Manager - Vessel Performance & Systems

Description

Summary: This role involves analyzing vessel performance, managing maintenance schedules, ensuring safety compliance, and driving innovation to improve fleet operations. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to enhance vessel performance and availability 2. Focus on safety, risk assessment, and incident investigation 3. Drive innovation and strategic projects for fleet optimization **Communication** **Internal Communication:** * Senior Managers * Superintendents \& Fleet Managers * Ship Officers * IT Dept * MPCS **Purpose:** * Work closely with Fleet Managers and other members of Ship Management including Marine and Technical team, highlight areas of improvement. * Monitor of Shipnet application and do necessary changes in maintenance schedule in consultation with the Managers. PMS compliance by Vessel to be audited and corrective actions to be taken. * Technical inputs to Shipnet IT team for PMS change requests and other modifications required through MSM PMS engineer. * Technical evaluation of contracted bulk spares, stores and services by the procurement department **External Communication: \-** * Various Vendors and Service providers **Purpose:** * Spare parts, Services, Logistics and IT outsourced services. **Occupational Health \& Safety and Environment** **Accountability:** Accountable to their line manager and direct reports as far as is practical to ensure * a safe place of work. * Safe systems of work. * Safe assest, plant \& equipment. * Provision of information and training. **Responsibility:** * His/her personal safety and that of all personnel under his/her authority, including others who may be affected by the company’s activities. In particular to: * Conduct risk assessments on activities within their department ensuring that the methods and safe systems of work are safe and implemented. * Ensure all employees and contractors under their control are competent to undertake their duties. * Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated. * Promote good behaviors and set a personal example regarding occupational health and safety matters. **Authority:** Managers/Supervisors have the authority to stop work when health and safety is unsafe or being compromised. **Minimum Qualification/Experiences/Skills** **Education \& Professional Qualification:** * Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any relevant field. **Professional Experience:** * 8\-10 years of Sailing experience in both Deep Sea fleet and Offshore Fleet. Marine Engineer Class – II * Technical Superintendent experience preferred **Geographic Experience:** * GCC/Middle East preferred; **Computer Skills:** Good knowledge of Windows, MS Office, Shipnet and Database Management **Language Skills:** * Business \& Technical fluent English * Arabic language is an advantage. **Skills \& Competencies:** * Good knowledge of vessel PMS systems * Good knowledge of vessel operations and requirements * Good technical knowledge of Vessel machinery, maintenance schedules and spare parts * Good experience in handling vessel related office work – including Shipnet, breakdown RCA, analysing various trends to improve vessel performance, KPI setting and Monitoring etc **Key Roles \& Responsibilities** * Analyze Vessel and Fleet performance based on established criteria and share performance reports with Fleet Manager’s to enhance vessel performance and vessel availability. * Analyze breakdowns across the fleet and assist the technical team in identifying and implementing mitigation measures to prevent repetitive failures. * Review all defect reports in Shipnet and assign correct defect categories before closure. * Create circulars and send mails to office team and vessels where necessary. * Generate 6M and yearly defect / NPT analysis reports for MSM Technical / Marine team. * Conduct monthly meetings within various MSM departments to discuss and share various reports including but not limited to Vessel Offhire, PMS, Defects, KPI, external audits, OAO vessel inspections etc. * Maintain the Shipnet Application with Shipnet IT team, monitoring PMS compliance by vessel and office team based on audits done by PMS engineer. * Oversee the revamping of vessel PMS as per requirement and monitor vessel PMS change requests carried out by PMS Engineer. * Coordinate Shipnet PMS and database development for new vessels joining the MSM fleet, along with PMS engineer, IT Dept and external service providers. * Ensure Shipnet CBT module for training is available to all crew and keep the training module updated as per revisions in Shipnet * Drive innovations and initiate projects to improve KPI targets including optimizing of spare parts and stores consumption. * Transition maintenance philosophy from Time based Overhaul (TBO) to Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) where feasible, thus improving vessel availability in the long run and reducing cost. * Manager Inventory of shore spare parts, identifying common spare parts / stores across the fleet to reduce procurement costs and minimize vessel downtime. * Liaise with procurement department in sharing fleet data and assist in technical evaluation for contracted bulk purchase of spare parts / stores and technical services. * Set, track, report and analyze KPIs for MSM office personnel. * Monitor vesels certification compliance with the assistance of Document Administrator. * Manage the Offshore Assurance officers (OAO) program, planning and executing vessel inspection and audits through a Team consisting of Master and Chief Engineer. * Analyze OAO reports and share findings with concerned Managers and Superintendents to facilitate follow up actions. * Brief Master’s and Chief Engineers prior vessel joining, regarding PMS compliance, vessel defects and follow up, reporting formats, vessel performance and Fleet Audit points. * Collaborate with Senior Manager to implement Company’s digitalisation initiative. **Related Assignments** * Perform other duties and assignments as directed. **Minimum Qualification/Experiences/Skills** **Education \& Professional Qualification:** * Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any relevant field. **Professional Experience:** * 8\-10 years of Sailing experience in both Deep Sea fleet and Offshore Fleet. Marine Engineer Class – II * Technical Superintendent experience preferred **Geographic Experience:** * GCC/Middle East preferred; **Computer Skills:** Good knowledge of Windows, MS Office, Shipnet and Database Management **Language Skills:** * Business \& Technical fluent English * Arabic language is an advantage. **Skills \& Competencies:** * Good knowledge of vessel PMS systems * Good knowledge of vessel operations and requirements * Good technical knowledge of Vessel machinery, maintenance schedules and spare parts * Good experience in handling vessel related office work – including Shipnet, breakdown RCA, analysing various trends to improve vessel performance, KPI setting and Monitoring etc