Invitation to Join

We are inviting all professional mechanical engineers, licensed or unlicensed ME, CPM or ME student to join the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME)

Let me know if you are interested to join and I will send the membership application form by E-mail, especially for those in the Eastern Batangas area

Job Vacancy for FCP Group Philippines, Inc.

FCP Group Philippines is in need of competent and reliable people
for our new project in BAGUIO CITY starting this APRIL 2012.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS:
Registered Civil Engineer
Lead Fire Technician
Fire Alarm Technicians
Civil Works Staff (Carpenters)
Mechanics

HVAC PERSONNEL:
Registered Mechanical Engineer
HVAC Technician
Quality Assurance Officer

BRANCH OFFICE TECHNICIAN:
Multi-Skilled Technicians

Be part of
FCP Group Philippines, Inc.

Attractive Compensation Package and Benefits!
Submit your resume on or before
M a r c h 26, 2 0 1 2

Visit their website at www.fcpgroup.net
Or call them at telefax 894-0398 or 0922-8067365
Send resume to U514 Makati Executive Center
#114 Leviste cor Rufino Sts. Salcedo Vill., Makati City
or E-mail them at recruitment@fcpgroup.net

Flow - Psychology of Optimal Experience

Everyone wants to live a happy life. All other goals we make (for health, beauty, marriage, friendship, recognition, success, money or power) is based on the premise that it will give us happiness. Happiness is the ultimate goal. Yet many people put the other goals above all other and in the end could not find happiness.

When are people most happy ? Happiness is not a result of chance or good fortune. It results from people learning to control their inner experience when confronted by external events. Happiness results when people are in the state of flow. Though we also enjoy the calm and relaxing times, the best moments usually occur when one's mind or body is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

“Flow” is the way people describe their state of mind when consciousness is harmoniously ordered, and they want to pursue whatever they are doing for its
own sake. This state is characterized by the following :
1) Having a clear understanding of what you want to achieve
2) Being able to concentrate for a sustained period of time
3) Losing the feeling of consciousness of one's self including awareness of bodily needs
4) Finding that time passes quickly (it always does when you're having fun
5) Experiencing a balance between your ability level and the challenge at hand
6) Having a sense of personal control over the situation
7) Feeling that the activity is intrinsically rewarding
8) Joy and creativity at their peak
9) Being completely absorbed and totally involved in the activity itself

Flow MODEL

The flow model is shown as a two dimensional graph showing the emotional states between various levels of perceived skill level and challenge. For example, when the perceived challenge is too high compared to how their skill level, the result is worry or anxiety for the individual as he or she may feel not capable of successfully meeting the challenge. Whereas, if a person perceives his skill (knowledge or experience) as much higher than required for a certain challenge, the individual will either feel too relaxed or even bored with the activity.
I still recall an old professor during my college days. He is quite good at the subject matters he is teaching. Some of my classmates say he is very good at teaching and that they are able to learn much better than with the other teachers. However, for some reason some of us just makes one or so stupid mistakes during his test exams. It was really frustrating not getting a perfect score with such simple problems. It got to the point that I make it a point to avoid schedules when he is the subject instructor and chose those with "terror" reputation. Looking back, it was just as if my mind just goes to sleep after perceiving such a low challenge level. It took quite an effort to be able to bypass the apathy and concentrate on the test exam.
With the right challenge suited to your perceived skill level, you experience a state of mind called "Flow". It can be quite fullfilling to feel like doing something "significant".

For those who finds the challenge too high for them, the best way to improve would be :

1. Do a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) analysis - compare your skill levels to that needed for your desired conditions
2. Improve Yourself - make a development plan for upgrading your knowledge and skill level and implement it
3. Coaching - motivate yourself or get someone in your social network to do so and keep you on track with your development plan and reach your goals

Reference book : Flow - The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

What is a Proactive Maintenance Technician ?

A proactive maintenance technician is a highly trained professional, with knowledge in many skills area (including safety and production) in addition to his own field of expertise. This professional knows and can implement proactive maintenance strategy for any piece of equipment, using his knowledge and experience to ensure the maintenance process is optimized by making constructive improvement recommendations to management.

He is characterize by the following :

1. Constantly reviews information to ensure procedures are accurate
2. Resolves issues quickly
3. Ensures the procedure is repeatable
4. Leads by example
5. Knows and follows best practices in his work
6. Has a suitable reference book on hand
7. Starts and Ends his work on time
8. Knows the planned and scheduled work for the week
9. Inspect the next day's tool and spares requirement beforehand
10. Makes recommendations for improvements
11. Makes sure area is clean and safe when completing his work
12. Proud of his work

What about your group of maintenance technicians ? Can you say they are a proactive bunch ?

