Role & responsibilities
1. Comply with all environmental, organisational health and safety and quality requirements including all regulatory licence conditions and statutory requirements
2. Mentoring, training and development of employees working in plant
3. Analyse energy and labour costs, utilisation of maintenance and operations crew, factory layout, data and records to organize and manage labour, materials, plant and equipment
4. Supervision of maintenance and implementing strategies to reduce breakdowns, including preventative maintenance and procuring/maintaining inventory of spares
5. Assess, negotiate with, and selection of external contractor (where in house facility is not available) so as to provide a cost-effective solution to critical maintenance tasks
6. Inspect plant to ensure optimum performance is maintained including completion of checklists for operations, maintenance and housekeeping crew
7. Attend sites after normal working hours where equipment failure or breakdowns impact on immediate operations
8. Maintain proper records including engineering drawings for compliance and management information systems (production, stock of raw material and finished products, spare parts, and operating materials/consumables)
9. Establish standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance according to engineering principles and safety regulations
10. Supervise the dismantling, refurbishment, assembly, erection and commissioning of equipment
11. Design and construct machines for calcination of minerals, materials conveying and handling, crushing, sieving, grinding and packaging
Preferred candidate profile
* Experience in operation of rotary kilns and vertical shaft kilns is required candidates without this experience may please not apply
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* At least 20 years experience in 24 x 7 chemical manufacturing environment
* Demonstrated experience in working successfully in a team environment and coordinating with finance, commercial, and raw materials departments
* Excellent time management and organisation skills with the ability to work hard under pressure, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
* Strong written and oral communication skills with proficiency in MS Word and Excel
* Proficiency in CAD and ERP software is preferred