Plant Supervisor.Finishing

Role Overview

Plant Supervisor, Finishing at Qatar Steel. This role oversees technical maintenance, planning, budgeting, and operational safety across the Finishing department.

Role Purpose

Direct and control all maintenance activities, manpower utilization, planned and unplanned shutdowns, and operational procedures within the Finishing section to ensure equipment efficiency, safety compliance, and optimal use of resources while meeting corporate performance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Maintenance Activities

• Monitor all manpower routine activities, emergency breakdowns, operational stoppages, monthly schedule repairs, and yearly major repairs to ensure effective manpower utilization on every task.
• Implement both planned and unplanned changes to scheduled activities to ensure operational efficiency is maximized.
• Run regular meetings with other agencies to ensure all maintenance activities and events are properly coordinated and communicated.
• Direct and control Finishing activities to ensure all shop maintenance work is carried out on time in the most efficient and safe manner, ensuring compliance to all applicable work instructions and procedures, and taking corrective action as appropriate.
• Coordinate with other departments and outside agencies (e.g., equipment suppliers) and maintain close relationships to exchange information, resolve problems, and ensure continuous smooth operation of the maintenance section.
• Organize and supervise the assigned team to ensure all work within a specific area is carried out efficiently and consistently with operating procedures and policy.
• Carry out surveys during shutdowns and ensure all activities are completed by Qatar Steel team and contractors as planned; record actual time taken and compare against schedule to judge work status at each stage.
• Comply with duties assigned by superiors to ensure plant, equipment, and processes are operated efficiently and safely.

Planning

• Plan annual repairs and scheduled maintenance jobs to ensure all tools, equipment, materials, and manpower are available at the right time for optimal use of shutdown or offline time.
• Supervise the planned shutdown mechanical job list and communicate it to maintenance and operations sections, ensuring coordination on all maintenance activities.

Budgeting & Inventory Control

• Propose the required annual budget for approval to enable effective cost management.
• Control monthly consumption figures (Material and Services) for mechanical operations to remain in line with the approved budget.
• Supervise and ensure update of record management systems to manage inventory holding, including costs, and maintain minimum stock availability without unnecessary duplication.
• Supervise shift schedule and control attendance to ensure manpower and overtime costs are optimized.

Data Recording and Analysis

• Daily review inspection result records and perform data analysis in specified log sheets to ensure plant and equipment data is available and well analyzed.
• Inspect check sheets and sign data sheets to ensure accurate recording.
• Manage logbooks, equipment histories, drawings, and other documentation in line with standard requirements.
• Ensure all data records follow relevant certifications such as ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO-45001, and others.

Reporting

• Report all findings with recommendations to the section engineer to ensure appropriate remedial action and planning of future maintenance activity.
• Review items to be included in major shutdowns and bring critical items to the supervisor's attention to ensure planned shutdown time is used effectively.
• Prepare accurate statements and reports to meet department requirements, policies, and quality standards.
• Support documentation of processes and procedures for internal and external auditing.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Confirm compliance with all relevant safety, health, and environmental procedures; raise any HSE concerns and incidents to HSE with recommended actions to ensure safe work practices and environment and achieve corporate Zero Incident Objectives.
• Check and continuously review operating and safety standards and procedures (HIRA, PTW, LOTO, TBT, etc.) in the EFCC area, updating and modifying as appropriate under the direction of the Maintenance Engineer.
• Review reported observations in monthly safety activities including HES safety patrol, MRM, fire drill, and environment audit; confirm closing action plan to ensure HES operating issues are understood and appropriate corrective action is taken.

Policies, Processes and Procedures

• Continuously review operating and safety standards and procedures, updating and modifying as appropriate under the direction of the Maintenance Engineer.
• Follow and ensure all relevant operating, safety, environment, and quality policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and work instructions in the section so work is carried out in a controlled and effective manner.

Related Assignments

• Perform other related duties or assignments as directed by the line manager.