Reference : A Day in the Life of a Maintenance Technician by Ricky Smith

Job Opportunities in Vetyard

For Local employment

(1) Senior licensed mechanical engineer - with experience in doing mechanical design elements for major projects. He should be able to work with the principal designers by attending meetings and manage the production of drawings and reports. Also, with experience in managing a project team and provide guidance to junior members of the team.

For overseas employment (US)

Repairs and Maintenance Manager – for a terminal container; at least 10 years experience, between 35 to 45 years old; can lead IT systems.

Send your updated resume to Julie Casis at email: jcasis@vetyard.com

Job Openings in Unilever

Below are several job opportunities in Unilever.

Job Title: PERSONAL CARE MFG FILLING EXECUTIVE
Location: Paco, Manila
Work Level: 1A

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
The Personal Care Manufacturing Filling Executive is the site owner of Paco’s PC liquids mfg 3P filling site.

SHE
Responsible for site’s compliance with Unilever safety and environment standards.

Responsible for ensuring that all shopfloor is properly informed and trained on the prescribed work procedures and company safety rules and regulations.

Also responsible for updating these work procedures, rules and standards as needed.

In case of emergency, is the primary point of contact (total site).

OPERATIONS
Owner of the site’s operational process and procedures, as well as cascading and sign-off with team.

Facilitates the formation and cascade of standard operating procedures, criteria and settings with team.

Finalizes total site production plan, together with production scheduler and SU planners.

Ensures availability of Bulk and PM via constant coordination with Planning team and PC Mixing.

Performs daily site inspection for GHK and leads correction of non-compliances observed.

Owns the site’s Key Performance Indicators (Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale):
- maintains a system for collection, analysis and review of these KPIs
- maintains loss trees for relevant KPIs
- leads analysis and improvement initiatives arising from loss tree analysis

Facilitates daily Output Reliability meetings.

Ensures efficiency and results of the regular line Circle meetings.

Facilitates the formation of PC Filling quality plan and cascades to team, together with the site’s Quality team.

Facilitates Why-Why and Root Cause analysis discussion, together with Team Leader, on Quality issues encountered
and eventual close out.

Identifies and arranges for training for skills needed by the shopfloor team.

In charge of administrative transactions with 3Ps

MAINTENANCE
Ensures team is equipped with proper technical training and knowledge to fully execute CILT activities.

Reviews CILT findings and improvement ideas, and ensures appropriate action plan to address any issues

Facilitate weekly review of total site Tagging, OPL, Visual Control generation performance with the 3P AM Pillar Heads

Review and facilitation of Breakdown Analysis

MANNING
Reviews total site Training Needs Analysis created by T&E Pillar heads and approves individual training plan.

Execution of training plan by tapping appropriate resources.

Agrees with 3P total site and per line manning list

PROJECTS/INNOVATIONS
Ensures that prior to any New Product Innovation, all required Early Management exercises are completed.

Facilitate technical EEM discussions, together with Dev, Planning and Production team.

Agree with SU planning on schedules of MPTs.

LOGISTICS
Daily and weekly review of material reconciliation/inventory activities (variances).

Set-up of inbound receiving and FG dispatch documented systems / procedure, in accordance to SAP principles.

ADMIN
Ensures timelines of transactions related to 3P mfgs.

Ensures total site compliance to company COBP, Rules and Regulations, Company-Union Agreements.

Minimum Qualifications: Should be a Graduate of Industrial /Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering and other Engineering related courses with at least 1 to 2 years experience preferably from FMCG/Food/Pharmaceutical industry

**Interested parties may apply in writing and are encouraged to copy his/her immediate superior up to WL3 manager on or beforeMarch 22, 2012

**Internal candidates should have worked at least a year in his/her position to be an eligible candidate. Internal Application Form is now available in our HR Portal Employees may send their qualified referrals to the email below.

For inquiries, contact Unilever Recruitment Services at 702-9002 or through email at peoplelinkph@accenture.com

JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN KSA

Following is message circulated by Engr. Edgar M. Bonotano, immediate past president of

PSME -CRSA Chapter. Kindly make comment to contact me and I will send the screening form via E-mail.

Please pass around to your friends, colleagues, relatives who may be interested to come to work in Saudi Arabia for our contract with Saudi Aramco as employee of Al Hoty Co., Ltd. Attractive salary package awaits you and them. SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES MUST BE EITHER IN INDIA OR THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE INTERVIEW PERIOD IN APRIL 2012.

Anyone interested can send their CVs and the completed Screening Form to ahcjobs@al-hoty.com or fitz.quiroz@al-hoty.com. Deadline of CV submission is March 20, 2012.

