Job Description

A challenging and exciting positions exists in a reputable chemical manufacturing company for two suitably qualified Maintenance Engineers.
Purpose of the job
• Review opportunities (including organising external expertise and resources) to improve compliance to statutory requirements using OSH, SANS, OEM, RCM, 5Why and RCA processes to improve equipment reliability and availability. Review the maintenance strategies on the CMMS software (SAP system) and improve, update and/or add strategies to improve equipment reliability and availability. Initiate improvements of critical equipment and/or critical processes to improve equipment reliability and availability. Identify and implement Mechanical related training and technical coaching as needed.
• Develop, Design the preventative maintenance strategies following the Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) approach in collaboration with the Reliability Engineering personnel. Plan, develop and implement visual management tools to clearly identify focus areas to enable the implementation of a sustainable preventative and predictive maintenance strategy. Develop Mechanical Engineering standards and procedures applicable in line with the OSH act and relevant standards (i.e., SANS, ISO, etc).
• Lead the Management of Change to stabilise and correct the infrastructure deviation from the engineering best practice standards. Lead the improvement and implementation of the latest technology to improve equipment reliability and availability. Lead the replacement of inferior and/or obsolete equipment with equipment and systems that are fit-for-purpose.
• Manage Mechanical related projects (i.e., maintenance/small projects) including the CAPEX processes related to the project(s). Initiate and implement safe, compliant, effective, efficient and reliable systems.
• Measure, identify and improve deviations from Operations Within Agreed Parameters concerning mechanical installation and equipment. Compile and review the KPIs (i.e., MTBF, MTTR) on equipment to initiate solutions to enforce preventative and predictable maintenance of assets. Enforce continuous improvement equipment reliability, equipment availability, and compliance to statutory and company standards and procedures.
The abovementioned activities shall be conducted in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993 and all relevant policies and procedures.
This position profile acts as a guide to the role only, and additional work outcomes may be required to be performed by the incumbent.
Qualifications:
• Matric
• BSc, BEng or BTech in Mechanical Engineering
• Fitter Red Seal Certificate (Optional)
 
 
Experience
• 5 - 10 years’ experience working with industrial mechanical equipment in chemical processing plants or similar manufacturing environment.
• 3 years’ experience in handling maintenance projects.
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)
• Extensive knowledge in preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Extensive knowledge in rotating equipment (Compressors, pumps, fans) in a chemical processing plant environment.
Technical competencies
• Technical knowledge demonstrated and learnt in the mechanical installations in chemical processing plants.
• Extensive knowledge of SANS 347
• Extensive knowledge of the OHS act, including specific focus on the PER.
• SHERQ Training course
• Safety Work Permit training
• Extensive knowledge in rotating equipment (Compressors, pumps, fans) in a chemical processing plant environment.
• Computer Literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)
• Digilex (Action management)
• SAP
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
• Problem solving
Key performance area
Review
• Review opportunities (including organizing external expertise and resources) to improve and/or execute work in compliance to statutory requirements using OEM, RCM, 5Why and RCA processes to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Review the operational parameters against the design and/or agreed operating parameters and determine improvement opportunities.
• Review historical failure, lead instrumentation Root Cause Analysis to determine repeat failures and determine the criticality of equipment.
• Initiate improvements of critical equipment and/or critical processes to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Identify and implement Mechanical training (on-job and outsourced training) and technical coaching as needed.
Develop, Design, Lead
• Develop the preventative maintenance strategies following the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) approach in collaboration with the Reliability Engineering personnel.
• Develop and implement visual management tools to clearly identify focus areas to enable the implementation of a sustainable preventative and predictive maintenance strategy.
• Develop Mechanical Engineering standards and procedures applicable in line with the OSH act and relevant standards (i.e., SANS, ISO, etc).
• Lead the Management of Change to stabilize and correct the infrastructure deviation from the engineering best practice standards. Lead the improvement and implementation of the latest technology to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Lead the replacement of inferior and/or obsolete equipment with equipment and systems that are fit-for purpose.
Manage
• Manage Mechanical related projects (i.e., maintenance/small projects) including the CAPEX processes related to the project(s).
• Participate in 5S continuously, implement standards and enforce 5S standards. • Enforce good practices concerning housekeeping.
• Initiate and implement safe, compliant, effective, efficient and reliable systems.
• Manage the process change from the reactive maintenance to preventative and predictive maintenance.
Measure
• Measure, identify and improve deviations from Operations Within Agreed Parameters concerning mechanical installation and equipment.
• Enforce continuous improvement equipment reliability, equipment availability, and compliance to statutory and company standards and procedures.
• Identify and improve condition-based monitoring system and implement maintenance strategies to improve the operation thereof.
• Assess the effectiveness of the maintenance strategies on the CMMS software (SAP system) and improve, update and/or add strategies to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Assess the spare management process, initiate improvements and/or acquiring of critical spare equipment to improve equipment reliability and availability.
SHERQ Responsibilities
• Related SHERQ responsibilities
 Behavioural competencies
• Attention to details
• Be able to do detailed problem solving and decision making and analysis • Ability to work under pressure
Reporting structure:
This position reports to the Mechanical Manager
Personal Circumstances:
Must be able to obtain a satisfactory medical report from the company’s medical center.
Salary: R650k annual basic, highly negotiable depending on experience.
All applicants are thanked in advance for showing interest however correspondences will only be entered into with the shortlisted candidates.

Skills Required