Mechanical Engineer – Maintenance

Oxyon People Solutions; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in South Africa seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Expert to provide technical guidance and improve reliability in a chemical or industrial environment. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include troubleshooting failures, supporting maintenance strategies, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in maintenance management systems are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of mechanical maintenance experience in a chemical or industrial environment.
• Experience with plant legislative requirements such as Pressurized Equipment Regulations.
• Experience in reliability improvement techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on troubleshooting failures and repairs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert during root cause investigations.
• Support the specification and purchasing of required parts.
• Contribute to improvement activities like Six Sigma.
• Provide input on scope of work for maintenance jobs.
• Assist in developing the maintenance equipment strategy.
• Understand economic impact of engineering decisions.
• Provide equipment reliability and performance data.
• Offer expertise in risk management programs.
• Maintain statutory integrity.

Skills

Maintenance Management Systems (SAP)

Interpersonal effectiveness

Technical capability

Leadership

Initiative

Assertiveness

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Support the specification, identification, and purchasing of needed parts.
• Contribute to maintainability input for Project Methodology (PM), Six Sigma, and other improvement activities.
• Provide technical input on scope of work for daily maintenance and turnaround jobs.
• Determine appropriate near-term actions based on Evaluated Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) results.
• Assist in developing the maintenance equipment strategy aligned with the facility strategy by providing technical and historical information.
• Understand the economic impact of engineering decisions and contribute to developing the maintenance budget.
• Provide equipment reliability and performance data to technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing, performance evaluation, vendor performance, and modifications to MET levels 1, 2, or 3.
• Offer technical expertise in risk management programs.
• Maintain and develop the statutory integrity of the area of responsibility.

MINIMUM CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS :

• Proficient in Maintenance Management Systems (SAP, etc.).
• Demonstrate good interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, productivity focus, technical capability, initiative, and assertiveness.
• Possess a high level of computer literacy.
• Work effectively within an empowered maintenance team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent; GCC experience is highly preferred.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE :

• 5-8 years of mechanical maintenance experience in a chemical or industrial environment.
• Experience with plant legislative requirements such as Pressurized Equipment Regulations.
• Experience in reliability improvement techniques.