Deputy Head

Job Description : DEPUTY HEAD OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE NIGERIA 20+ years experience Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Strategy · Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and condition-based maintenance programs for exploration field assets (drilling rigs, wellheads, gathering systems, compressors, pumps, power generation, etc.). · Identify critical equipment and systems; determine threat of failure, set maintenance intervals, inspection methods. Planning, Scheduling & Execution · Plan and oversee execution of scheduled maintenance (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) to minimize unscheduled downtime. · Manage turnaround or shutdown planning when required (major maintenance events) for exploration facilities. Reliability & Performance Monitoring · Track KPIs: uptime, availability, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), forced outage frequency, etc. · Conduct Root Cause Analysis for recurring failures; implement corrective and preventive actions. Resource and Budget Management · Ensure sufficient manpower (engineers, technicians, contractors), tools, spare parts, and materials are available for maintenance execution. · Assist in preparing and managing maintenance budgets; monitor cost controls; report variances. Safety, Environment, Regulatory Compliance · Ensure all maintenance activities adhere to HSE standards, local regulatory, exploration-specific regulations (well safety, environmental permits, etc.). · Oversee permit-to-work protocols, lock-out/tag-out, isolation, hazard identification, safety audits, incident investigations in maintenance domain. Systems, Data & CMMS Usage · Use Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to plan, record, monitor work orders, history of equipment, spare usage, scheduling. · Use predictive tools (vibration monitoring, oil analysis, thermography etc.) to forecast issues before failure. Team Leadership & Development · Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance teams; assess competency; drive training; build capacity. · Define roles and responsibilities clearly; set and review performance targets. Promote a culture of preventive mindset, reliability, accountability.

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