Job Description

A Tissue manufacturing company in Spartan Kempton Park is seeking a highly qualified Mechanical Engineer with 5 years' experience within an FMCG environment.

The ideal candidate must have:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university.
A minimum of 10 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in maintenance and projects in an FMCG manufacturing
plant environment.
Training and practical experience in the principles of planned and predictive maintenance
and at least three years management experience.
The very nature of this position demands the knowledge and understanding of engineering fundamentals of both the mechanical and electrical disciplines. A very broad-based and
sound mechanical engineering background is essential. Since by design, converting equipment and consumables are sourced worldwide, the incumbent must be fully conversant with imperial, metric, American and international measurement systems,
standards, and materials of construction.
Experience with heavy and light, high and low speed, rotating and stationary equipment,
auxiliary and associated equipment, in order to know their inherent faults and flaws.
Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals of both the mechanical, electrical and
Instrumentation disciplines.
Ability to read and develop mechanical, electrical and PID drawings.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, such as Excel, Word, Projects, Visio, including AutoCAD required.
Sufficient level of expertise in order to develop drawings & specifications for equipment repairs.
Knowledge of all the legal requirements of the OHS Act and BCEA and other legal requirements.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Ensure all plant equipment is operating effectively and efficiently through utilizing planned and predictive maintenance systems.
Ensure optimal mechanical support to production to minimize waste and equipment lifecycle costs.
Do fault finding and root cause analysis on problem equipment and to improve plant efficiency by optimizing the available equipment.
Inform plant management of all situations or conditions that could result in downtime and to take all such remedial action as is necessary to minimize downtime as a result thereof.
Prepare detail specifications for repairs to equipment and where equipment needs to be replaced based on a total life-cycle philosophy. This information will be used for procuring services or equipment.
Prepare Capex applications for improvement projects.
Ensure that the correct type & number of spares are kept in stock to improve Plant availability whilst reducing Working Capital. Review stock (spares) items once per year to identify redundant items. Ensure that all redundant spares items are scrapped without delay.
Manage and Forecast maintenance expenditure relative to budget.
Develop and motivate maintenance & Capex budgets annually.
Ensure employee development and performance gaps are identified, discussed, and corrected to improve overall maintenance staff capability.
Continuously coach, develop and performance manage engineering and maintenance resources.
Ensure equipment and processes are compliant with the OHS Act.
Ensure that all statutory inspections are completed with relevant documentation updated and filed.
Ensure a clean and organized work environment in line with 5S.
Ensuring contractor compliance to all company standards and procedures.
Inform plant management of all situations or conditions that could result in downtime and to take all such remedial action as is necessary to minimize downtime as a result thereof.
Negotiate, in the companyxe2x80x99s interests, with suppliers of equipment and services. Ensuring that proper specifications are given to such suppliers, and that work done by such is of the required standard.

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