Job Overview
To lead the engineering processes to ensure that the Company meets their customer’s needs while maintaining safety standards and achieving operational excellence targets.
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the various engineering teams.
- Develop and execute a proactive maintenance and repair program, in conjunction with relevant Operations teams, to keep production equipment, systems, utilities and facilities at a high level of serviceability. Such a program must:
- Improve availability and reliability of the equipment.
- Minimize downtime.
- Reduce and stabilize the overall cost of production.
Lead and manage Engineering Projects:
- Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
- Develop cost estimates for projects and maintenance work.
- Draw up project specifications.
- Check technical accuracy of completed work.
- Ensure OEM standards are adhered to on all machinery.
- Select outsourced services carefully to retain skills and competency in house and to compress costs.
- Ensure detailed records are kept of all maintenance and repair work that is performed.
- Monitor energy usage continuously to ensure energy consumption targets are maintained.
- Ensure utilities meter readings are accurately recorded.
- Identify and address excessive consumers of energy.
- Implement programs to continuously reduce energy load and consumption and that speak to sustainability aspirations.
- Oversee the outsourced Security, Cleaning and Gardening functions to ensure that the Pietermaritzburg facility is kept clean, presentable and secure at all times.
- Be the point of contact for these outsourced functions on a day-to-day basis.
- Define the scope of work for security, cleaning and gardening.
- Perform regular site inspections to ensure work is being performed to the required standard.
- Develop and update quarterly an Engineering Strategy that outlines the key focus areas of the function for the current financial year, and longer-term considerations. Content and format to align to the agreed Operations Strategy Framework.
- Document all planned major maintenance and repairs interventions and projects by quarter and year and monitor progress to this plan.
- Report against agreed KPI’s including financial metrics to reflect the department’s performance and expenditure.
- Develop clear short- and long-term action plans to address variances to achieve strategic business goals by using leading indicators and short interval control, monitoring and re-correct techniques.
- Ensure team members follow the most up to date SOPs and transactional documentation to ensure consistency of process.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement processes to improve output, reduce variability and manage operational constraints.
- Develop and update the financial budget for the function on an annual and quarterly basis.
- Authorize expenditure and ensure adherence to Procurement policies.
- Continuously seek financial optimization opportunities and demonstrate an entrepreneurial outlook.
- Analyze monthly financial performance, with corrective actions and commentary to support over and under spend.
- Direct activities that ensure compliance with applicable safety, health and environment legislation and audit requirements.
- Ensure General Machinery Regulations (GMR) are in place and adhered to.
- Ensure waste management and recycling programs are in place for the engineering workshop and stores.
- Ensure good housekeeping.
- Proactively manage performance and team dynamics to ensure that a fair, professional, and high-performance environment, aligned to the company values is maintained.
- Develop individual and organization capabilities to build bench strength while delivering results now and in the future.
- Select, train, coach, develop, motivate, and measure the work performance of individuals within the department to encourage accountability and promote employee engagement.
- Manage employees in a manner that maintains a healthy Industrial Relations climate.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Grade 12 / Matric with a pass mark for mathematics/literacy and English.
- Proficient in MS Office applications.
- Valid Driver’s License is essential.
- Bachelors/Honors Degree with a Govt certification/ticket in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is essential.
- At least 8 years relevant experience in engineering management.
- System and application knowledge e.g. CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
- Minimum 8 years in an engineering management role.
- Previous experience managing a large team.
- Analytical thinking/data interrogation with the ability to interpret and apply production-based data-driven decisions and to measure and analyze trends.
- Experience working in a production/manufacturing environment.
- Must have reliable means of transport.
- Must be willing to work after hours.
- Must live within proximity of the factory in Pietermaritzburg.
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