SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Our client, a leader in the steel fabrication industry is seeking a highly Mechanical Engineer to join their team.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Grade 12
- Minimum 10 years experience
- Degree or higher Qualification in Mechanical Engineering
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS
Safety and Housekeeping
- Ensure compliance with the requirements of Safety, Health and Environment Standards and Procedures.
- Conduct regular risk assessments and audits and identify high risk areas and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
- Arrange and facilitate safety meetings.
- Implement safety related corrective actions and strategies.
- Equipment operation and maintenance
- Ensure safe, efficient and accurate maintenance of equipment according to maintenance procedures, instructions and schedules.
- Build, assemble, test and evaluate machine assemblies
- Participate in design improvements and projects to improve the manufacturing process and ensure continuous improvement.
- Follow all maintenance related processes and procedures as required by the maintenance management system, and ensure that all subordinates follow the same processes
- Report on maintenance activities as required
- Solid knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles, processes, systems, procedures and practices
- Solid knowledge of general maintenance administrative processes and systems
- Solid understanding of organisational business processes and procedures
Supervision of Subordinate Employees
- Conduct required performance reviews
- Identify people related problems areas and hold corrective action meetings
- Manage conflicts within the team members
- Ensure team compliance with company Environmental, Health, Safety, statutory and maintenance procedures and processes.
- Training and upliftment of the team in all Mechanical functions
- Oversee, sign off, and ensure timeous submission of compensation related documentation to HR for processing i.e. approved overtime and leave forms.
- Control and ensure that overtime hours are kept at minimum.
- Ensure that discipline is kept amongst subordinates
- Provide Technical Support
- Continuous Improvement
- Initiate, participate and implement improvement programs and initiatives. This includes developing methods to improve the Mechanical section performance and reduce costs
Budgetary responsibility:
- Assist the company in achieving its budgetary requirements through the selection of the best value for money solution for the organisation and minimising the wastage of resources
Procurement responsibility
- Follow company Stores and Procurement procedures and ensure that all requirements are accurately specified to ensure the efficient procurement.
- Manage spares stock to ensure minimum risk to the organisation whilst optimising stock levels. Investigating all possible sources of supply to ensure that the most favourable option is chosen