Kindest regards,

Buddy Villas

Al Hoty Co., Ltd.

Tel# 00966-3-894-8020 x190

Al Hoty Co., Ltd. based in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, and one of the top manpower service providers in the oil and gas industry is currently in need of the following personnel for its 5-yr projects with the biggest oil producer in the world.

Accountant I, III - GC 10, 12 - College Degree. w/ SAP Training, min 5yrs relevant accounting office exp. Thorough knowledge of professional accounting theories and practices.

Accounting Clerk, GC 06 - College Degree, 4yrs accounting clerical exp.

Admin Asst, GC 08 - Completion of Clerical Training Program, College grad a plus. 5yrs exp. Type 45wpm, 85% min accuracy. Proficient in PC, MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Admin Clerk II (Courier), GC 06 - Completion Clerical Training Program. College grad a plus, min 4yrs exp in construction, oil, gas, petrochem. Types 45wpm, 85% min accuracy. With driving license.

Admin Clerk I, II, III, GC 07-09 - Completion Clerical Training Program. College grad a plus, min 5yrs exp in construction, oil, gas, petrochem. Types 45wpm, 85% min accuracy.

Asst Engineer I (Safety, Electrical) GC 10 -College degree. 8yrs exp OR 2yrs in engineering tech or a closely related field plus min 4yrs exp in engineering support work.

Asst Engineer II, GC 09- Completion Vocational Diploma, College grad a plus. 6yrs exp OR 2yrs in engineering technology plus 2yrs relevant exp in engineering support work. Ability to drive a car.

Asst Engineer I (Division Secretary) GC 10 - College degree or secretarial course graduate. Min 10yrs exp performing secretarial duties.

Construction Materials Specialist I, GC 12 - BS Degree, 14yrs combined experience in two or more of the following areas; project design and construction, purchasing, materials inventory control, scheduling/forecasting, or construction contract admin.

Construction Engineer I (Architect, Civil, Mechanical, Piping) GC 14 - BS Engg, 10yrs exp in construction/associated fields. Knows project mngmt, cost control/estimating; with International Bldg, Utility/Piping codes; budgeting/accounting procedures, Standard Safety practices.

Construction Engineer II (Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical) GC 13 - BS Engg, 8yrs exp in construction or associated fields. Knows project mngmt, cost control/estimating; familiar with International Building , Utility/Piping codes; budgeting/accounting procedures, Standard Safety practices.

Construction Engineer III ((Electrical, Mechanical, Process), GC 12 - BS Engg, min 5yrs exp in construction, design or project management.

Construction Analyst GC 10 - BS Engg, min 4-yrs exp in construction. Knows construction programs and procedures in areas of Cost Control, Estimating Methods & Procedures, Resources Planning & Coordination, computer literate.

Construction Analyst (Safety) GC 10 - BS Degree in Occupational Safety, Safety Engg, Occupational or Environmental Health, Industrial Engg, or a safety related field, 5y exp. OSHA Construction Safety Class Cert or equivalent. Knows NFPA 70E, NFPA 101, Life Safety Code requirements; safety compliance and auditing; EPA, OSHA. NIOSH, APCD. Technical expertise in analyzing numerical and claims data and industry performance measures such as Loss Time Injury Rates, Frequency Rates, and OSHA 300 Recordable Rates.

Construction Materials Specialist I, II - GC 11, 12 - BS Degree. Min 12yrs exp in one or more of the following fields; construction, project design, project planning and scheduling, procurement, site materials control, or materials scheduling and forecasting.

Construction Safety Advisor, GC 11 - BS Degree. Min 11yrs heavy construction exp, preferably in the petrochemical or process areas. Membership in a recognized professional safety society such as the Institute of Industrial Safety Of Officers is desirable.

Sr Construction Specialist (Safety), GC 12 - College Degree; min 12yrs exp in the construction field, min of 5yrs in supervisory equivalent to a Foreman of Metals, Critical crafts or Site Supt. Preferably with oil field related experience.

Contracts Advisor I, GC 14 - BS Degree, min 10yrs exp in Material/Contract Management and Handling, 5yrs in a similar position.

Contracts Advisor II, GC 13 - BS Degree or equivalent, min 8yrs exp in Material/Contract Management and Handling, 3yrs in a similar position.

Cost Engineer I, GC 14 - BS Degree. Min 9yrs cost engg exp including 5yrs in petrochem, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.

Cost Engineer II, GC 13 - BS Degre. Min 7yrs cost engg exp including 3yrs in petrochem, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.

