Mechanical Engineer
Location | Zululand District, South Africa |
Date Posted | October 15, 2020 |
Category |
Engineering
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | ZAR |
Description
Duties & Responsibilities
My Client, a global market leading company is looking for Mechanical Engineers to be based at their Richards bay site
Job Specific Experience
- 3 years’ experience as a Mechanical in heavy industry environment
- 2 years applicable supervisory position will be advantageous
- Experience within the Pulp & Paper industry will be beneficial
- Shutdown and project management will be added beneficial
Qualifications & Expertise
- BSc Mechanical Engineering Degree / B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering
- Government Certificate of Competency is advantageous
- Registration as a Professional Engineer with ECSA will be preferable
Competencies
- Excellent technical problem-solving abilities
- Leadership potential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills within a team environment
- Must be able to work efficiently in a high-pressure environment
Functional Outputs
- Lead maintenance team, including condition monitoring
- Responsible for legal compliance
- Maintain updated equipment long term plan and risk register
- Optimise maintenance strategies on equipment/process level
- Root cause failure analysis and closeout
- Compile and manage annual budget
- Set goals and achieve Maintenance KPIs
- Manage SAP maintenance system and compliance to business processes
- Short term planning as well as planning for the annual shut
- Responsible for safety, health and environmental issues, including incident investigations
- Must have track record of shutdown and project management
- Understanding of maintenance principles and strategies is essential
- Personnel development and assessment
- Accurate reporting
General
- Computer literacy (including SAP) is essential