Engineering Manager

 

Recruiter:

Staff Solutions Recruitment

Job Ref:

E.L000797/BG

Date posted:

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Location:

Wellington, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable


JOB SUMMARY:
Opportunity Available!! Our leading client in the Manufacturing Sector is looking to employ an Engineering Manager to join their dynamic team in the Western Cape (Wellington).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description:

Maintenance Systems:
  • Ensure plant and equipment availability to meet production schedules and delivery dates
  • Provide advanced technical guidance and advisory service to own staff and all other departments
  • Implement reporting and control measures for improvement of maintenance efficiencies (cost, quality, equipment availability)

Planning:
  • Initiate continuous improvement programmes to ensure optimal maintenance capability
  • Develop and implement a strategic plan (1-3 years) to address upgrading of plants and replacement of obsolete equipment
  • Maintain the ERP plant equipment data
  • Draw-up, approve and schedule maintenance task for preventative maintenance according to production schedules

Leadership and management:
  • Ensuring compliance to all statutory requirements with regards to plant and equipment
  • Establish training requirements for all maintenance disciplines
  • Develop succession plans for all maintenance disciplines
  • Develop internal maintenance policies in line with broader company policies
  • Contract and assess subordinates through proper goal alignment & calibrate results of assessments across departments
  • Effectively communicate and build relationships with peers, subordinates, senior management and customers
  • Department administration

Management of Steam Generation Facility:
  • Schedule and generation of steam to all production facilities according to their production schedules.
  • Monitor efficiency of boilers and planning of coal deliveries.
  • Ensure 3 yearly statutory inspections, repairs and any other required maintenance requirements are completed
  • Monitor and ensure boiler emissions are with limits as per the relevant Atmospheric Emissions License
Site Services:
  • Maintenance of the site’s terrain and piping infrastructure
  • Compressed air supply to all facilities
  • Electricity supply to all facilities, monitoring and measuring per facility
  • Water supply to all facilities, monitoring and measuring per facility
  • Maintenance of the roads in the site, gravel and tar roads
  • Contract technical scoping and administration (maintenance services)

Safety Management:
  • Chairperson of Modification Committee
  • Contractor management for maintenance work
  • Perform Audits across different disciplines and implement corrective actions for audit findings in own responsibility areas.
  • Incident Investigations, findings and corrective actions for Engineering facilities
  • Assess safety consequences of any modification/change in plant and equipment
  • Appointed as designated competent person under OHS Act, General Machinery Regulation 2.1

Job Requirements:

  • Minimum Beng or BSC in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
  • Government Certificate Competency (GCC Factories) as pre-requisite, registration as Pr Eng preferred
  • At least 6 years of experience in Mechanical & Electrical maintenance in a Process Plant environment of which 3 years should have been in a supervisory/management role.
  • Experience in Project Management would be advantageous.
  • Knowledge of hazardous chemicals, in particular explosives, is preferred
  • Proven knowledge and experience in steam generation (Boilers Management), refrigeration plants (Freon or Ammonia) and air compressors
  • Sound knowledge of OHSA Act and Legal Liability, including ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001 standards, is important
  • Performance and strategic management skills
  • Financial management skills would be advantageous.

 

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