Engineering Officer

Are you experienced in the mechanical maintenance of industrial plants?

If yes, this is a chance to be part of Elpedison, the first independent energy utility in Greece, and a leader in providing outstanding and innovative energy solutions.

Elpedison, with its two privately-owned power plants in Thisvi (Voiotia) and Thessaloniki, with a total installed capacity of 820 MW, uses natural gas as fuel and ensures a clean and continuous electricity flow, based on a highly environmentally-friendly power generation process.

The Engineering Officer will be responsible for the guidance, coordination and supervision of strategic activities for mechanical maintenance of the Plants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to plant performance (efficiency, capacity, reliability, flexibility, etc.) and propose actions aiming at the continuous improvement of plant efficiency and reliability.
• Provide support for the creation of the annual maintenance plan and the annual maintenance budget and cost optimization for the generating unit.
• Ensure the creation of specific plans for machinery periodic control and supervise the implementation.
• Ensure development of specific maintenance and inspection methodologies and supervise the implementation
• Act as work supervisor and prime source of maintenance and engineering expertise as well, particularly in relation to the application of the safety rules.
• Ensure that all actions are always in adherence to company HSE standards and ISO requirements and that you are always up to date with all company HSE & ISO requirements.
• Follow the development and implementation of strategic projects targeting to plant performance and reliability improvement.
• Perform resource planning in order to carry out efficiently the projects/maintenance he has been assigned.
• Provide support to the Plants for the development of technical specifications for improvements, modifications, new investments or applications with higher technical complexity.
• Provide support to the Plants for investigating and identifying solutions to specific maintenance (predictive, preventive or corrective) technical issues.
• Monitor the good and reliable operation of the equipment of the power plant.
• Provide support to the Plants during the outages and the major overhauls and undertakes specific tasks to your responsibility.
• Control and ensure the renewal of the licences of the power plants.
• Create specific KPI's with the development and the assessment of these factors, propose actions/projects to improve the performance of the power plants.

Requirements

• A MEng in Mechanical Engineering
• Membership in the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE – TCG)
• At least 3 years of experience in power generating units' maintenance or 5 years experience in maintenance of big industry.  Experience in implementation of strict Quality and HSE protocols (esp. IS09001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, etc.)
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Very good command of the English language
• Good Organizational skills
• Project management skills
• SAP experience will be considered an asset
• Commitment to respect deadlines

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ticket restaurant card
• Transportation reimbursement
• Bonus scheme
• Private Health Insurance coverage
• Pension Scheme
• Home electricity and natural gas discount
• Continuous learning and upskilling opportunities
• Hybrid Working
• One extra day of paid time off
• Reimbursement for athletic activities
• Unlimited fruits and snacks at the office

About Optimal

Since 2005, Optimal has provided unparalleled, bespoke HR services to large organizations and SMEs operating in the EMEA region. We pride ourselves on delivering a 360° business support platform to our clients through 6 service divisions:

• Talent Acquisition 
• HR Strategy & Talent Development
• Learning & Development
• Workforce Management
• Recruiting
• Outplacement