Cost Engineer III, GC 12 - BS Degre. Min 5yrs cost engg exp including 3yrs in petrochem, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.

Cost Engineer IV, GC 11 - BS Degre. Min 3yrs cost engg exp including 1yr in petrochem, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.

Data-Network Engineering Position GC 13 - BS Comp Science, Engineering or other related field; min 5yrs exp in oil & gas. Able to design, install, maintain/support LAN, WAN, VoIP infrastructures; data network sys, creates/maintains network docs, maintains hardware, software standards, knows advanced engg and admin of multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches, network security devices and mngmt syst. Familiar with UNIX, Novell and Microsoft, etc.

Data-Network Engineering Position GC 14 - BS Comp Sci, Engg or other related field, min 8yrs exp in construction oil & gas; able to design, install, maintain and support LAN, WAN, VoIP infrastructures. Provides high-level technical support for data network systems, creates and maintains network documentation, maintains hardware and software standards. Familiar w/ UNIX, Novell , MS , etc.

Engineer I (Civil, Electrical/Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Rotating, Architectural, Safety, Piping, Welding, NDT) GC 14 - BS Engg. 9yrs exp, pref in the oil industry or similar process industry.

Engineer II (Systems Engr) GC 13 - BS Engg. Min 9yrs exp, preferably in the oil industry or similar process industry

Engineer III (Communications, Electrical, ElectricaI/Instrumentation, Mechanical, Piping, Safety) GC12 - BS Engineering, 5yrs exp in oil or similar process industry.

Engineer IV (Civil, Electrical/Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Rotating, Architectural, Safety) GC 11 - BS Engg, 4yrs exp, pref in oil or similar process industry.

Engineering Aide GC 07 - Completed Vocational course. 5yrs exp. Interpret blueprints. Performs a variety of routine field and semi-technical loss prevention tasks.

Engineering Support - Safety Position GC 09 - min 5yrs exp in construction, oil, gas, petrochem.

Engineering Technician GC 11 - 2year degree in Engg Technology or closely related field, min 8yrs exp.

Estimating Engineer II, III - GC 12, 13 - BS Engg, min 5yrs exp in petrochemical, refinery, pipeline, or power generation projects.

Field Operations/Maintenance Representative GC 13 - BS Degree, min 8yrs exp as safety /loss prevention engineer preferably with international/multinational companies in hydrocarbon, onshore/offshore Oil & Gas facilities, oil refineries, and/or manufacturing. Knowledge of loss prevention engg practices, fire & safety codes, standards and specifications such as NFPA, OSHA, EPA, API and COMAH. QA

Field Operations/Maintenance Representative (Safety) GC 13 - BS Degree, min 10yrs exp safety /loss prevention engineer in hydrocarbon, onshore/offshore oil/gas facilities or manufacturing. Knows loss prevention engineering practices, fire & safety codes, standards/specs NFPA, OSHA, EPA, API, COMAH. QA Procedures and ISO 9001, environmental rules/regulations & ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001.

IT/Data Network Engineering Position GC 14 - BS Comp Science or other related field, min 10yrs exp in Oil & Gas; well-verse with Database - MS SQL 7.0 / 2000, Fail-safe mirror (RAID 0,1,5) TCP/IP, PABX , Cluster operation Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 Enterprise Edition with Unix, Windows NT, Windows 2000/2003, SQL Server 7, LAN/WAN TCP/IP Wire (Ethernet) & Wireless Networks (WipLL& Broadband Access) install, t-shoot, support WAN, LAN topologies, dial-up, T1 and modems.

Materials Controlman I, II - GC 07, 08 - Min 4yrs relevant exp in materials supply activities. Prepares manual requisitions for zero balance/critical material needs, for repair/replacement parts, and inventory control documents such as Article Change Requests, Cargo Tracing Requests, and Manual Requisitions for review and approval.

Materials Advisor II GC 11 - BS Degree holder in engg w/ min 7yrs exp in materials handling in oil, gas or construction.

Materials Technician GC 10 - College degree, min 9yrs materials exp in oil & gas w/ 5yrs of exp.

Planning & Programs Analyst I, II - GC 12, 13 - BS Engg. Min 6yrs exp in mngmt of operating costs, budgets, or related activities OR BS Bus Adm, Accounting, or Financial Mngt. 10yrs exp in cost control, budgets, or related activities, EDP systems and programs.

Project Management Specialist, GC 13, 15 - BS Engg or Business, plus significant post graduate participation in technical or PM related seminars. Preferably MS, MBA or higher degree; Min 12yrs exp, including 9 years in his main field. Professional cert by AACE, PMI or engg boards.

