Plant Engineer (Mechanical) – Maintenance & Upgrades

Tongaat; oThongathi; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tongaat is seeking a Plant Engineer (Back end) at Maidstone Mill to optimize plant operations within budget and drive technical excellence. You will engage in maintenance strategies, design analysis, and project management to improve equipment life and performance.

The role requires a BScEng/BTech in Mechanical, knowledge of pumps, turbines, boilers, and CAD tools, plus experience in project management and safety standards. GCC/engineering registration advantageous. Normal on-site duties apply.

Qualifications

• BScEng / BTech in Mechanical Engineering from an ECSA-accredited institution.
• GCC and/or professional registration as a professional engineer will be advantageous.
• Familiarity with mechanical design and project management practices.

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, failure root cause analysis, provision of solutions and preventative measures.
• Develop and review technical specifications for Mechanical equipment.
• Perform design analysis on failures to determine root causes.
• Perform design analysis on existing equipment to determine its remaining life and develop improvement modifications.
• Assist with building technical competence in the organisation and promote adoption of improved technology.
• Develop and apply good engineering standards and conduct technical audits.
• Autonomous management of improvement projects and interventions within plant maintenance and operations.
• Manage Plant SHEQ issues, risk identification and control.
• Develop productive relationships with factory personnel and industry specialists.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

BScEng / BTech (Mechanical)

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Projects

CAD (Autodesk Inventor/Solid Edge)

Job description

Tongaat is seeking a Plant Engineer (Back end) at Maidstone Mill to optimize plant operations within budget and drive technical excellence. You will engage in maintenance strategies, design analysis, and project management to improve equipment life and performance.

The role requires a BScEng/BTech in Mechanical, knowledge of pumps, turbines, boilers, and CAD tools, plus experience in project management and safety standards. GCC/engineering registration advantageous. Normal on-site duties apply.