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Job Responsibilities:
1. Preventive & Corrective Maintenance
- Develop and implement preventive maintenance plans for aquaculture-specific systems: RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems), water pumps, blowers, oxygen concentrators, filtration systems, UV sterilizers, and feeding systems.
- Coordinate prompt and effective corrective maintenance to minimize operational disruptions and avoid stock loss.
- Maintain service records in the CMMS system, ensuring data accuracy.
2. Asset Management
- Maintain an accurate inventory of technical assets across hatchery, farm, and processing locations.
- Oversee the full lifecycle management of high-value aquaculture equipment and infrastructure.
- Implement tagging and tracking systems for asset accountability and performance monitoring.
3. Inventory & Spare Parts Management
- Ensure availability of critical spare parts (e.g., motors, valves, control panels, fittings) and consumables (e.g., UV lamps, filters).
- Work closely with procurement to manage vendor relationships and control inventory costs.
- Establish minimum stock levels and reorder thresholds.
4. Work Order & Scheduling Management
- Plan, schedule, and prioritize daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance activities with farm operations and production teams.
- Ensure work orders are closed with accurate feedback and time tracking in the CMMS system.
- Conduct periodic audits to validate the effectiveness of maintenance interventions.
5. Equipment Maintenance & Reliability
- Conduct reliability analysis on high-risk systems like oxygen supply, biofilters, water chillers, and water quality monitoring systems.
- Identify root causes of failures and develop long-term solutions to increase asset reliability.
- Implement predictive maintenance technologies where applicable (e.g., vibration analysis, IoT sensors for water flow).
6. Cost Management
- Prepare and manage annual maintenance budgets for all aquaculture sites.
- Monitor costs against budget and implement cost control strategies without compromising quality or safety.
- Report on maintenance spend and identify areas for operational cost optimization.
7. Safety, Biosecurity & Environmental Compliance
- Ensure maintenance practices adhere to site-specific safety protocols and biosecurity standards.
- Collaborate with Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) teams to ensure compliance with local and national regulations.
- Support environmental initiatives related to energy, water conservation, and waste reduction.
8. Continuous Improvement & Operational Efficiency
- Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in facility and equipment operations; recommend and implement improvements.
- Lead or participate in lean TPM projects aimed at improving uptime and reducing rework.
- Standardize equipment maintenance routines across all locations.
9. Team Management & Development
- Lead and mentor a team of technicians, electricians, and fitters assigned to different aquaculture sites.
- Plan staffing schedules to ensure 24/7 coverage where required (e.g., during larval rearing or processing operations).
- Provide training in equipment operation, troubleshooting, and safety compliance.
10. Multi-Site Maintenance Oversight
- Coordinate maintenance programs across multiple aquaculture sites, ensuring consistent performance and shared best practices.
- Develop a centralized maintenance reporting system with KPIs for each site.
- Support new site commissioning from a maintenance perspective (layout, access, serviceability, redundancy).
11. Maintenance Tools, Systems & SOPs
- Standardize and maintain SOPs for the maintenance of all key aquaculture equipment and systems.
- Champion the implementation and usage of CMMS or digital tools for scheduling, tracking, and reporting.
- Stay current with technological advancements in aquaculture engineering and integrate relevant tools.
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aquaculture Engineering.
- Minimum 5–10 years of experience in maintenance management, preferably in aquaculture, food production, or process industries.
- Strong understanding of aquaculture systems (RAS, aeration, water treatment, and feeding automation).
- Experience managing cross-functional teams across multiple locations.
- Proficiency in CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance data analytics.
- Knowledge of relevant environmental, safety, and biosecurity regulations in aquaculture.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- Equipment Uptime / Downtime
- Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
- PM Compliance Rate
- Spare Parts Availability Rate
- Maintenance Cost per Kg of Biomass
- Maintenance Response Time
- Energy & Water Efficiency per Unit of Production
- Safety Incident Rate
- Compliance with Biosecurity Protocols
