Senior Utilities Engineer - Lead Maintenance & Reliability

Sappi; Stanger / KwaDukuza; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development programmes

Opportunities to travel

Market-leading leave benefits

Employee wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Sappi is a leading global provider of sustainable Woodfibre products. We are seeking a Senior Engineer: Utilities to manage the Utilities and Services Department at our KwaDukuza mill, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operations.

You will oversee boiler and utilities operations, drive reliability initiatives, lead maintenance and production teams, and ensure environmental, safety and quality standards are met in a high-pressure manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience as a Mechanical Engineer in heavy industry/manufacturing.
• Experience with boilers and utilities is preferred.
• Strong leadership and team-management capabilities.
• Able to plan and execute maintenance in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage Water/Effluent Treatment and Boilers operations, systems, and maintenance.
• Drive plant reliability monitoring to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Ensure cost-effective, reliable water, air, and steam supply for production.
• Lead maintenance and production teams in the Utilities department.
• Oversee safety, health, environmental and quality issues including investigations.
• Handle short-term and annual shutdown planning.
• Control costs and manage budgets for the department.
• Ensure legal compliance with environmental standards and regulations.
• Perform root cause analysis and close-out actions.

Skills

Leadership

Planning & Organising

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Education

BSc/BEng/BTech in Mechanical Engineering

Government Certificate of Competency (Factories)

Job description

Sappi is a leading global provider of sustainable Woodfibre products. We are seeking a Senior Engineer: Utilities to manage the Utilities and Services Department at our KwaDukuza mill, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operations.

You will oversee boiler and utilities operations, drive reliability initiatives, lead maintenance and production teams, and ensure environmental, safety and quality standards are met in a high-pressure manufacturing environment.