August 30, 2006
ReliabilityResumes.com Job Fair in conjunction Texas A&M's TurboMachinery Symposium
When: September 26, 2006
Where: George R Brown Convention Center
Time: 10am - 7pm
Cost: FREE
ReliabilityResumes.com provides job listings for great companies like Holcim, Meridium, Management Resources Group, Georgia Pacific, Hormel, Walgreens, Dynegy, Bristol Myers Squibb, Suncor, Morton Salt, Weyerhauser and more.
This job fair is sponsored and supported by Reliabilityweb.com, Uptime Magazine, Reliability Magazine and ReliabilityResumes.com.
Pre-Registration is required and is free.
August 30, 2006
Bill of Material (BOM) Project
From a recent post at MaintenanceForums.com
I remember once I tried to justify for a BOM review project for existing materials under maintenance department. Is there a better way to prove that it’s a must and not a nice thing to have? I tried to calculate that the project cost is less than cost of improper materials management but the management commented it’s subjective.
What are the best points to make for management support?
August 30, 2006
Job Openings at Holcim
As part of one of the world’s largest cement companies, our vision is to provide the foundations for society’s future and commitment to environmental sustainability.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holcim, Ltd, Holcim (US) is part of a $10B+ global corporation with a rich history extending for nearly a century. Holcim (US), manufacturer and distributor of cement and mineral components, is one the largest segments ($2B+) of this global corporation with 14 manufacturing facilities and more then 70 distribution terminals.
Continuing to be a leader in the industry, Holcim is a rapidly growing corporation and recognized for our innovation, quality, integrity and commitment to success as an industry. Our products and services address the needs of a wide range of construction related markets in over 70 countries with 45,000+ employees worldwide.
Holcim (US) has created a Manufacturing Performance Center (MPC) in the Waltham, MA headquarters. The MPC is designed to provide technical support and guidance to the Holcim plants within the United States. This center of expertise will also offer developmental opportunities, training, and the opportunity for sustainable success.
The MPC is comprised of six specialized teams focused on:
• Environmental
• Maintenance and Reliability
• Process and Quality
• Capital Expenditure
• Performance Planning
• Training
The Holcim team is a rich mix of individuals who create quality products as they build rewarding careers in a collaborative environment. If you are interested in pursuing a career with Holcim (US) we welcome you to visit our website at http://www.holcim.us and view all of the current opportunities.
Holcim offers a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary, incentives, relocation, training and development programs, career opportunities and comprehensive benefits program.
August 30, 2006
Incident Data Best Practices
I was wondering what best practices people were using to link incident data that comes from all different sources (ranging from people walking the plant to, sampling, measuring and testing, etc.) to the ultimate resolution of the problem.
It seems that there are two big gaps that I can see today that exist within my company. One is from the reporting of the incident to how it gets entered into a EAM/CMMS system. We are just beginning to get a handle around how many incidents are either not reported or given the priority they need so we can reduce equipment failures and downtime.
The other is how the data and its resolution gets integrated in a way to promote continuous improvement. We repair the same equipment in different facilities for similar problems and don’t seem to learn anything in the process.
Advise, links, etc. on this topic would be great. Thanks in advance for any help.
August 30, 2006
IR: The Next Generation - Constant Thermal Monitoring
From Uptime Magazine - June 2006
by Robert Kern & Ross Kennedy
In a data center or manufacturing facility not so far away, the manager is on a mission to discover every waiting problem before they have a chance to stop the ultimate goal - No Unscheduled Down Time. Yes, we all imagine a perfect universe with no down time, no problems, and no unforeseen equipment issues. Alas, we all know such a universe doesn’t exist, so back to reality.
The mission to achieve No Unscheduled Down Time has taken us on an interesting, and relatively speedy, journey. We have come from first having to essentially guess about our machinery’s problems all the way to where we are today. But the quest to develop a better understanding hasn’t stopped at the technology commonly used today. After all, what manager wouldn’t want to know the state of equipment health, today, tomorrow and the next day, with no guessing and no
intrusion?
