Mechanical Engineer

ROLE IMPACT

• Design and implement new mechanical equipment and project manage installations. All activities, roles and responsibilities are aligned to the world class (manufacturing) philosophy, principles and practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure process safety adherence:

• Prevent occupational and process safety incidents by implementing integral safe design principles.
• Conducting risk assessments for tasks and process deviations.
• Facilitating Design Reviews, risk assessments and Hazop Studies to minimise risks of new projects.
• Find root causes and mitigating actions to prevent/eliminate safety incidents.

Drive high-performance targets with the team:

• Process development and mechanical design.
• Driving focused and continuous improvement.
• Review expense report and correct deviations.
• Correct performance deviations.
• Communicate progress to performance indicators to all levels.
• Identify process deviations, their root causes and take corrective action.
• Ensure reliability of processes.
• Managing costs according to budget.
• Providing technical support to production facility.
• Equipment sizing, procurement and Commissioning.

Effective project and team management:

• Frequent engagement with Production and other relevant stakeholders.
• Resource & Project Management.
• Factoring safety risk, maintenance costs, capital expense into plans.
• Procuring equipment, instrumentation, piping and valves.
• Testing control loops.
• Team member in Pre, cold & hot Commissioning.
• Responsible for BEP and managing EPC for projects.

To ensure quality adherence:

• Monitor and take corrective action on reliability issues.
• Ensure projects undertaken are executed to specified standard and with excellence.

Excellent & systematic administration:

• Proper written communication and interpretation.
• Preparing papers on Capital expenditure requests detailing financial costs versus benefits for projects.
• Writing reports, preparing presentations, creating graphs from data (data reporting),
• Sending emails, running meetings, text, social media savvy.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Matric (Maths and Science)
• BSc Mechanical Engineering
• ECSA – PR.Eng. (Will be an advantage)

Experience

• 6 - 10 years Industrial Experience
• Six sigma green belt will be an advantage

Key Competencies

Knowledge

• Familiar / Competent in Microsoft Office
• Competent CRS Payroll Solutions
• CMMS, Maintenance Software

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Decision making
• Teamwork
• Work standards
• Reliability
• Motivation of self and others
• Adaptability
• Problem-solving
• Integrity and trust
• Communication skills
• Planning and organization
• Stress tolerance
• Initiative
• Building relationships

Functional / Technical Competency

• Coaching and Mentoring
• Facilitation / Meetings
• Project Management
• Researching
• Effective Change Management
• Conflict Management
• Product Knowledge
• Root-cause analysis
• Excellent Customer Service

Cross-Functional Competency

• Collaboration
• Functional Integration

Leadership Competency

• Drive for Results
• Strategic Agility
• Managing Vision and Purpose
• Motivating Others
• Business Acumen