Lead Mechanical Engineer Exec - FMCG Maintenance

 

Recruiter:

Dawning Truth

Job Ref:

j735

Date posted:

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related. In the Range of 1.4Mil to 2.4Mil per annum. Highly exceptional more senior candidates may be considered.


SUMMARY:
Top FMCG Manufacturing firm seeks GCC Engineering Manager. To ensure the efficient performance, safe operation and reliability of the plant.

POSITION INFO:

 


*** Lead Mechanical Engineer Exec - FMCG Maintenance ***

 


Top FMCG Manufacturing firm seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer Executive to ensure the efficient performance, safe operation and reliability of manufacturing plants in the group. Engineering Managers will report to this person.

 


Non-Negotiables (We will check):

 


*  BEE: Open to all Races. Age Cap: Under 55

 


*  Government Certificate of Competency - Factories


*  Deep Expertise on Predictive Maintenance Practices


*  Expert in Mechanical Maintenance


*  Expert in Capital Projects


*  Expert in Utilities


*  Team Player


*  Take Accountability Person


*  5 years Setting up Maintenance Best Practice - Predictive, Preventative, Corrective


*  10 years Hands-On Mechanical Diagnostics, Repair and Recurrence Prevention


*  5 years Plant Enhancement & Capital Projects


*  5 years Utilities Maintenance - Particularly HP Boilers & Steam

 


What the person must be able to do:

 


This role is in the FMCG Manufacturing sector. All duties would take place in this context.

 


* Leadership

 


  * Provide Thought Leadership to the Maintenance Team


  * Coach and Develop Team


  * Performance Management of Team


  * Hands-on Guidance with Complex Mechanical Faults


  * Gain the support and supervisory technicians


  * Upskill the maintenance and utility teams

 


* Safety & Legal Compliance

 


  * Ensure compliance within fire hazardous zones


  * Ensure OHAS Act legal compliance regarding inspections and tests (Boilers, Pressure Vessels, etc...)


  * Drive existing safety initiatives


  * Continuous  Improvement of existing safety initiatives and ISO requirements


  * Incident prevention - rather than cure


  * GMR 2.1 Appointee

 


* Maintenance


 


  * Maximise plant uptime and OEE


  * Develop Long term strategy and philosophy for asset management


  * Optimize energy efficiency and  power utilization (steam, electricity, water, air, etc )


  * Implement RCM, TPM, CBM and Related Practices


  * Implement Maintenance Tracking System like Pragma or Equivalent


 


  *  Define Inspections, Planned Maintenance Activities & Intervals


  *  Ensure Parts Availability for Equipment


  *  Equipment Modifications to Improve Performance & Reliability


  *  Reduce Equipment Operating Costs

 


* Capital Projects - Plant Upgrades

 


  * Identitify opportunities for improvement


  * Annual capital budget, inputs, justification and presentation


  * Detailed project and MOC (management of change) costing


  * Manage Projects and Implementation


  * Manage Project Costing and Budgets

 


* Utilities

 


  * Drive sustainability initiatives


  * In particular focus on savings in water, steam and electricity savings


  * Maintenance of Turbine Power Generation Plant & HP Boilers

 


* Financial

 


  * Annual factory maintenance, major repair and shutdown budget inputs and presentation.


  * Create Maintenance Budgets


  * Ensure Adherence to Budget


  * Focus on monthly high cost report and variances


  * Cost savings

 


* Engineering Spares and Consumables

 


  * Manage Engineering Stores


  * Continually update critical spares list


  * Ensure suppliers have adequate consignment stock

 


* Benchmarking

 


  * International benchmarking against similar operations in the group

 


Key Job Deliverables:

 


*  Improve Lifespan of Equipment


*  Improve Condition of Equipment


*  Improve OEE of Plant

 


Background work experience:

 


*  5 years Setting up Maintenance Best Practice - Predictive, Preventative, Corrective


*  10 years Hands-On Mechanical Diagnostics, Repair and Recurrence Prevention


*  5 years Plant Enhancement & Capital Projects


*  5 years Utilities Maintenance - Particularly HP Boilers & Power Generation


*  Mechanical Engineering (S4, BTech or BSc)


*  Deep Expertise on Predictive Maintenance Practices


*  Setting up an RCM, TPM and CBM based maintenance system. Including software like Pragma or equivalent.


*  Putting on overalls and assisting team with complex and tricky mechanical faults


*  Identifying opportunities for plant improvement and putting in place projects to achieve those improvements


*  Microsoft Office with Intermediate Excel


*  Must understand how to maintain the following equipment:


   * Plant Equipment


   * Large Scale Boilers (Coal and Gas Powered)


   * Evaporators


   * Dryers or Distillation Columns


   * Reactors


   * Centrifuges


   * High speed machines


   * Conveyors


    


Adv: FMCG Engineering Management Experience

 


Personality Summary:

 


* High Driver - Ambitious, Results Orientated Go-getter. Self-Starter. Makes things happen.


* High Analytical - Strong with problem solving, analysis, metrics, data and fact based decision making.


* Moderate Expressive - People person, charming, persuasive.

 


* Initiative, creativity with strong technical skills


* Effective communicator with own teams and other departments

 

 


Benefits of this Role:

 


* Independent work culture


* Industry leader


* You can make your mark here

 


Reports to: Managing Director


Location: Bedfordview

 


Salary: Market Related. In the Range of R1.4Mil to R2.4Mil per annum. Highly exceptional more senior candidates may be considered.

 


Type: Permanent


Start: ASAP


Reference: j735

 


Jobs like this don''t come around that often, so make sure you apply now.

 


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6. Do you offer internships?


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We don''t play favourites. All CVs are responded to. We want the most suitable people for the job. If you are good, we will take notice and contact you for an interview.

 


Jobs like this don''t come around that often, so make sure you apply now.

 


Email:  --------Please upload your CV here--------


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