Engineering Maintenance Manager - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 20-05-2022 9:46:11 AM
15-07-2022 9:46:11 AM
Engineering Manager GCC Factories – Johannesburg Gauteng
Salary: R1.4 mil CTC Per Annum

Purpose of Position:

Complement Recruitment are recruiting for an Engineering Manager, for a permanent position based in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Gauteng. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager with 6 direct reports. Candidates must hold their BEng Degree, as well as their GCC Factories in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Minimum 10 years working experience in a World Class Manufacturing, Technical Production and Engineering Environment.

Minimum Requirements:

• B. Eng, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Degree (no BTech’s for this post will be accepted)
• Government Certificate of Competence, Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
• Specific work experience in manufacturing, automation, technical engineering required to fulfil the role
• 10 years Maintenance candidate experience in engineering, automation and maintenance management in a manufacturing environment
• High level project management of large CAPEX investments
• Operating within formal standards such as OHSAS18001, ISO14001, ISO9000, etc.
• Must be able to work in a Highly pressurised and unionised environment.
• Good computer skills with spreadsheet (Excel), SAP and PLC knowledge & other computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Accomplished problem-solver, logical, analytical, technical, a “teaching” leader
• Strong communication skills and ability to present, coaching influence and persuade at all levels
• Proven leadership capability – coaching an developing others, including enabling others to lead their teams effectively.
• Ability to lead cross functional project teams to successful completion
• Candidates needs to be hands on and willingness to work extra time when needed
• Able to connect with diverse cultures within the organization and countries as a whole.
• Own Transport, located in Springs, Boksburg, Brakpan, Benoni or surrounding areas

Duties:

Key Accountabilities & Key Processes
• Undertaking strategic planning activities with the senior management team and in line with customer and business needs.
• Lead responsibilities for continuous improvement programmes & create, implement and direct initiatives in line with programme goals and deliverables.
• Ensure safety is at the centre of all site activity whilst demonstrating role model behaviour and leading by example.
• Set Engineering, Maintenance and process targets in line with operations objectives and develop the strategies to achieve these. Implement and manage these processes required to achieve targets.
• Direct activities within the Engineering teams (Tooling, process engineering, maintenance and prototyping) such that they are focused on performance improvement against the agreed KPI’s of the business.
• Lead, implement and drive methodologies that will bring change to the plants performance progressing towards World Class Manufacturing standards.
• Define and manage the skills requirements and subsequent training within Engineering paying attention to company competency matrix to improve people capability in the plant.
• Responsible for determining the structure and resource requirements of the Engineering and Maintenance departments such that the overall strategy of the plant can be fulfilled.
• As part of managing working capital of the plant and ensuring that the plant continuously run, ensure that you proactively identify critical spares, in line with inventory policy, and ensure that controls are in place to manage the spares appropriately
• Using best practice project methodology, manage engineering capex project in line with strategic development plan.
• To lead, coach and manage the engineering team to ensure an engaged workforce
• Creating an environment within the team that stimulates creativity and innovation.

Key relationships:
• Internal: All site employees, other site Plant Managers, Managers, group central functions
• External: Suppliers, Customers

Measurements:

? Manage budget within plan - department budgets, operating costs controlled, sales revenue etc. stating all figures on an annual basis for the current financial year
? Unit Measures - Achieve equipment reliability and availability targets
? People Measures - 6 Direct reports
? Optimise and streamline plant management systems (WCM, ISO, NOSA, SG)
? Relationship with peers/colleagues
? Flexibility and adaptability of company systems
? Stability of the Business Unit

Personal Traits & Competencies:

? Shows a strong focus to meet customers’ needs while also being able to proactively provide creative solutions when necessary.
? Able to put themselves in the shoes of the customer and change their perspective to understand the fundamental needs of others. Interview, assess, discuss, survey, a deep dive into their reality to understand how they work and what they need, seeking their feedbacks with both external and internal customers.
? Understand customers’ fundamental core needs (put oneself in their shoes).
? Solution oriented (“there are no problems, there are only solutions”).
? Act as an Entrepreneur – meaning being results-driven as if it was one’s own company.
? Shows strong commitment and has a sense of ownership: all the projects on which s/he is working are his/her. Makes them successful through his/her personal initiative and drive.
? Has an impact and leaves his/her personal footprint on the results, performance and sustainability the business.
? Has the courage to take risks and make decisions to advance the results and performance of the Group.
? Is an active part of change and showing enthusiasm for it – mentoring, leading, coaching.
? Innovative – Thinks out of the box, original and experimenting with new solutions.
? Future-oriented and anticipating changes in markets, customers and technologies.
? Promotes a safe space where failure is accepted as being part of the game and where everyone can learn from it.
? Transcends the usual routines and favours curiosity.
? Promotes and value the differences and the specificities of your colleagues/ collaborators.
? Works/Exchanges with different generations and learn from them.
? Be Agile – able to be quick in action and mind. It means embracing change and being an active part of it.
? Develops self-awareness, the awareness of their team and of their environment (both inside and outside the organization), knowing the strengths and ways of improvement of the people around them.
? Has a lot of energy while ensuring two demands, to know the capabilities of one’s team and always to adhere to a perspective of sustainable development.
? Building an Open and Engaging Culture - This means accepting differences, being open to take both positive or negative feedback, being open to try new ways of working and collaborating (internally and externally), to create a safe space where each and every one can express themselves
? Develops a transversal approach whilst being collaborative, taking a global view and learning continuously.
? True to Company Principles of Conduct and Action, it means also exemplarity, integrity, respect and trust.
? Demonstrates an inclusive leadership which involves and develops people based on an open and meaningful dialogue