Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify maintenance requirements
- Equipment specifications, service requirements and workplace procedures are checked for recommended maintenance intervals and processes
- Special requirements for maintenance are separated from normal lubrication, adjustment and maintenance schedules
- Comparisons with previous experience, future equipment use, production requirements and standard operating procedures are made
- An outline plan for maintenance and a related work schedule is identified and developed
- Establish maintenance systems
- Costings for process are identified based on work schedule (equipment/staff off-line), equipment manufacturers' recommendations, charges for materials, equipment and consumables and external/internal labour charges
- Required production interruptions, processes and procedures are documented and recorded
- Maintenance providers, internal/external, are identified
- Maintenance systems options are analysed and recommendations processed to management
- Approvals for the maintenance systems concepts and resources are obtained
- Organise maintenance activities
- Workplace health and safety requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
- Production schedules and staff rosters are checked to identify times when the maintenance process may be scheduled, including optimum timing for shut down
- Permission from supervisory personnel is obtained for timing of maintenance to optimise the maintenance process and production
- Detailed work plans are developed in accordance with:
- production schedules
- availability of expertise
- scheduling of resource availability
- Employees with the required competencies are identified and where necessary appropriate training and assessment is facilitated
- Approvals for production schedule, employee work pattern and maintenance schedule adjustments are obtained
- Work plan is refined to ensure the maintenance program will maintain workplace outputs in terms of workplace policy
- Resource maintenance requirements
- Complete maintenance procedures
- The maintenance work schedule is completed following the work plan
- Appropriate readings, measurements and recordings are made and compared to equipment, product and other relevant specifications
- Areas requiring further testing are identified and appropriate procedures for testing recommended to supervisory staff
- Appropriate adjustments to the work schedule plan are made based on experience and documentation completed
- Maintenance records are completed and forwarded to appropriate personnel
- Areas where changes to equipment operation or routine maintenance are required to maintain optimum work output and equipment life are noted