Maintenance Engineer – Durban
Engineering and Technical
KZN
Maintenance Engineer – Durban
Objective:
To lead the Maintenance Function in the safe and cost-effective execution of Maintenance and Project work in order to improve availability and reliability of plant and equipment
Minimum Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Engineering (Mech or Elec)
- Experience in an automotive environment
- Minimum of 5 years in the similar role
Responsibilities / Duties
- Ensure that all machinery is installed, operated and maintained (including any safety equipment) in such a manner as to prevent the exposure of persons to hazardous conditions or circumstances.
- Develop the Maintenance Strategy and ensure implementation
- Provide leadership and manage the Maintenance Function and Teams
- Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.)
- Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top-10, etc.)
- Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares Upkeep of general facilities and utilities
- Compile and manage the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment
- Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumables
- Oversee Contractors providing services to ensure they adhere to all SHE site requirements.
- Facilitate the management of a safety, health and environmental management programme in the workplace (ISO14001 and ISO45001).
- Ensure that the maintenance department works within the ISO Quality System as well as conformance to the ISO 14001 standard
- Ensure compliance to SHE legislation and other requirements (Standards, Best Practices etc.)
- Operate according to standard operating procedures and within parameters of applicable legislation.
- Ensure any prescribed statutory inspections and / or tests be performed by a competent person and that the records in this regard are kept and maintained.
- Continually monitor and highlight identified hazards and risks in a technical context in the workplace.
- Facilitate improvement programs to continually improve upon identified risks.
- Examine the causes of accidents/incidents in connection with machinery in the workplace and make appropriate recommendations and implement corrective actions to prevent its recurrence.
- Report all machinery failures as contemplated under the General Machinery Regulation as prescribed
- Implement and maintain robust 5S systems within the work place
- Manage and implement the Maintenance Quality Assurance systems
- Improve employees awareness within the department of Quality Targets and Objectives
- Initiate, approve, develop and update Maintenance Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc.
- Provide input into the budget process
- Monitor performance against budget (expense controls, variances, etc.)
- Initiate requests for CAPEX/Disposal/Transfers
- Participate in the Audit process
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Promote good Corporate Governance
- Identify opportunities for improvements and make recommendations
- Manage relationships with key suppliers
- Identify opportunities for improvements with key suppliers
- Ensure the effective management of the maintenance and fabrication workshop
- Support R&D with product realisation by fabrication of prototypes and jigs for the use in manufacturing
- Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
- Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
- Manage implementation of Engineering Projects
- Identify, suggest and implement corrective actions to improve quality of project work Evaluate and improve the project team’s performance
- Keep up to date with latest developments/technologies in Maintenance
- Benchmark Maintenance practices against Best Practices
- Analyse Maintenance Reports and identify opportunities for improvements
- Compile and update Performance Contracts and Individual Development Plans and facilitate individual career path planning
- Conduct Performance Reviews and manage sub-standard performance
