Your mission:

• Holding the responsibility of the technical expert of plant machinery, from the mechanical perspective
• Managing the compliance and execution of all mechanical statutory requirements in the assigned plant
• Providing technical support (in terms of data, information, etc.) to the maintenance execution team
• The execution of more complex maintenance activities, including the management of contractors required for these activities
• The role shall serve as the first call on break-down events to support the problem diagnosis and advise the maintenance execution team on appropriate corrective action
• Troubleshooting – understand and utilise technical drawings, P&ID’s, etc. for fault finding on plant problems
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards by the team during maintenance execution
• The role shall provide support to the planning department on routine maintenance and shut-down activities from a technical perspective
• Management of repairable and non-repairable spare parts as per the RACI definition of the process procedure, such as quality check activities, etc
• Management of specific maintenance service contracts in the plant
• Analysis and ownership of actions arising from equipment condition-based monitoring reports (including scoping of work). Collaboration with condition-monitoring team from this perspective
• Management of operational risk arising from equipment defects and faults (‘mill equipment risk list’)
• Identify and implement small-scope improvement projects and initiatives from a technical design perspective with the intention on improving service life
• Auditing of the quality of service received by the Central Maintenance Services department
• Auditing of the quality of maintenance performed by centralised maintenance execution (hydraulics and rolls)
• Maintaining the required condition of plant and equipment
• Direct support and management (setting the standard) of the quality of maintenance execution in the plant
• Management of the plant technical documentation as per the RACI definition of the process procedure
• Support the Maintenance Manager in ensuring compliance to all mill asset care procedures (with specific reference to Work Order, Technical Change and Shutdown Management processes)
• Support the central Engineering department during appropriate technical processes (for example, RCFA investigations)
• Support the central Engineering department through the identification of improvement potential and sources of loss
• Support the central Engineering department in the development of applicable Engineering Standards for the mill

Your profile:

• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum NQF level 6
• 3 to 5 years within the maintenance / engineering function in a heavy industry environment – pulp and paper, steel processing, mining, etc
• 1 to 3 years in the role of mechanical technician within this environment would be advantageous
• Experience in the application of the following core engineering processes:
• Maintenance quality management
• Shutdown management and task execution
• Budgeting and cost management
• Contractor management
• Fault-finding and troubleshooting (application of problem-solving techniques & tools)