*** GCC Engineering Manager - FMCG ***

Top FMCG Manufacturer seeks GCC Plant Engineer. To Oversee Maintenance, Capital Projects and Safety within a bulk food processing environment.

Non-Negotiables:

* NB: Happy to Relocate to a Remote Small Town
* Get things done person - Self Starter / Can Do Attitude
* Obsessive about Safety
* Innovative and Novel Thinker
* Resiliant - Above to calmly push through tough situations
* Expert in Sustainability - Especially Water Savings and Electricity Savings
* Exceptional Leader - Someone People Naturally Follow. High EQ.
* Strong with FMCG Maintenance Practices
* Strong with Maintenance Strategy
* Can work seamlessly across both technical and business operations
* Driver Analytical Personality
* Team orientated
* Good Problem solving abilities
* Goal driven individual
* 5+ Years post GCC Plant Maintenance in an FMCG Electromechanical Plant (Pref 7-10 years)
* GCC, GMR 2.1 Appointee

What the person must be able to do:

This role is in the FMCG Plant Maintenance sector. All duties would take place in this context.

Leadership

* Provide Thought Leadership to the Maintenance Team
* Coach and Develop Team
* Performance Management of Team
* Hands-on Guidance for the Technical Manager
* Gain the support and trust of artisans
* Upskill the team

Safety

* Must be obsessive about safety
* Drive exisitng safety initiatives
* Improve safety initiatives
* Incident prevention - rather than cure
* GMR 2.1

Maintenance

* Maximise plant uptime and OEE
* RCM, TPM and Related Practices
* Interpretation of SAP Reports

Capital Projects

* Identitify opportunities for improvement
* Smart rather than expensive projects
* Prepare Capex Business Cases
* Manage Projects and Implementation
* Ensure realisaiton of project business case
* BAU Projects

Utilities

* Drive sustainable initiatives
* In particular focus on water savings
* Electricity savings, Coal Savings
* Minimise Pollution

Financial

* Manage a large Budget
* Create Maintenance Budgets
* Ensure Adherence to Budget
* Manage Variances
* Cost savings

Stock

* Manage Store Rooms
* Ensure Adequate Spares Stock

International Benchmarking

* World Class Manufacturing as it applies to maintenance
* International bechmarking against similar operations globally
* Provide input into and develop global engineering best practices


Key Job Deliverables:

* Ensure Plant Safety and GMR legal compliance at all times
* Drive culture of safety
* Plant reliability, operability and MTBF (Maintain 99.4% Factory Efficiency)
* Execution of Key CAPEX Projects
* Cost optimisation and Financial Efficiencies

Background work experience:

* 5+ Years post GCC Plant Maintenance in an FMCG Electromechanical Plant (Pref 7-10 years)
* GCC, GMR 2.1 Appointee
* Specific GCC experience in Electrical, Electronics and Mechanical
* Project Management
* Min N6. Pref for BSc/BTech in Electrical or Mechanical Discipline
* Must understand how to maintain the following equipment:
* Refrigeration Plants (Humidification and cooling systems)
* Heat Exchangers
* Conveyors
* Bucket Elevators
* Chain Conveyors
* Belt Conveyors
* Fans
* Kilns - Steam
* Manage Usage of Utilities
* Compressors
* Pressure Vessels
* Pipes
* Pumps and Water handling systems
* Steam Management
* PLCS
* SCADA
* Electrical 3 Phase - Reticulation
* Generators - knowledge and maintenance
* Pellet plant - by-product pellet production
* Dust extraction systems - maintenance & optimisation
* Rail siding
* Bulk storage - concrete silos
* Fumigation practices (malt fumigation)

* Adv: Exposure to Complex Food Batch Processing Operations

Personality Summary:

* High Driver - Ambitious, Results Orientated Go-getter. Self-Starter. Makes things happen.
* High Analytical - Strong with analysis, metrics, data and fact based decision making.
* Moderate Expressive - People person, charming, persuasive.

Benefits of this Role:

* Get to implement your innovative ideas - We will listen to them
* Get to benchmark what you do against over 60 similar plants across the globe
* Get to create Global Best Practices
* Get to modernise the plant and bring it in line with Global best practices
* Independent Work Culture
* Industry leader
* Leading multi-national firm

Reports to: Plant Manager
Location: Hermanus, Western Cape

Salary: Market Related. In the Range of R950K p.a. to R1.4 Mil p.a. per annum. Highly exceptional more senior candidates may be considered.

Type: Permanent
Start: ASAP
Reference: J420