Role Title: Identifying Component Failures of Fleet Assets and Optimum Replacement Periods Intern
Organisation: Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: O'Connor
The intern will identify types of components in a DFES fleet vehicle that failed, frequency of failures, failure intervals and time taken to rectify failures. The analysis will clearly identify the following:
a. Analysis will be undertaken in relation to the region the vehicles are located and the type of vehicle to be analysed.
b. Identify all the types of components that failed for the type of vehicle selected – “failed” is defined as a failure that prevents the vehicle from being available for service.
c. From the analysis, determine top 5 components that are failing that contribute to significant loss of useful life for the type of vehicle selected by DFES.
d. For the components that failed, the consequence of the failures will be characterised as:
1. The time duration the vehicles were not available for service due to the failure classified by location and vehicle registration number.
2. Identification of components that failed as “reparable” or “non-reparable” – identification in consultation with Maintenance Manager.
Deliverables:
• A written report which addresses the following:
a. Components that are failing – full list classified by region, unit and location.
b. Components that are failing – top five, ranked in terms of frequency, followed by duration.
c. Quantification of loss of service due to component failures identified in item f) 2 above, as a percentage of serviceable useful life of vehicle selected.
d. Recommendation – optimum time to replace components id
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) was established on the 1st November 2012, and performs a critical role coordinating emergency services for a range of natural disasters and emergency incidents threatening life and property.
It comprises of 1600 operational personnel and corporate staff members. It also has an extensive network of more than 27,000 volunteers engaged in the delivery of services to the community.
The Operational Research and Development branch’s purpose is to enable the continuous improvement of our operational assets including firefighting fleet, equipment and personal protective clothing to enhance service delivery to the community and increase the capability of the department.