Optimisation Engineer - Mechanical/Energy

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Manufacturing industry has an EE opportunity available for an Optimisation Engineer - Mechanical/Energy, to be based in the New Hanover, KZN area.

POSITION INFO:

Requirements:

• BTech or BScEng (Mechanical)
• GCC Preferable/Advantageous
• 5 years’ experience, with at least 1 year in an operational environment
• Experience in energy management, steam and power generation
• The following would be advantageous :
• • Front End Operations/Milling
  • 10 Week Sugar Course
  • A Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Experience in Scrum and Kanban ways of working
  • Project management

KPAs:

• Support the Maintenance Manager and Reliability Engineer by giving input into maintenance strategies and troubleshooting on heavy, critical and/or energy intensive mechanical equipment
• Support teams through coaching on Operational Excellence principles, new ways of working – Safety, knowledge management, LMC, team meetings, VM, 5S, iAMP
• Identifying energy opportunities with a view to maximising the profitability of the business, via cost reduction and/or maximisation of revenue
• Develop tools, such as dashboards and templates, for the monitoring and tracking of plant and site energy performance
• Build and maintain site energy efficiency awareness on the floor and amongst site management
• Provide support and input in to Technical Risk management best practises for business continuity and building a solid reputation, e.g. Boiler Feed Water treatment, boiler statutory inspections
• Collaborate with ISA sites to identify, develop, document and share new technology and best practices
• Developing and maintaining of mass and energy balances, including OPIs
• Assist with the development of process and plant designs in energy optimisation

Please note should you not receive a response within 7 days of applying, you may consider your application as being unsuccessful. 

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.