Lets explore where we’ve came from, where we are, and where we are going. More…
August 30, 2006
Oil Analysis Booklet
Oil Analysis is a cornerstone of any successful predictive maintenance and machinery condition monitoring program.
Insight Services’ helps customers understand why oil analysis is vital to a successful reliability program. They get it. The more knowledge maintenance and reliability professionals have, the greater the value that can be returned from the PdM program.
Insight Services developed this book to help everyone understand oil analysis. This booklet is designed to help you establish an effective oil analysis program for increased reliability.
August 30, 2006
Flashback Article: Confused by NFPA 70E?
By John C. Klingler, P.E. Lewellyn Technology
In September 1999 a major U.S. corporation experienced an electrical accident that resulted in serious burn injuries to an electrical apprentice employee. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) investigated the accident and issued a number of citations. The employer challenged the citations and the disagreement ended up before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
As part of the citation OSHA contended that the employer violated a federal regulation because it did not provide or require that its electricians wear appropriate flame-resistant or retardant personal protection, specifically, flame-resistant coveralls and insulated gloves. OSHA also contended that the employer violated a regulation when it did not provide or require that its electricians wear appropriate face protection.
In the settlement the employer agreed to develop hazard analyses in accordance with the personal protective equipment provisions contained in NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 70E. OSHA agreed that given the present state of its standards and regulations, the hazard analyses would achieve compliance with their requirements.
OSHA has not adopted NFPA 70E, does not mandate 70E compliance, yet you can be cited for non-compliance!! How is this possible? More…
August 30, 2006
PAS-55 - Asset Management: concepts & practices
by John Woodhouse, Managing Director, TWPL
Many directors & analysts think “Asset Management” is all about corporate mergers & acquisitions, Return on Capital Employed and ‘asset stripping’. Others have grabbed the phrase to mean ‘more professional maintenance’, or ‘equipment tagging and tracking’, or ‘asset information & work management software’.
A multi-sector initiative in Europe, backed by the British Standards Institute has now published PAS-55, to clear the air a bit and define what a joined-up physical asset management system needs to include. It requires a life cycle view and optimal mixture of capital investments, operations, maintenance, resourcing, risks, performance and sustainability, and it is already being adopted by industry regulators as a checklist of good governance (all electricity and gas distributors must be PAS 55 by 2008).
This article looks at the emerging science and jigsaw puzzle of strategic asset management, and how we can join up some of the most important pieces. More…
August 23, 2006
Please attend ReliabilityResumes.com Job Fair in conjunction Texas A&M's TurboMachinery Symposium
When: September 26, 2006
Where: George R Brown Convention Center
Time: 10am - 7pm
Cost: FREE
ReliabilityResumes.com provides job listings for great companies like Holcim, Meridium, Management Resources Group, Georgia Pacific, Hormel, Walgreens, Dynegy, Bristol Myers Squibb, Suncor, Morton Salt, Weyerhauser and more.
This job fair is sponsored and supported by Reliabilityweb.com, Uptime Magazine, Reliability Magazine and ReliabilityResumes.com.
Positions available:
-Maintenance Manager
-Reliability Engineer
-RCM Specialists
-Maintenance Technicians
-SAP-PM Specialists
-MRO and Stores Managers
Predictive Maintenance Specialists including:
• Vibration Analysts
• Ultrasound Specialists
• Infrared Thermographers
• Motor Testing Specialists
• Oil Analysts
• Lubrication Specialists
Leading Maintenance and Reliability Vendors will also be on hand offering positions including:
• Sales Representatives
• Application Engineers
• Business Development Specialists
• Territory Managers
• Support Engineers
Positions are available for entry level to highly experienced job seekers.
Please join us for a day of fantastic career opportunities with companies who are committed to maintenance and reliability professional development.
Pre-Registration is required and is free.
August 23, 2006
Spare parts kept in stock
From a recent posting at MaintenanceForums.com
I frequently find companies maintenance departments that do PM and yet manage spare parts without distinguishing demand due to wear out failures from demand due to random failures – the only fraction of demand that justifies holding permanently some parts in stock. Demand is mixed all together and the average stock and the holding costs raise consequently to levels higher than they should be.
I would like to know your experience on this issue and to hear your comments.
