FLO Instrumentation

Job Description

Job Purpose Plan Monitor and Coordinate the Instrumentation Maintenance Functions of Auxiliary section So as to ensure Optimum Production and delivery with target Cost and Quality. Job Context & Major Challenges Job Context Grasim pulp & fibre business has grown over a period of last 50 years and has matured in terms of cost, quality & productivity. Today Grasim Viscose fibre is branded as `Birla Viscose’ and is considered as most environment friendly textile grade viscose fibre known for its feel & comfort. Birla Cellulose plant has put up new plant to further strengthen the group’s market leadership in the fibre business and expand its share in the world market. Birla Cellulosic is a Green Field Project of Grasim Industries Ltd. The project was conceptualised in the year 1994 and was fully commissioned in 1998. The unit has an installed capacity of 350 TPD of Viscose Staple Fibre and is the most modern Viscose Staple Fibre producing unit of Grasim as pulp & Fibre business, with its four manufacturing streams of Viscose Staple Fibre, Carbon di Sulphide (CS2), Sulphuric Acid, and Thermal Power Plant and other auxiliary plants like Water Treatment, Demineralisation & Effluent Treatment Plant etc. Grasim as pulp & fibre business has grown over a period of last 50 years and has matured in terms of cost, quality & productivity. Today Grasim as Viscose fibre is branded as Birla Viscose and is considered as most environment friendly textile grade viscose fibre known for its feel, comfort & Fashion. Birla Cellulosic plant was put up to further strengthen the group as market leadership in the fibre business and expand its share in the world market by producing best quality product. With majority (80%) of the customers exporting yarn, managing their satisfaction level for them to meet stringent international quality norms is a formidable job. With the vision of making the plant a world reference point in terms of quality & cost the project was provided with most modern state of art machinery & Distributed Control System (DCS) & Programmable logic controllers (PLC). Over last few years the market of Viscose Staple Fibre has been facing stiff competition from other textile grade fibres like Polyester, Nylon etc. The increasing Cost of raw material has been consistently eating deeper in to profit margins of the viscose fibre and on the other hand other competing fibres are being made available at a much cheaper price year after year. In the present business scenario there are three major thrust areas for Viscose Staple Fibre business to focus upon. 1. Continuous improvement in quality. 2. Reduction in cost of production. 3. Innovation for taking quantum leap in to new product development cost reduction, quality improvement & increased productivity. All the main process plants i.e. Viscose, Spinning & auxiliary have to operate in synchronism to achieve all such desired results. Key Result Areas KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters) Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters) KRA1 1.Quality Ensure production of consistent quality of Viscose. Ensure 100 % Availability of all Instruments. Immediate response to any abnormality in quality or breakdown. KRA2 2.MTBF To improve MTBF of all equipments to benchmark level.Follow up of Calibration schedule. Monitoring the frequent occurring problem and try to find & eliminate route cause of it. KRA3 3.Cost Reduction Ensure optimum utilization of inputs to optimize expenditure and control cost of maintenance. Monitor consumption of high value consumable items & to take steps to control them. KRA4 4.MTTR To reduce MTTR of all equipmentAnalysis of frequent failure and try to eliminate route causes. Better planning and ensuring availability of spares. KRA5 5.New Development Ensure schemes for product improvement & cost reduction are evaluated & implemented with in budget as per the approved plan to achieve desired results. Identify developmental schemes by regular interaction with seniorÂs colleagues & subordinates. Develop schemes based on suggestions obtained from Kaizens / other unit. Workout feasibility of the schemes for implementation. Prepare proposals for budgetary approval. Coordinate implementation of new schemes within budgeted cost & time. Monitor performance against the targeted results. KRA6 6.Productivity Improvement Ensure optimum utilization of resources to maximize asset productivity, minimize input costs and maximize through put.Plan maintenance activities to avoid idle runs on regular basis. Minimize down time of operating equipment by regular follow up & organized supervision KRA7 7.Safety & Environment Ensure compliance of safety & environment norms to maintain safe & healthy working environment in the plant. Immediate response to any chemical or gaseous leakages. To ensure safe work Practices among technicians. To discourage Shortcuts while working. Monitor environmental results for compliances & initiate corrective measures KRA8 8.System Management Promote & ensure effective implementation of agreed system. Review implementation of WCM concepts. Take corrective steps for effective implementation of WCM sub committee working. Show more Show less