Plant Engineer

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Agri-Processing Industry, has an EE opportunity for a Plant Engineer available to be based in the Empangeni, KZN area.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• BSc Eng / BTech (Mechanical), from an institution accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa for registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist

• Knowledge of:

  • Pumps (positive displacement & centrifugal), gearboxes, fans, compressors, centrifuge, welding technologies, bearings, basic structural engineering, asset management.
  • Materials Handling.
  • Technology selection, system specification.
  • Mechanical Engineering Design. Detail equipment design & specification, international drawing standards.
  • Project Management, commissioning.
  • Budget preparation, feasibility studies, basic project management practises.
  • Software Tools - MS Office Suite, MS Projects, CAD (Autodesk Inventor/Solid Edge).
  • Safety, Health and Environment legislation and standards.
  • Advanced mechanical design will be advantageous.
  • GCC and/or registration as a professional in relevant category with ECSA will be advantageous.

KPAs:

• Providing engineering expertise to operations to ensure smooth and optimum performance of plant machinery and systems
• Carrying out problem solving, failure root cause analysis, provision of solutions and preventative measures
• Perform design analysis on failures to determine root causes
• Perform design analysis on existing equipment to determine its remaining life and develop improvement modifications
• Assisting with the building of technical competence in the organisation
• Develop and review technical specifications for Mechanical equipment

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

 

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