Job description
RCL FOODS is seeking a well-qualified Project Manager to join our Consumer Specialty Division. The role will be based in Bronkhorstspruit and report to the Plant Engineer. The purpose of this role is to drive project planning and ensuring that projects are finalized within budget and time frames.
Minimum Requirements:
- Diploma/ degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Industrial Engineering.
- 5 years trade experience of which least 3 years in a supervisory category.
- Excellent understanding of civil/buildings/ electrical and mechanical engineering.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Project planning Prioritizing, scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner and plant engineer. Project Cost control - control of approved budget and sub categories.
- Strategize capex focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines. Ensure that health and safety requirements as per the RCL standard are adhere to with regards to specifying new equipment. Process change control documentation with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes. Manage and control the fixed asset register is updated as per policy and depreciation is in line with group standards.
- Ensure that all project work in plant is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements. Manage outside contractors to insure the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required. Conduct weekly project meetings to insure all aligned and that capex targets dates met in view of the year planner. Preparation of all capitalized major maintenance and capital request motivations and supporting documentation.
- Creating and keeping an archive on each project for future reference. Conduct time and motion studies on specific areas of the plant with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics and engineer bottlenecks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction. Safety control of contractors.