Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair centralized organization of specialists within the operations department is charged with this responsibility for the network of facilities. Major engineering design and construction work related to new plants and plant expansions is handled by a separate corporate engineering department and will not be discussed in this section. The corporate engineering department is also available for special help to the operations department. As indicated previously, the interjection of technical specialists for the quick and efficient resolution of problems was one of the key points to a centralized system of engineering services, and the engineering staff at individual. | 30 Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair centralized organization of specialists within the operations department is charged with this responsibility for the network of facilities. Major engineering design and construction work related to new plants and plant expansions is handled by a separate corporate engineering department and will not be discussed in this section. The corporate engineering department is also available for special help to the operations department. As indicated previously the interjection of technical specialists for the quick and efficient resolution of problems was one of the key points to a centralized system of engineering services and the engineering staff at individual plants has therefore been kept minimal. In some plants a certain need for minimum on-site staffing of chemical and mechanical engineers is required for day-to-day problems but here special emphasis is placed on coordinating problem issues with the centralized staff. The normal day-to-day minor plant and equipment problems are handled by the plant manager with his staff sized on this minimum basis. The centralized engineering services then encompass these major responsibilities 1. Aid in resolving specific equipment and process problems as they arise based on information gathered through monitoring techniques or through plant manager request. Suitable engineering or technician help is provided including site visits when necessary. 2. Getting special services from the corporate engineering department to obtain maximum benefits from understanding the design concepts and to provide a valuable source of field problem feedback for future design considerations. This would also include obtaining recommendations from equipment manufacturers and outside consultants. 3. Monitoring process performance of all facilities including overall production utility efficiency and gathering sufficient data to generally identify problem areas. Each facility requires a detailed analysis to .
