Food and Beverage Manager

RedCat Recruitment; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Maintenance Engineer to enhance plant reliability and efficiency. This role involves providing engineering support, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and leading maintenance teams to achieve operational excellence. You will drive proactive maintenance strategies, manage complex projects, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Joining this global organization offers opportunities for personal growth, travel, and a chance to contribute to sustainable practices in a thriving environment. If you are passionate about engineering and looking to make a significant impact, this position is for you.

Benefits

Learning and development programmes

Market-leading leave benefits

Employee wellbeing benefits

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in heavy industry as an Electrical/Mechanical Engineer.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with OHS Act and ISO standards.
• Drive proactive maintenance to eliminate unplanned downtime.
• Manage projects for equipment renewals within budget.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Team Management

Education

BSc / BEng / BTech / Advance Diploma in Engineering

Government Certificate of Competency

Management Development Programme (MDP)

Tools

XCPIMs system

Job description

We are hiring! At Sappi, we are a leading global provider with a reputation for delivering high-quality sustainable Woodfibre products and solutions for the global markets.

We lead through our values centered around safety, integrity, courage, and making smart decisions which we execute with speed.

Position: Senior Maintenance Engineer

We are seeking unique people who believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive, and safe environment. We're on the lookout for an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer to supply competent and cost-effective maintenance and engineering support, service, advice, solutions, and techniques to maximize plant availability in a safe and legally compliant manner.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for all statutory requirements in the section in accordance with the OHS Act.
2. Support ISO (Quality Management System), ISO (Environmental Management Standards), ISO (Energy Management System), ISO (Asset Management System), and OHSAS (Health and Safety Management System) for engineering in the section.
3. Educate the team on the requirements and monitor adherence to standards, policies, procedures, and work instructions.
4. Actively drive the use of plant reliability monitoring techniques to ensure proactive maintenance and eliminate unplanned downtime.
5. Communicate to the Team the shut objectives, schedule, and budget.
6. Provide daily updates, as scheduled, and alert planners and supervisors of any deviations from the plan, positive or negative.
7. Provide suggestions to correct any deviations or catch-up time lost.
8. Continuously identify cost-effective design or plant changes that could improve equipment and operational costs in the long term.
9. Within Sappi's "Limits of Authority" guidelines, prepare the business cases and present them for approval before implementing.
10. Ensure that there is a good understanding in the team around the impacts of spare stock levels on working capital.
11. Approve the take on or deletion of spares for the section via the XCPIMs system.
12. Monitor frequency and modes of equipment failures, breakdowns, accidents, and overtime.
13. Drive root cause analysis.
14. Suggest changes to processes and equipment to prevent recurrence.
15. Manage projects for equipment renewals and capital projects on time and within budget for a whole plant or machine.
16. Comply with the Sappi standard Project Management, Process Standards, and Change Management practices.
17. Check compliance with these practices across the plant.
18. Participate in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and agree on work focus areas and resolve plant problems as part of the team.
19. Actively build relationships with production teams and encourage team members to do the same.
20. Participate in thorough and evidence-based Root Cause Analyses in the plant.
21. Call for support from the Lean and/or specialist Engineers for complex cases.
22. Review the evidence, decide on the best course of action, and ensure implementation.
23. If required, build a business case for the required expenditure.
24. Ensure that equipment Quality Control Plans (QCPs) meet Sappi standards and are in place where appropriate.
25. Develop and review QCPs for new equipment and when an RCA identifies a weakness ensuring that all the engineering disciplines are considered.
26. Oversee the recruitment, recognition, performance management, remuneration, development, and discipline of the section's maintenance and production team.

What are we looking for?

1. BSc / BEng / BTech / Advance Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 to 10 years of experience as an Electrical / Mechanical Engineer in a heavy industry / manufacturing environment.
2. 5 years of experience in managing multidiscipline maintenance teams in a section / area.
3. Government Certificate of Competency.
4. MDP or equivalent would be advantageous.
5. Paper Machine experience would be advantageous.

What's in it for you?

1. Opportunity to work within a global organisation that continues to thrive in a rapidly changing world even after 80 years of existence.
2. Learning and development programmes to fast-track your career within Sappi.
3. Opportunities to travel (dependent on the role).
4. Market-leading leave benefits.
5. Employee wellbeing benefits.