Site Engineer (GCC) needed at Tiger Brands

Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• The Engineering Manager has the overall responsibility for executing the Tiger Brands Group Supply Chain Centre of Excellence safety, engineering and maintenance strategies, ensuring that the factory is safety compliant to the OSH Act, continuously improving factory equipment reliability performance, and effectively maintain all operational and support elements of the factory.  The Engineering Manager will lead and coach performance improvement through the implementation of the Maintenance Pillar within the Manufacturing Excellence Customs and Practices (MECP).  This role has a direct impact on manufacturing performance KPI’s improvement  (Safety and Health, Sustainability Agenda, Capacity Utilisation, OEE, Continuous Improvement savings and Conversion Cost)

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Be the responsible GMR 2(1) Engineer for the factory
• Ensure that Factory and equipment are compliant to OSH Act and other applicable regulations
• Lead the implementation of the Maintenance Pillar, Procedures and Systems within Manufacturing Excellence Customs and Practices (MECP)
• Manage the 5-year factory asset risk register
• Manage financial compliance as per purchasing policy and performance through the development and compliance to the maintenance budget with a view of optimising costs
• Manage the Capex Budget and timely delivery of projects
• Lead the Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities team
• Work and Win together with Production teams
• Lead continuous improvement in Operational Technology (OT) through automation of plant and process systems 
• Ensure manufacturing systems and instrumentation integrity 
• Ensure a career pipeline cover for all critical positions with maintenance
• Coordinate training programs for the engineering function to ensure upskilling of internal resources and growth in technical expertise through an internal feeder scheme i.e.: apprenticeships and learnerships
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the engineering team
• Lead the development of engineering team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members
• Conduct regular engineering team goal review sessions
• Implement equipment purchasing policy

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Key Professional Competencies

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering BTech or BSc (Electrical / Mechanical), Government Certificate of Competence (GCC), Maintenance, Utilities & Project Management 
• Key foundational competencies 
• Academic – Analytical skill, Problem solving, Project management, Risk management, Decision making, 
• Leadership – Owning it, Leading for results, Coaching for ownership, Driving long-term results, Thinking Innovation, Staying a Step-Ahead
• Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication to all levels, Interpersonal skills, continuous learning mindset
• Experience
• Function –  5 to 8 years experience in Engineering, Maintenance,  Food Technology. Technical proficiency across asset lifecycle design, installation, commissioning, operation and end of life / disposa