AHMED BADAWY

• Plan & supervise all types of maintenance schedules.
• Prepare and implement departmental budget, and continuously monitor gaps.
• Plan & monitor all cost saving activities.
• Control all maintenance related KPI's.
• Analyze BD, CM & Preventive Maintenance program activities & feedback the various checklists & schedules.
• Supervise and direct the maintenance staff & workers, including the contractors.
• Rewarding & disciplining staff as required.
• Confer with other sections engineers, contractors, regarding maintenance activities.
• Manage and oversee all plant section-related utilities usage and costs, such as curing rooms & boilers, chillers, compressors.
• Document departmental activities through the various reports (weekly & monthly) according to ISO requirements.
• Manage maintenance activities through ERP systems (MAXIMO & EPICOR).
• Assure availability of any spare parts that may cause long breakdowns, repair and maintain used spare parts.
• Supervise and direct various seasonal projects such as machine installations, machine modifications & upgrades.
• Develop detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
• Establish performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
• Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
• Establish team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
• Define clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
• Train personnel in equipment maintenance and enforce participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
• Evaluate employee performance and convey constructive feedback to improve skills.
• Improve staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
• Recruit, interview and hire employees and implement mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
• Control resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and government regulations.
• Handle many big projects as a project manager, such as:

- Transferring & re-installing 32 building wires machines from Rabigh to Jeddah plants.

- Leading the maintenance activities required for ISO 14001 & 18001 certificates.

- Overhauling 1,000 kg/hr steam boiler saving a lot of thousands of Saudi Riyals.

- Calculating & installing Nitrogen generation plant for CV lines.

- Upgrading the Nitrogen generation system to match the copper drawing machines requirements.

- Implementing the performance inspection for the machine JPD-2000 Drum Twisting Line at the manufacturer site (HeFei HeNing electro-technology Co., LTD. China).

- Representing Jeddah Cables Co. at Düsseldorf wire show 2018 & 2022, Germany.

- Leading the installation & commissioning of new 61 wires rigid stranding machine, Aluminum RBD machine and Aluminum Rod Plant, 2022.

• Achievements:

- Reducing the budget of the mechanical spare parts from ~1,200,000 SR to ~800,000 (30% saving).

- Increasing the machines availability from ~92% to ~98%.

- Eliminating the pneumatic troubles of CORTINOVIS stranding machines by modifying the pneumatic control circuits.

- Eliminating the hydraulic troubles in Niehoff spoolers by modifying the hydraulic power packs.

- Modifying the steam piping system to the curing rooms, making it more efficient, controllable & reliable.

• Worked in the following types of container handling equipments:

- Ship to Shore cranes: ZPMC (China), Mitsubishi (Japan), Caillard (France).

- Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTG): Mitsubishi (Japan).

• Managing and supervising the daily maintenance activities.
• Hands on experience in:

- Hydraulic systems with their different components such as pumps, control valves, solenoids, accumulators (Rexroth, Vickers, Parker).

- Diesel engines repairing (Cummins).

- Brakes (Thruster disc brakes, hydraulic disc brakes, electromagnetic brakes, drum brakes).

- All mechanical components enclosed in container handling cranes: (gearboxes, bearings, couplings, wire robes, chains).

• Participating as a committeeman in technical specification and technical evaluation committees.
• Participating as a committeeman in receipt and inspection committees for new equipments and spare parts.
• Fully experienced on using the most common mechanical instruments.
• Instructor for correct troubleshooting and maintenance techniques (for technicians and new engineers).
• Troubleshooting diagnosis for electrical and electronic systems throw the ability of reading electrical schematics, testing almost electrical components.
• Frequently diagnosed mechanical problems and determined how to correct issues.
• Responded to maintenance requests to repair equipment malfunctions.
• Developed and coordinated effective predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance approaches.
• Provided technical training for maintenance team members on new system enhancements.
• Investigated equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation and made appropriate maintenance recommendations.
• Completed root cause analysis, logged faults, and prepared system reports.
• Reduced maintenance accidents by 30% by enforcing strict safety standards.
• Received complete mechanical training on Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes "RTG50/26.5/ 5+1/ AC (8 wheels)" at Gulf Piping Co. factory, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

• Maintaining many types of plastic industry machines: plastic sheet extruder, thermoforming machines, injection machines & printers.

• Traveling thought Egypt to install and maintain VideoJet printers.