Plant Engineer - Wolwehoek - Rainbow Chicken

Trending Talent Solutions; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Trending Talent Solutions seeks a seasoned Maintenance Manager to oversee all engineering functions on site in the Western Cape. You will lead infrastructure maintenance and operational projects, ensuring delivery within time, cost and scope while maintaining safety and compliance.

The ideal candidate has a Degree/Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, a minimum of 8 years in a similar environment, and at least 5 years in supervisory roles, with strong leadership and problem-solving

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a similar environment; at least 5 years in a supervisory/management capacity.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day activities of all engineering functions on site including infrastructure maintenance and operational projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes, cost and scope.
• Enforce OHSACT, health, safety, environmental and food quality requirements to guarantee a safe working environment.
• Supervise outsourced contractor maintenance, ensuring compliance with OSHACT and proper inductions and safety files.
• Drive asset productivity through KPIs and cost controls; report KPI actuals versus budget and implement improvements.
• Develop and implement a preventative maintenance system for the facility and oversee major repairs to minimize costs.
• Coordinate the maintenance planning process and align with other functional areas to ensure optimal operations.
• Strategize CAPEX focus to reduce downtime and improve plant efficiency.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Leadership

Safety Compliance

Ammonia Refrigeration

OHSACT Knowledge

Production Oversight

Asset Management

Root Cause Analysis

Maintenance Planning

Education

Degree/Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Trade Test (advantage)

Job description

The ideal candidate should be a logical thinker and efficient, one who is solutions-driven and is required to understand the full implications of potential problems and minimize their impact to the business. The role will take accountability for managing the day-to-day activities of all engineering functions on site including infrastructure maintenance and operational projects, ensuring that these are carried out successfully, within agreed timeframes, cost and scope.

• A completed Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Relevant Trade Test will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a similar environment of which at least 5 years should have been in a supervisory or management capacity.

Knowledge and Skills

• Have an excellent understanding and knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering, coupled with ammonia refrigeration experience.
• Thorough understanding of the OHSACT, 85 of 1993
• Thorough understanding of FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO14000, ISO18000 policies and procedures
• Thorough understanding of The Labour Relations Act.
• Excellent People management and leadership skills.
• Be responsible in terms of the OHSACT, 85 of 1993 as the GMR 2(1) appointee for the site
• Enforce compliance to all health, safety, environmental and food quality requirements in terms of standards, policies and procedures to guarantee a safe working environment
• In terms of design, use and maintenance, ensure all facilities comply with health, safety, security and other legal requirements.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of all engineering functions on site including infrastructure maintenance and operational projects, ensuring that these are carried out successfully, within agreed timeframes, cost and scope.
• Motivates the team by supporting the team, identifying shortcomings and gaps in team members and recommending training and development of team members to improve on their skills and knowledge of the plant and processes
• Manage maintenance staff time-keeping, leave rosters and attendance
• Implements the Company’s disciplinary procedure as and when necessary.
• Drive asset productivity through agreed KPIs and efficiencies - Report on KPIs actual versus budget and implement measures to ensure that KPIs are met
• Proactive identification of functional problems, conduct root cause analysis to provide permanent solution. Recommend solutions based on sound information research.
• Regularly reviews and monitors progress of work being carried out, taking action to reschedule and re-prioritize work to ensure that business requirements are met.
• Manage costs to ensure lowest cost production and the optimal utilization of assets.
• Continuous improvement of plant and equipment efficiencies and effectiveness.

Outsourced Contractor Management

• Supervise and assign maintenance work to contractors daily, ensuring clear allocation of responsibility and accountability.
• Monitor and verify contractor compliance with the OSHACT and authorize access for complying contractors to site. Ensure that contractors performing work on site are properly inducted, their safety file is in order and that they are competent to do the tasks that they have been assigned.

Maintenance and Planning

• Develop and implement an effective planned preventative maintenance system for the facility as well as oversee major repairs of breakdowns thus minimizing repairs and maintenance costs on site.
• Drive the daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance planning process for the plant – prioritizing, scheduling, and allocation of tasks to different disciplines of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner.
• Coordinate the planned maintenance programme with other functional areas to ensure optimal operations efficiencies with minimal production impact.
• Strategize CAPEX focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of plant and equipment.
• Ensure that health, safety, environmental and food quality requirements and standards are adhered to with regards to specifying new equipment.
• Process change control documentation with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Manage and control the fixed asset register and ensure that it is updated as per policy
• Ensure that all project work carried out on site are completed to the highest standard.