Reliability Engineer - Oahu

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Company: hawaiianel

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TheP IV PS RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING Department of theP POWER SUPPLY ENGINEERING Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has1

Management vacancy available.(Role:Professional)

JOB FUNCTION:

Head of the overall Reliability processes of the Power Supply Process Area. Ensures that these processes are developed, documented, and utilized to ensure continuous improvement and long-term equipment reliability at lowest overall cost to the customer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and facilitate the unit performance monitoring and reporting program (NERC/GADS) at HECO.
  • Work with Operation personnel to collect daily unit performance data across all HECO units.
  • Ensure all entries are accurate and coded correctly.
  • Populate the NERC/GADS and Generation Stats databases.
  • Train applicable stakeholders on proper data collection, coding and reporting.
  • Provide applicable extracts/reports to various stakeholders in the Company for various reporting needs such as:
    • PUC mandated Key Performance Metrics on HECO public site.
    • PUC inquiries for unit information (Run hours, cycles, etc.)
    • Adequacy of Supply calculations.
    • Rate case development and justifications.
    • Benchmarking comparisons using the GADs database.
    • EPA Green House Gas Reporting.
    • Input for Insurance risk assessments.
    • Unit and equipment health assessments.
    • Pre-overhaul planning outage work-scope development.
    • Unit availability and force outage information/status for Visual Management Boards, Department Goals, Metrics, etc.
• Lead the coordinated efforts of operations, maintenance, planning, and engineering personnel to implement the Maintenance Basis (MB) program to ensure that the MB database is current, accurate and relevant.
  • Evaluate OEM & EPRI recommendations, current work practices and PdM program capabilities to establish and/or refine HECO-specific MB tasks.
  • Coordinate with Power Supply and Generation Engineering project personnel to stay abreast of equipment additions, modifications and/or removals and affects the appropriate modifications to the MB.
  • Coordinate with System Owners to gain approval for all MB scope modifications.
  • Communicate all MB scope modifications per approved Maintenance Basis Change Request (MBCR) processes.
  • Update the MB database as modifications are identified and approved.
  • Coordinate with Planning to ensure all periodic maintenance activities specified in the MB are populated in the EAM system.
  • Facilitate periodic reviews of the MB with the respective System Owners, Engineering, PdM, Operations and Maintenance personnel to ensure the specified tasks are accurate, relevant and cost effective.
  • Collaborate with various HECO department personnel to support the MB process and all various sub-processes. Work with various plant personnel to ensure effective implementation of the tasks specified in the MB.
  • Train the organization on the MB process and how to utilize the various software tools to access and analyze MB information.
  • Provide MB database extracts to various department personnel in the support of Root Cause Failure Analysis, equipment troubleshooting, outage planning, etc.
  • Act as the liaison between Technical Services and Planning to ensure that all work plans and scope for unit outages are communicated to the appropriate System Owner and Subject Matter Expert to keep them informed.
• Lead and facilitate the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) program at HECO.
  • Facilitates and guides the program for HECO Power Supply.
  • SME of the Think Reliability Cause Map process.
  • Provides facilitation and process support for Operations, Maintenance and Generation Engineers on RCFA investigations/reports.
  • Provides assistance, training support, participation and facilitation in root cause investigations for other departments throughout the Company as well as neighbor islands.
  • Coordinates training and maintains a…