Manager Engineering SR

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 7 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Applicable Government Certificate of Competence
• Professional registration (Certificated Engineer)

Requirements

• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Government Certificate of Competency.
• At least 7 years’ experience as an Engineer, 3 years experience as an appointed 2.13.1 Engineer
• NQF 7 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma) in Engineering.
• Valid driver’s license (if applicable).

Advantageous Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience as a Maintenance/Project Engineer role within the mining / minerals processing / heavy industry engineering environment
• Level 7: Bachelors Degree and Advanced Diplomas Bachelor Degree Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Interprets business strategy and develop tactics to accomplish overall business objectives
• Interprets and implement asset management strategy to ensure effective and efficient operation of the maintenance function.
• Capital project realization
• Identify and manage resources require to complete in plant and capital projects.
• Execute strategic initiatives
• Assess the requirements of the law, and implement within responsibility area.
• Ensure the safe installation of all physical assets as prescribed by relevant legislation.
• Ensure the safe operation of all physical assets as prescribed by relevant legislation.
• Ensure equipment and machinery is properly maintained to ensure safe operation and delivery of the operational objectives as prescribed by relevant legislation.
• Prepare short, medium and long term maintenance plans to meet business objectives.
• Analyse and interpret maintenance trends and variances, and initiate change.
• Improve maintenance practices to increase availabilities and margins.
• Assess availabilities and utilisation of equipment against business requirements, in a multi-disciplinary production setting.
• Plan and co-ordinate major shutdowns with internal and external clients to ensure the timeous allocation of resources.
• Co-ordination the design of new equipment and ensure integration with the application of existing technology and resources.
• Risk evaluation and alleviation within design of systems, equipment and products.
• Implement Risk Management plan.
• Manages and monitor departmental adherence to Safety and Risk Management programme goals and objectives.
• Ensures adherence to the company's environmental management programme and objectives are implemented according to statutory legislation and the Strategic Management Plan.
• Monitor leading indicators and coach towards appropriate behaviour.
• Adherence and implementation of Fatal Risk Protocols.
• Monitor accidents industry wide and implement preventative measure
• Manage, implement and contribute to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives and projects for engineering processes.
• Identify value-adding cost saving and optimisation opportunities in collaboration with other stakeholders (Supply Chain, HRD, Safety etc.) in support of continuous improvement.
• Provide active oversight of continuous improvement programmes, best practice identification and sustainable implementation as per the asset management strategy.
• Oversee all engineering work for effective functioning and supporting mining operations.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and best practices.
• Support the development of critical spare parts lists using a structured maintenance systems methodology.
• Participate in segment wide equipment tactics development and review of primary production equipment.
• Support the development of Life Cycle Cost models for major equipment.
• Provide support and guidance in the processes of analysing and improving across the operation with the view of identification of common cause events and elimination thereof.
• Direct maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strictly adhere to the established procedures, specifications and policies.
• Prepare a monthly performance report (equipment performance, work management, reliability incidents KPI’s to identify developing trends).
• Lead and/or participate in failure analysis/defect elimination techniques for cross functional teams.
• Ensure that preventative actions are implemented to ensure cost-effective maintenance programs.
• Drive strategic engineering programmes and projects in line with the Group’s policy.
• Contribute to the development of the strategic mine plans and strategy.
• Develop, implement and monitor engineering maintenance, risk and operational strategies and plans.
• Support Asset Management specific standards, specifications and procedures.
• Provide support in defining and implementing an engineering strategy at a large, complex operation, aligned with the operational and corporate strategy.
• Identify, implement and manage policies, practices, systems and technologies.
• Support and implement the Asset Management Strategy and Improvement Plans, adhering to the Sibanye-Stillwater Asset Management Framework.

Additional Requirements

• Business qualification would be advantageous.