Back End Plant Engineer - Optimize & Maintain Machinery

Tongaat Hulett; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tongaat Hulett is seeking a Plant Engineer (Back end) in the Durban area to optimise operations within budgetary constraints, improve maintenance, and drive technical excellence. You will contribute to the design, analysis and improvement of mechanical equipment used in the sugar process.

The role demands hands-on problem solving, project leadership, and collaboration with the Engineering team to ensure safe, compliant and efficient plant operations.

Qualifications

• BScEng / BTech in Mechanical engineering from an institution accredited by ECSA.
• Knowledge of pumps, gearboxes, fans, compressors, turbines and materials handling.
• Project management, budgeting and basic feasibility studies.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in procurement, negotiations with outside parties, and quality control during manufacture and installation, acceptance testing and commissioning.
• Providing engineering expertise to operations to ensure smooth and optimum performance of plant machinery and systems.
• Carrying out problem solving, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventative measures.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Communication KM

Education

BScEng / BTech (Mechanical)

Tools

CAD (Autodesk Inventor/Solid Edge)

Job description

Tongaat Hulett is seeking a Plant Engineer (Back end) in the Durban area to optimise operations within budgetary constraints, improve maintenance, and drive technical excellence. You will contribute to the design, analysis and improvement of mechanical equipment used in the sugar process.

The role demands hands-on problem solving, project leadership, and collaboration with the Engineering team to ensure safe, compliant and efficient plant operations.