Engineering Manager Midrand

Alec Cameron & Associates Recruitment Solutions; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy in South Africa is seeking an Engineering Manager to develop and implement engineering policies and standards. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in maintenance management, preferably in the FMCG sector. The role includes managing asset lifecycle, driving standardisation, and ensuring compliance with engineering principles. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in engineering management, preferably in FMCG.
• Expertise in maintenance and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to improve engineering service quality and efficiency.
• Drive optimal asset care and establish maintenance systems.
• Approve designs and ensure compliance with engineering standards.
• Define policies related to engineering principles and perform audits.
• Draft standards and provide engineering consultation as an expert.

Skills

Engineering design approval

Maintenance management

Project management

Strategic planning

Quality improvement strategies

Education

GRM2 certified

Job description

Engineering Manager

The Engineering Manager is responsible for developing and implementing company engineering policies and standards and providing specialist engineering knowledge.

The incumbent will implement and ensure execution of a standardised asset lifecycle management approach and maintenance management system across the organisation and will drive standardisation of and coordinate spare parts management and maintenance planning.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to improve quality of engineering service, performance, and budgetary and operational efficiency for the unit.
• Drive for optimal asset care and improvement through establishing systems that could be deployed for maintenance applicable to plant and services (continuous improvement based).
• Approve engineering designs and / or programme or project specifications to meet desired compliance with engineering principles, standards, statutes, codes, regulations and design.
• Define policies and compliance procedures with engineering principles, standards, codes and design needs; perform inspections and audits to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
• Write clear, concise and organised documents and reports, addressing novel or complex engineering concepts and facts such as standards or practices or codes or regulations.
• Draft and develop standards, rules and legislation.
• Provide engineering standards consultation as an expert involving complex or broad scope work project or programme.
• Participate in the development of long-range engineering and project management strategic goals.
• Drive standardisation of and coordinate spare parts management and maintenance planning.
• Develop and align KPI framework with manufacturing leadership, review and monitor the monthly performance against set standards and provide input to management for review.
• Work with Capex project management team to develop technical specifications for new plant and machinery purchase.

Measurement

What the Engineering Manager will be measured on : Machine uptime % (breakdown hours per day) Maintenance cost per standard unit of production Maintenance consumable cost Maintenance cost savings (% achieved versus target)

Desired Experience & Qualification

A minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role, preferably in FMCG with experience in maintenance management and project management.

GRM2 certified.