Sched Engr - GC 11, 12, 13, 14 - BS Engg, Construction Mngmt, Economics, Bus Admin, or Accounting, or closely related major. 3yrs planning and scheduling experience including at least 2 years in either petro-chemical, construction, heavy or high technology industries. Exp in Critical Path Network Analysis/computer applications, Proj Mngmt practices; computer capabilities; current planning and scheduling techniques and standards, methods and procedures.

Sr. Construction Specialist GC 11, 12 - BS Engg, min 5yrs exp in the construction, 3yrs in supervisory position equivalent to a Foreman of Metals, Critical crafts or Site Superintendent with cognitive construction direction responsibility in oil & gas.

Senior Digital Cartographer (Carthographist) GC 11 - Non- Technical BS Degree holder w/ min 11yrs exp in one or more of the ff areas: GIS/Cartographic mapping and/or remote sensing and image interpretation, designing and creation of visual/hardcopy presentations, DTP report publishing, technical illustration design, as related to unique requirements in the oil industry.

Statistical Assistant GC 07, 08 , 09 - Completion of vocational diploma or Clerical Training Program, college degree is a plus. Min 5yrs exp in the statistical and/or clerical field, statistical analysis, report preparation, basic statistical methods and techniques as calculations of standard means, deviations, etc.

Supervising Surveyor GC 11 – BS Engg; provides calculations, computer work associated with surveying earth’s surface to determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, and contours for construction, land division, titles; utilizes GPS post-processing software. data collector transfers, coordinate lists and worksheet plotting

Survey Technician I GC 09 - BS Surveying, assist surveyors setting up sites and taking inventories of office and vehicle supplies; knows entering data, taking notes and operating topographic equipment; directing traffic to performing computer-aided drafting & mathematical calculations, collecting land info that is used in cartography, construction or engineering, handling/operating surveying instruments.

Sr. Project Inspectors GC 12 - Sr Project Inspectors (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, NDT, HVAC, Coating, Welding Plant/Equipment, Rotating Equipment) - BS Engineering Degree, 8 years experience preferably in the oil and gas industry. Knows the international inspection standards, must have one of the following certs: AWS, BGAS, CSWIP, NACE APIs, NDT, ASNT, ASME, BICSI.

Additional requirements for Community Services:

Camp Services Coordinator I	BS degree in engineering, safety engineering, industrial hygiene, or environmental science, or in a related field is preferred. 12 years of related safety/operational experience and/or training, preferably in the oil/gas or petrochemical industry, or in the industry related to the position placement, e.g., marine, pipelines, power distribution, occupational health, safety and environmental compliance with applicable industry, governmental and/or international standards.
Field Compliance Coordinator III	BS degree in engineering, safety engineering, industrial hygiene, or environmental science, or in a related field is preferred. 5 years of related safety/operational experience and/or training, preferably in the oil/gas or petrochemical industry, or in the industry related to the position placement, e.g., marine, pipelines, power distribution, occupational health, safety and environmental compliance with applicable industry, governmental and/or international standards.
Engineer II (Facility Planner)	BS Civil Engineering or equivalent technical field. Min 7years experience in community facilities construction in industry or governmental sectors. Experienced in Project planning, management, Operations.
Asst Engineer I (Scope Writer)	BS Engineering or equivalent. 5 years experience in which at least 3 years in technical writing. Computer literate and excellent English both oral & written.
Engineer II (Waste Water)	BS Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering, 3yrs experience w/ water & waste water systems planning & design. Strong technical background & experience in water & wastewater conveyance & treatment. Computer literate, w/ knowledge in Hydraulic modeling.
Interior Designer I	BS Civil, Architecture w/ 7yrs exp in Drafting of Architectural, Civil Structural, P&ID, Piping Plan and Isometric Drawing, Electrical and Instrumentation, HVAC (MEP) using CAD Microstation, I/RAS B. and AutoCAD 2010.eD Modelling & presentation.

Engineer II (Civil)	BS Civil Engineering, 7 yrs exp in building construction preferably in residential projects and communities.
Engineer II (Construction)	BS Engineering, 7 yrs exp in building construction preferably in residential projects and communities.
Engineer II (Electrical)	BS Electrical Engineering, 7 yrs exp in the field of electrical to work in community services.
Engineer II (HVAC)	BS Mechanical, 7 yrs exp in HVAC in community services
Engineer II (Instrument)	BS Engineer, 7 years in instrumentation in community services.
Engineer II (Mechanical)	BS Mechanical Engineer, 7 years experience in related field in community services.
Engineer II (Safety)	BS Engineering, 7 years safety experience, preferably with safety certs in community services.
Engineer II (Structural)	BS Civil Engineering, 7 years in structural design in community services