About the position
My client, a leading manufacturer, is looking for a Mechanical Engineer (maintenance) to join their team in Sasolburg.
Reporting to the Maintenance Leader, the successful individual should be an assertive, energetic, and confident individual, who wants to be part of a team, and is willing and able to guide and coach others.
Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 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.
- Provide engineering support for specification, identification, and purchasing of needed parts.
- Provide maintainability input to 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 on Evaluated Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) results.
- Participate in developing the maintenance equipment strategy from the facility strategy by providing technical and historical information.
- Understand the economic impact of engineering decisions taken. Provide technical input for developing the maintenance budget.
- Provide equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance, and modifications to MET level 1, 2, or 3.
- Provide technical expertise in risk management programs.
- Responsible for maintaining and developing the statutory integrity of respected area of responsibility.
Minimum critical requirements:
- B-Eng Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- GCC is a strong preference (will be required to be GMR 2.7 appointed)
- 5 - 8 Years Mechanical Maintenance Experience in a Chemical/Industrial environment.
- Experience in plant legislative requirements: Pressurized Equipment Regulations etc.
- Experience with air conveying systems, gear boxes, compressors etc. is highly advantageous
- Experience in Improve Reliability Techniques.
- Proficient in Maintenance Management Systems (SAP etc.)
- Must have good Interpersonal Effectiveness, Leadership; Productivity Focus, Technical Capability, Initiative and strong assertiveness.
- High level of computer literacy.
- Work within an empowered Maintenance Team.
Desired Skills:
- mechanical engineer
- GCC
- manufacturing
- chemical
- air conveying systems
- compressors
- maintenance
