Performance Engineer

SUMMARY:
Needing a Plant Manager that will be responsible to improve the plant’s efficiency, increase production and be responsible for the overall maintenance and operational function of the plant.

POSITION INFO:

Qualifications:

Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent.

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) Factories

Related Experience:

15 years’ experience as a Plant Engineer in a power plant / utilities environment.

Key Performance Outputs:

• Overall responsibility for the plant performance:
• Production Management.
• Plant availability.
• Engineering management.
• Maintenance management.
• Operations management.
• HR management.
• Procurement management.
• Works management.
• Financial management.
• Safety and risk management.
• Outages and outage management.
• Environmental management.
• Change management.
• Set up and management of key performance indicators per discipline above.
• 16(2) Appointee by Shareholders to carry out health & safety responsibilities.
• 19(3) Chairperson of health & safety committee.
• Compiling and submission of strategic reports to Operator (Contractor) and client including but not limited to engineering budget, site performances, HR performance, safety performance and environmental performance.

Skills and competencies:

• Knowledge and understanding of power plant operations and associated risks.
• Knowledge and understanding of SHERQ management systems.
• Knowledge and understanding on conducting risk assessments.
• Good numeric reasoning ability.
• Good attention to detail.
• Organised, efficient and ability to multi-task.
• Deadline driven and the ability to work under pressure.
• Negotiation skills.
• Project management principles.
• Sound knowledge of human behaviour and occupational hygiene.
• Communication and presentation skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Facilitation and presentation skills.
• Procedure and report writing skills.
• Computer literacy (e.g. MS Excel, MS word, MS PowerPoint etc.).
• Auditing skills.
• Team player, motivating, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Excellent legislative knowledge and the ability to implement and manage SHERQ legislation.
• Punctual and reactivity to emergency situations.
• Proactive and anticipation of risk.