Supervisor.Finishing

Role Overview

Supervisor, Finishing at Qatar Steel. The role oversees maintenance activities, planning, budgeting, and health and safety compliance within the Finishing department.

Role Purpose

To supervise and coordinate all maintenance activities within the Finishing area, ensuring effective utilization of manpower, operational efficiency, safety compliance, and optimal use of shutdown time through planning, scheduling, and resource management.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Maintenance Activities

• Monitor all manpower routine activities, emergency breakdowns, operational stoppages, monthly schedule repairs, and yearly major repairs to ensure effective utilization on every task.
• Implement both planned and unplanned changes to scheduled activities to maximize operational efficiency.
• Run regular meetings with other agencies to ensure all maintenance activities and events are properly coordinated and communicated.
• 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 such as equipment suppliers, and maintain close relationships to exchange information, resolve problems, and ensure continuous smooth running of maintenance section operations that meet corporate needs.
• Organize and supervise assigned team work to ensure all activities within a specific area are carried out efficiently and consistently with operating procedures and policy.
• Carry out surveys during shutdowns and ensure all activities are done by Qatar Steel team and contractors as planned; record actual time taken to accomplish work and compare it with the schedule to judge work status at each stage.
• Comply with duties assigned by superiors to ensure plant, equipment, and process are operated efficiently and safely.

Planning

• Plan for annual repairs and scheduled maintenance jobs to ensure all tools, equipment, materials, and manpower are available at the right time to make optimal use of shutdown or off-line 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

• Support preparation of required annual budget to accurately enable effective cost management.
• Control monthly consumption figures for materials and services for mechanical work to be in line with approved budget.
• Supervise and ensure update of record management systems to manage inventory holding including its costs, and ensure minimum stock is available at all times without unnecessary duplication.
• Supervise shift schedule and control attendance to ensure manpower and overtime costs are optimized.

Data Recording and Analysis

• Conduct daily review of inspection results 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 filing.
• 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, and ISO-45001.

Reporting

• Report all findings with recommendations to the section engineer to ensure appropriate remedial action and/or planning of future maintenance activity.
• Review items to be included in the major shutdown and bring critical items to the attention of the supervisor 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 health, safety, and environment concerns and incidents to HSE with recommended actions to ensure safe work practices and environment and to achieve corporate Zero Incident Objectives.
• Check and continuously review operating and safety standards and procedures including HIRA, PTW, LOTO, and TBT in the Finishing area, updating and modifying as appropriate under the direction of the Maintenance Engineer.
• Review reported observations in monthly safety activities in the department including health, environment, and safety patrol, MRM, fire drill, and environment audit; confirm closing action plan to ensure any health, environment, and safety 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 that work is carried out in a controlled and effective manner.

Related Assignments

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

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Technical Diploma from a recognized professional body.
• 5–6 years' work experience in Mechanical repair or Finishing Shop.

Skills & Competencies

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of plant, equipment, and process in own area.
• Complete knowledge of operating and safety procedures and standards.
• Supervisory and people management skills.
• Planning and organizing skills.
• Ability to work both as part of a team and independently on own initiative.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Decision-making skills.
• Computer skills including word processing, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Communication skills – written and verbal.
• Ability to understand financial planning and budgeting processes.
• Technical and business report writing skills.
• English language skills – written and spoken.
• Good understanding of Qatar and GCC culture and working environment.
• Creativity and Innovation – generating viable, new approaches and solutions.
• Work Ethics and Values – demonstrating and supporting the organization's ethics and values.
• Teamwork – working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals.
• Concern for Safety – identifying hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and taking appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for self and others.
• Technology Design – knowledge and application of engineering principles and techniques in the design, operation, and repair/maintenance of machines, tools, and other equipment.
• Quality Control and Troubleshooting – conducting tests and inspections of equipment and systems to evaluate quality or performance and addressing problems and defects.
• Fostering Communication – listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.