JOB PURPOSE

The E&I and Automation Superintendent is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all electrical, instrumentation, control systems, and automation maintenance activities to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant equipment and facilities. The role leads E&I maintenance teams, manages preventive and corrective maintenance programs, supports commissioning, start-up, shutdowns, and capital projects, and ensures compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.A key focus of the position is the establishment and development of E&I maintenance systems, asset management processes, and automation support capabilities to transition the operation from commissioning through stable production while maximizing equipment availability, system integrity, and operational performance.

MAIN TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

Supervise and coordinate daily electrical, instrumentation, and control system maintenance activities.

Ensure reliability of power distribution systems, motors, MCCs, VFDs, instrumentation, analyzers, and plant automation systems.

Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, loop checks, function testing, and start-up activities.

Participate in Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), and system acceptance testing.

Review and approve maintenance plans, work orders, and shutdown activities.

Ensure critical E&I equipment is maintained according to OEM and reliability requirements.

Manage DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, and associated industrial network infrastructure.

Support process optimization through automation and control improvements.

Ensure compliance with industrial cybersecurity standards, control system access management, backup procedures, and change management processes

Coordinate software backups, change management, and control system upgrades.

Monitor equipment performance and reliability to minimize downtime.

Develop and implement maintenance strategies to improve asset availability and lifecycle.

Review and approve maintenance work orders, job plans, and schedules.

LEADERSHIP & TEAM MANAGEMENT

Lead, coach, and develop E&I technicians, automation specialists, supervisors, and contractors

Conduct performance evaluations and identify training requirements.

Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Ensure adequate manpower planning and resource allocation.

Ensure ERP system is fully organized within the execution teams.

SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

Enforce company safety policies, procedures, and permit-to-work systems.

Conduct risk assessments and participate in incident investigations.

Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, and company standards.

Promote safe work practices and achieve zero-harm objectives.

RELIABILITY & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Analyze equipment failures and implement root cause corrective actions.

Monitor Electrical Availability, Control System Availability, Instrument Reliability, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance costs, and planned maintenance compliance

Support reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) initiatives.

Identify and implement opportunities for maintenance optimization.

Support development of asset management strategies to maximize equipment lifecycle and return on investment.

Maintain equipment criticality assessments and asset registers.

SHUTDOWNS & PROJECTS

Plan and execute plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and major overhauls.

Coordinate with operations, engineering, procurement, and contractors.

Support capital projects, equipment installations, and commissioning activities.

Ensure projects are completed within budget and schedule requirements.

BUDGET & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Prepare and manage maintenance budgets.

Monitor spare parts inventory and optimize stock levels.

Control maintenance expenditures while maintaining equipment reliability.

Assist with procurement of electrical, instrumentation, automation equipment, software, and related services

Manage and evaluate contractor performance.

Ensure contractor compliance with safety and quality requirements.

Review contractor scopes of work and service agreements along with other MMC teams.