Job Description
- Continuously improving plant reliability
- Execute maintenance strategies
- Provide input to structure and root cause failure analysis
- Ensure accurate data is captured timeously
- Execute repair procedures
- Manage and execute shutdown tasks
- Execute statutory inspections and follow up
- Assist in fixed cost budget forecasting
- Manage maintenance execution team
- Directly supervise contractors
- Ensure the completion of improvements, modifications, upgrades and inspections to process equipment adhering to quality and legislative standards
- Provide input to update specifications, drawings and safe work procedures
- Inspect and approve work executed to engineering design code in line with OHS Act standard and requirements
- Modify existing equipment, machines or processes to improve product quality, reliability, reduce cost or increase capacity by following MOC process
- Visit vendors for inspections and approval of work executed in accordance with engineering design, code and OHS Act standard and requirements
- Witness repairs to critical equipment and perform testing of new equipment as needed
- Manage the execution and over inspection of welding/repair procedures
- Expert knowledge in maintenance of plant equipment
- Interpret codes, regulations and standards and ensure compliance
Qualifications & Experience
- Matric / Grade 12 (with Maths and Science)
- National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (required)
- B-Tech/BSc Mechanical Engineering ( advantageous)
- Professional registration with ECSA (preferred)
- Working towards GCC. (desirable)
- Minimum 3-to-5-year plant experience
- Prior experience working with a CMMS, SAP PM
- Must be able to read and interpret drawings