Utilities Specialist
Role Family: Utilities manager, Maintenance team leaders, Automation specialists
Discipline: Supply chain
Job Grade: G10
1. Scope of the role
Role purpose: Responsible for the efficient and effective process control capability, optimization, and standardization of ALL Utilities Plants (WWTP, WTP, SHW+ Boilers, Emergency power plant, Compressed air plant, CO2 recovery plant, Refrigeration plant) to ensure continuous availability of all utilities to the production operations at large.
Key responsibilities:
- Subject matter expert in all utilities plant operation, optimization, and process control.
- Lead the Sustainability reporting and analysis on water and energy intensity.
- Analyse operational process parameters, trend and stabilise processes for continuous availability of all utility’s services.
- Utilities process and technical subject matter expert and lead development of up-to-date effective Standard Operating Procedures.
- Develop and implement process improvements to maintain and enhance the consistency, quality, and performance of Utilities production systems, and to improve key performance indicators.
- Design and continuously improve utilities automation and controls systems, supporting upgrades and process changes as necessary.
- Support Utilities operators and technicians as needed in the troubleshooting of process and controls equipment.
- Promote and enforce effective organizational change, and ensure engineering, programming, and automation standards are upheld at all utilities plants.
- Support learning and development initiatives to improve the technical knowledge and skills of operators and technicians within area of expertise at utilities plant.
- Become an expert in the utilities process from start to finish and contribute to the brewery strategy for equipment and process upgrades.
- Compliance with Heineken PSM program.
- Support Key Performance Indicator improvement for utilities and waste water management to maintain legal, safe and regulatory compliance.
- Process lead for Utilities optimization and standardisation.
- Identify and promote energy and utilities related projects. Handle CAPEX projects as assigned by Engineering Manager and act as a liaison between the brewery and OPCO.
TPM Methodology:
- Support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
- Closely coordinate with the FI-pillar to control targets for all utility consumption for all departments, including all corrective and preventative actions.
- Promote and demonstrate the use of TPM routes and methodologies, including MCRS.
- Train utility personnel on improvement methodologies like root cause analysis, fishbone diagram, 5xwhy analysis, kaizen, etc.
- Perform audits on the utility processes and procedures as well as on improvement teams.
Safety, Health and Environment:
- Ensure the department operates within company SHE standards and OHS Act, through continued education and training and obtaining the co-operation and commitment of all staff to observe all safety rules, procedures and processes in order to drive zero accident mentality.
- Utilities compliance to OHS act 85 of 1993 and associated regulations.
Continuous Improvement:
- Drive improvement processes and set priorities in order to develop, implement and maintain best in class standards and basic conditions.
- Conduct quarterly process control audits on all utilities processes.
Budget responsibilities:
Set-Up SLA within the department and manage contracts.
People Management role:
N/A – support role only.
2. Business context
Reports to: Utilities Manager
Direct reports: N/A
Key contacts and contact purpose:
Internal:
- Production Manager
- Packaging Manager
- Brewing Manager
- Quality Manager
- Maintenance Manager
- Utility Operators and Technicians
- WWTP Operators
- Maintenance Technicians
External:
- Suppliers of equipment
- Suppliers of maintenance
- Health, Safety and Quality
Personal Attributes
- Focuses externally
- Thinks globally
- Fosters collaboration
- Engages and inspires others
- Develops people and teams
- Drives to win
Role Attributes
- Role model
- Team player
- Good communication skills
3. Role profile
Language(s): English
Qualifications and experience
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 - 10 years in engineering, production, or related field.
- 5-10 years’ experience as Utilities specialist or similar roles: Min BSc Eng., B-Tech, T4 (National Higher Dip Mech/Chem/Elec Eng.), S4 (National Dip Mech/Chem/Elec Eng.) and or studying towards.
- 10-15 years’ experience as Utilities specialist or similar roles: N6 with Trade test certificate.
Experience:
- Advanced knowledge of Utility processes. Knowledge of TPM.
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