORACLE/SAP) is required.