Job Description

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible to manage and implement maintenance tasks and projects in line with a successful WCM maintenance strategy, while assuring compliance to all relevant regulations, and maintaining a safe working environment. The Engineer will be responsible for design, planning, procurement, manufacturing, installation and handover of capital replacement projects. He/she will implement and drive a Reliability centred maintenance system on the back of self-implemented standards and procedures for the business. Pressure Piping and Equipment Condition Monitoring will be a special focus of this position. Identifying-, developing other Asset Care related initiatives as and when identified.
Qualifications

• B.Eng. (Mech)
• B.Sc. (Mech) may be c
• PR Certificated may be advantageous

Experience

• Preferably 5 years' experience in heavy industry/mining/chemical process environment
• Project management proficiency
• Piping systems and piping standards Equipment Condition Monitoring

Duties

• Ensuring statutory compliance with regards the relevant OHS Acts & Regulations
• Ensuring compliance to ISO standards 9001, 14001, 18001
• Initiate, plan, execute and control ad hoc projects as and when required
• Developing long-term maintenance strategies for plant equipment and pressure piping
• Overseeing the pressure piping Inspection program
• Periodic review and analysis of maintenance measures
• Root cause investigations into equipment failures
• Improvement of maintenance strategy
• Preparation of proper SOW for general overhaul activities
• Preparation and implementation of Safety Procedures & Work Instructions
• Compilation and control of the maintenance capital replacement budget
• Supervision of special third-party service providers
• QA /QC for all maintenance measures
• Preservation of the plant performance by pro-actively eliminating equipment failures
• Developing of maintenance procedures, standards and specifications

Job Competencies

• Knowledge of maintenance principles and best practices
• Knowledge of planning & reliability systems and exposure to a CMMS
• Pressure Equipment Regulations proficiency
• Determining & developing Scopes-of-Work for ad hoc maintenance and General Overhaul activities
• Quality Control & Quality Assurance
• Able to develop preventive measures necessary to ensure prevention of equipment failures
• Management and leadership skills
• Self-starter
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective in root cause analysis tools
• Detail and quality driven
• High level of overall computer literacy
• Must be able to read and interpret P&IDs
• Must possess excellent time and stress management skills
• Good communication & conflict management skills
• Ability to work with diversified work teams

General

• Incumbent must have drive, ambition, passion.

Skills Required