An opportunity exists within Safal Steel for a Mechanical Engineer to be based in KwaZulu Natal Region (Cato Ridge). The position reports to the Maintenance and Engineering Manager.
To ensure the mechanical integrity of the plant and compliance with South African Laws and Regulations. Manage projects and plant improvements, drive safety and training of the mechanical team, while ensuring plant availability.
- Ensure plant availability as per the requirements.
- Drive process improvement to benefit the business.
- Ensure plant compliance to OHS Act and take GMR 2.7(a) appointment, possibly GMR 2.1 depending on experience.
- Compliance with health, safety, environmental rules and regulations and ensure housekeeping.
- Drive training of the maintenance team.
- Provide technical support to the plant in general and drive compliance with engineering codes and standards.
- Implement capital and operational projects.
- Integrate relevant Engineering disciplines.
- Training and mentoring of Technicians, candidates, and process teams.
- Application of good maintenance principles e.g., implementation of SOPs/SEPs.
- Failure and process analyses and reporting.
Leading the planning and scheduling of maintenance and identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Detailed knowledge of rolling of steel and related processes, proportional hydraulics, and rotating equipment.
- Proficient in official business language, good written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to communicate efficiently with team members.
- Suitable candidates will be required to perform other duties that are related to the function as prescribed by business requirements.
Minimum academic qualification: BEng / BSc Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent (NQF7/8 or 8/10).
Qualifications as an added advantage: GCC Factories and Professional registration: Pr. Eng Preferred, SAIMech.
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, MS Projects, Power Point).
- CMMS System.
- Minimum work experience (years): 3 Years post ECSA approved candidate engineering programme.
- Preferred work experience (years): 10 years post qualification experience in Steel or related heavy industry.
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