Job Description

Our client has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer in the Durban area.

Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years' experience in manufacturing environment - heavy industry would be an advantage
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience
• Familiar with HP boilers & Steam reticulation systems
• Familiar with Turbo Machinery

KPAs:

• Supervise maintenance employees in the Mechanical discipline to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity (Maintenance Excellence)

• Ensure implementation of preventative / reactive maintenance initiatives and plans to reduce costs and downtime
• Identify L&D needs within the team and manage training through business partnership
• Optimize maintenance performance, by holding team accountable to achieve the highest standards of efficiencies, quality and agreed/required standards of maintenance
• Promote a culture of consistently assessing risks and drive continuous improvement throughout operations
• Adhere to and promote SHERQ & Food Safety standards
• Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of each employee on assigned shift, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely
• Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, monthly and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritised and planned in a logical, systematic and cost effective way to optimise profitability
• Develop budget for discipline with Maintenance Head, finance business partner, and optimization engineer
• Manage costs and budgets effectively
• Monitor performance and support and advise teams in solving problems and/or taking corrective action
• Monitor standards for setting, operating and maintaining equipment and ensure instructions are adhered to
• Manage iAMP policy adherence to practices amongst maintenance teams
• Manage work quality to reduce rework and increase plant reliability
• Ensure equipment maintenance and reliability for respective area and ensure maintenance plans are aligned
• Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections
• Work with Optimization and Production team to solve problems and promote cross functional engagement & teamwork
• Provide teams with necessary tools and equipment to perform work effectively
• Manage and maintain key engineering activities guided by the Group technical risk guidelines
• Monitor performance and take corrective action where required
• Provide input into best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function through Head
• Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues

If you qualify for the position, please share your detailed CV to katekani.makhubela@fempower.co.za

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