Process Engineer / GM Grooming (East Delmas)

Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in high-quality protein feed ingredients seeks an experienced Plant Engineer to enhance the efficiency and reliability of its operations in Johannesburg. The role involves optimizing systems and processes, managing projects, and ensuring effective maintenance practices to reduce plant costs and improve operations. Candidates should possess strong engineering backgrounds, analytical skills, and experience in plant improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in plant improvement projects and upgrades.
• Experience in Poultry or plant environments required.
• Preferred experience as a GMR2.1 appointee.

Responsibilities

• Continuously optimize and analyze preventative maintenance systems.
• Manage contracts and implement capital projects.
• Develop asset care plans for critical equipment.

Skills

Budgeting

Feasibility Studies

Problem Solving

Asset Care Techniques

Education

Engineering qualification

Business qualification

Job description

A global leader in the production and supply of high-quality protein feed ingredients for the animal feed industry is seeking an experienced Plant Engineer to design, implement, and optimize systems and processes to improve the efficiency, safety, and reliability of industrial plants and manufacturing operations.

POSITION INFO :

Minimum requirements for the role :

• Must have an Engineering qualification
• An additional Business qualification would be an added advantage
• Strong experience in plant improvement projects and upgrades, including budgeting and feasibility studies will be required
• Must have experience within a Poultry or Plant
• Experience as a GMR2.1 appointee would be preferred

The successful candidate will be responsible for :

• Continuously optimizing and analyzing the processing plant preventative maintenance system.
• Critically solving problems and utilizing key asset care techniques such as OEM, RCM, 5Why, and RCA processes.
• Assisting with preventative scheduling, task lists, reports, and analyses to optimize plant uptime.
• Ensuring effective utilization of the Pragma preventative maintenance and material management systems for all maintenance activities.
• Developing asset care plans for critical equipment to achieve preventative maintenance.
• Defining and implementing engineering standards, maintenance strategies, and asset integrity philosophies for property, plant, and equipment.
• Managing contracts, planning, controlling, and implementing capital projects.
• Assisting in compiling the annual maintenance budget and controlling it.
• Implementing and maintaining sustainable projects on site that will improve plant running costs per unit.
• Interacting daily with various departmental and inter-group role players at the management level.

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidate