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Strategic Deployment of Mechanical Maintenance Engineers in Process Industries

Strategic Deployment of Mechanical Maintenance Engineers in Process Industries

In process industries, such as chemicals, fertilizers and energy plants, effective maintenance management is critical for ensuring equipment reliability, operational continuity, and safety. This article proposes a data-driven framework for the scientific deployment of mechanical maintenance engineers, considering key operational variables, such as plant area, equipment type and criticality, preventive and corrective maintenance workloads, number of outsourced service interventions, purchase requisition (PR) workload, and permit management load.

Engaging and Retaining the Asset Management Workforce

Engaging and Retaining the Asset Management Workforce

Employee engagement and retention are critical for the success of asset management organizations. High turnover rates and labor shortages pose significant challenges, impacting operational efficiency, safety and overall workforce morale.

The Foundation for a Successful Reliability Journey!

The Foundation for a Successful Reliability Journey!

Our story goes way back to the very beginning of our journey, to the inception of an idea that we can be better at what we do, that there is more to learn and a better way of doing business.

Addressing the Reliability Staffing Problem with a Robust Maintenance Apprenticeship Program

Addressing the Reliability Staffing Problem with a Robust Maintenance Apprenticeship Program

We have recently updated our Maintenance Apprentice program by adding a detailed curriculum, tracking mechanism and follow up processes to ensure apprentice success. In addition, we have won executive support for its implementation, funding and also for headcount projections.

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Reliability Radio EP 301: Kendra Mock & Jon Cameron, CRL-Black Belts, JLL

Reliability Radio EP 301: Kendra Mock & Jon Cameron, CRL-Black Belts, JLL

Listen to this podcast where we have a chat with Kendra Mock and Jon Cameron on their reliability journey to becoming CRL black belts to help you chart your own course towards CRL certification and beyond.

The Will, Skill, and Drill to Succeed

The Will, Skill, and Drill to Succeed

Learning takeaways:

  1. Who is the right person for a role?
  2. How can we determine a fit?
  3. Can a team be successful with wrong players?
How to Best Study for the Certified Maintenance Manager Course and Exam

How to Best Study for the Certified Maintenance Manager Course and Exam

Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM) Instructor Michael Meehan shares study tips for the CMM Exam.

Expectations, Execution and Engagement

Expectations, Execution and Engagement

Achieving reliability and operational excellence isn't about isolated actions, but fostering a culture of collaboration, clear expectations, and active shop floor involvement. Dive into the three key pillars that unlock true operational success.

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Diverse Candidates in Reliability and Maintenance Leadership

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Diverse Candidates in Reliability and Maintenance Leadership

The business case for diversity and inclusion and insight on how companies can attract, develop, and retain women and minority candidates in a field where this can be very challenging.

Understanding the Five Monkey's Experiment

Understanding the Five Monkey's Experiment

In a famous experiment a group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage and in the middle, a ladder with bananas on the top.

Beyond Performance 2.0

Beyond Performance 2.0

The pace and complexity of change is greater today than it has ever been and remains critical to manage the organizational change with the same rigor as technical change.

The Reliability and Maintenance Workforce of the Future

The Reliability and Maintenance Workforce of the Future

The ways of working for plant maintenance and reliability practitioners are beginning to change and will probably radically change over the coming years. The fundamental question is: What will it change to?

Defining Roles and Responsibilities Using RACI

Defining Roles and Responsibilities Using RACI

When an organization clearly defines roles and responsibilities, everyone gets on the same page and seeming the same vision how we work together as a team. Use the analogy that having everyone working together is like pulling an elephant. So how does one pull an elephant? By aligning everyone’s thinking so that we work together toward a common goal.

Enough is Enough: Maintenance Hiring Managers!

Enough is Enough: Maintenance Hiring Managers!

This session will outline challenges that all organizations are seeing in the market in regard to hiring, and review remedies on how a changed approach will shift results towards better hiring and retainment goals.

Can Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Help During COVID-19 and Beyond?

Can Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Help During COVID-19 and Beyond?

The current COVID-19 pandemic has added to the rise of a new kind of short-term skills gap. With remote augmented communication and virtual training, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) can help the industry better address the impending skills gap challenge.

Communicating Within Your Organization: Say It and They Will Come, Right? If Only It Was That Easy!

Communicating Within Your Organization: Say It and They Will Come, Right? If Only It Was That Easy!

A reliability leader communicates vision, concepts, ideas, project information, data, etc., throughout the organization. The problem is different groups have different points of view, different language, and different expectations. A reliability leader must tailor the message to the audience.

Building the Culture of Excellence Foundation with Core Teams

Building the Culture of Excellence Foundation with Core Teams

Culture is the most challenging obstacle in any change initiative. Given proper respect, culture can be successfully managed and overcome. Underestimate culture, and the initiative can quickly become the latest “flavor of the month."

The Human Factor in Asset Management

The Human Factor in Asset Management

It’s often said, "The ‘right’ people are the most important asset of an organization." If we want to be successful in optimizing our maintenance activities, we do not only need to use state-of-the-art maintenance and management tools, but also make use of the knowledge of our people.