Maintenance Supervisor

Job Purpose

The primary responsibility of a Maintenance Supervisor (LV) is to provide day-to-day supervision of Solar O&M team to minimize or avoid solar plant’s breakdowns and needless production losses. Also responsible to follow maintenance schedule of solar PV systems and associated LV installations and equipment’s as scheduled by his line manager.

Follows the maintenance schedule to ensure the works are completed on time with the higher Quality standards and act as role model in field environment to ensure all procedures are followed as required.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for inspection, maintenance and repair of solar PV systems.
• Identifies problems and inform the same to maintenance engineer for further corrective action.
• Responds to emergency call outs.
• Ensure that all operations and maintenance activities performed at project sites complies with OEM requirements and warranties.
• Ensures that all the PM activities are carried out as per the yearly maintenance planner schedule.
• Responsible for all safety aspects at the site, including Safety Walks in the field.
• Use technical knowledge and experience to optimize site performance.
• Provides guidance, training and direction to subordinates, including setting individual goals and performance standards.
• Monitor employees work levels and review work performance.
• Optimize the utilization of workforce by efficiently allocate the technicians and Helpers as per schedule and within the allocated budget.
• Prepare list of Spare materials required to carry out the preventive and predictive maintenance effectively.
• Prepare list of spare materials/machinery required to carry out the cleaning works effectively.
• Prepare daily reports to reflect work progress and submit to the Maintenance engineer.
• Periodically maintain inventory of stock and used spare materials.
• Maintain company tools and equipment’s in excellent condition.
• Ensure safety regulations are duly followed by the workers.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• All other reasonable duties as assigned by maintenance engineer and/or his designee.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Must have industry recognized vocational/technical training certificate or equivalent.
• Possessing UAE Valid LMV Driving license (manual) for transporting workers

Experience

• Must possess minimum 3 years of prior work experience in a supervisory role in Solar plant maintenance activities. 
• Must have knowledge of reading basic solar installation drawings, equipment manuals, electrical circuit diagrams and using testing equipment’s required to perform the work effectively.

Knowledge & Skills

• Good knowledge and understanding of solar PV technology.
• Must be able to plan, organize, direct and supervise work within budget requirements.
• Must be physically fit to work at height under extreme weather conditions and at times perform manually work.
• Able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• Must be able to maintain a variety of detailed and accurate records. 
• Must be able to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Must ensure general rules of safety are applied at all times while at work site.
• Must possess knowledge of using machineries, special tools/testing equipment’s to produce effective results.
• Must possess ability to read basic solar installation drawings, equipment manuals and electrical circuit diagrams.
• Maintenance knowledge of hand held cleaning equipment’s, small motor pumps will be added advantage