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Purpose of the Role

Assisting the Plant Engineer with:

Operational Engineering Management

• Strategize capex focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines.
• Ensure that all project work in plant is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements.
• Project management and planning – Prioritizing, scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, including contractors and sub-contractors, with the assistance of the planner and plant engineer.
• Daily / weekly maintenance planning process for the plant – prioritising, scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner
• Drive and deliver the agreed strategy to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines
• Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings, both internal and external and ensure that these findings are closed out within the stipulated time frames.
• Ensure that health and safety requirements as per the Rainbow standard are adhered to with regards to specifying new equipment.
• Process change control documentation with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Creating and archiving information on each project for future references.
• Conduct time and motion studies on specific area’s of the plant with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics’ and engineer bottle necks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction.

Maintenance

• Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings
• Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of team and effective maintenance of equipment
• Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks
• Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used
• Plan and manage weekend maintenance tasks and projects against budget
• Ensures the neatness of the buildings and premises

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ)

• Guides the engineering team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance
• Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to

Financial Management

• Provide input into CAPEX documentation taking into account return on investment, resourcing and sustainability requirements
• Manage contractors in collaboration with Plant Engineer to ensure that correct standards of work are delivered and agreed delivery timelines maintained
• Audit with the assistance of the Plant Engineer on a bi- annual basis the minimum and maximum stock levels of all engineering spares in stock, and adjust to manage stock at optimum, without impacting on service delivery

Requirements:

• A degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration and electrical engineering
• Exchange information in a clear and concise manner (both written and verbal) to senior staff and subordinates,
• Work flexible hours and some weekends as required,
• Leadership skills,
• Constantly looking  and finding ways to improve plant efficiency and effectiveness,
• Recommend solutions bases on rigorous and sound information research,

Key Responsibilities:

Supervision and Administration

• Develops new work schedules for all activities to be performed on newly installed equipment.

Repairs and Renovations

• Assist with Coordinating renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities
• Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems

Safety and Security

• Ensures engineering staff follow safety rules and regulations as per organisation’s safety plan
• Reporting theft and dangers on the premises
• Ensures safety equipment is in good working order e.g. fire extinguishers, hydrants, fire pumps, machine guarding etc
• Ensure that security is maintained and escalate any security concerns to the Risk Officer

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