Area Manager: Mechanical at Sasol

Job description

BUSINESS UNIT: Secunda Synfuels Operations

Purpose of Job /Role Intent:

• To cost effectively ensure the availability of safe and reliable assets to production.
• Effective maintenance of the plant to ensure availability and reliability of the plant equipment and facilities. Maintenance responsibilities will be coordinated through preventative and corrective maintenance scheduling

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required

• B.Eng./B.Sc. Eng. /B.Sc. (Hons)/B.Sc./B. Tech (Eng.)
• Government Certificate of Competency (wish)
• Minimum of 5 years Maintenance Management Experience; 8 years total relevant Operations experience

Key accountabilities (Maximum 6-8)

• Core Elements of Job Key Performance Indicators

Business Results

• Delivery results Backlog of critical maintenance and function testing
• Report: Validate the metering manual (GC/calibration)
• Quality results Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards
• Cost/capital competitiveness Budget management
• Ensure financial discipline amongst the maintenance department. Meet the maintenance budget.
• Consistently reduce all non-value-adding work
• Have monthly financial meetings with subordinates to ensure proper cost control.
• Cost optimization by ensuring maintenance plans effectiveness in line with the latest RBI studies.
• Productivity results Ensure equipment availability to meet the production plan.
• Consistently improve productivity
• Manage cost of maintenance Compile annual maintenance budget. Compile annual long term maintenance budget. Control cost to ensure the maintenance budget is achieved within budget.
• Develop long term renewal plans
• SHE Performance Manage operations risks by making sure that all risks are identified, analysed and mitigated to acceptable levels.
• Execute SHE strategy to achieve zero harm. Continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.
• Asset Management: Manage, revise and improvement of Asset Management standards for maintenance
• Manage asset life cycle and plans
• Maintain assets within agreed operations envelope conditions.
• To maintain assets to set standards
• Input into 5 year rolling capital plan
• Manage Maintenance spares and materials
• Oversee the management of Maintenance planning
• Technology management at functional unit level, Liaison with technology license holder.
• Identification of technical; problems/opportunities;
• Benchmarking optimal solutions and practices;
• Participating in/leading design decisions; Managing implementation;
• Shut down management;
• Management of standards; Governance (where applicable)
• Legal compliance.
• Original Equipment Manufacturers adhere to requirements
• Leadership, people management and values
• Leadership focus Contribute in the translation and execution of the business strategy; objectives and plan into action for employees
• Translate and cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation.
• Continuously improve on products and processes. Identify improvement opportunities and implement improvement solutions.
• Demonstrate One Sasol behaviour ensure area under control is managed to the benefit to the larger Sasol value chain
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively. Interact with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage operations knowledge by transforming, packaging, transferring and maintaining operations knowledge
• Coordinate the Maintenance Department
• Lead in establishing and continuously improving maintenance best practices, maintenance systems, aligning the right skilled resources to work with the right issues, improve and create maintenance standard for all process.
• Lead in continuous performance improvements within his/hers areas of responsibilities, including Health Safety and Environment
• Report to Plant Manager on performance, such as systems availabilities, planned maintenance shutdowns, planning of maintenance need including budget needs
• Strategic Direction Contribute in the translation and execution of the business strategy; objectives and plan into action for employees:
• Cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication in the organisation
• Strategy contribution, translation and execution Ensure that vision, values and business direction are embraced by the team
• Energized environment Review performance regularly and give recognition where it is due and deal with performance issues
• Management team effectiveness Ensure proper talent management in area of responsibility.
• Ensure that self and team achieve development objectives
• Management skill and development Communicate and execute change and improvement effectively
• Capacity building within the maintenance group to ensure resources availability for the project team.
• Operational project plans and priorities Ensure that the general maintenance plan fits into the production plan.
• Develop annual work and project plans
• Implementation/execution Review/ Implement maintenance plans on non-statutory equipment.
• Ensure that plans are executed and team objectives are achieved consistently in a safe work environment
• Resource and asset management coordination Ensure that all equipment is maintained to legal requirements.
• Provide available cost effective resources
• Result monitoring and control Review maintenance philosophy to support optimum and cost effective practices.
• Report: Validate the metering manual (GC/calibration)
• Ensure timely results and compliance through control systems and measures
• Problem solving and decision quality Make quality decisions and find solutions which will improve team results
• Governance/charter/legal compliance Risk base inspection studies: Scheduling of equipment
• OHS Act
• Sasol Legal Compliance
• Country specific legal issues
• Environmental compliance and safety performance in compliance with ISO 9001, 14001 and OSHAS 18001 requirements.
• Relationships, teamwork and collaboration
• Manager, peer and subordinate relationships
• Build effective working relationships with mangers, peers, team members, customers and suppliers
• Customer, supplier relations and management
• Understand customer needs and suppliers contributions to drive operational results in the best interest of the company
• Process improvement
• Apply new ideas and work methods and opportunities for improving business results through team engagement
• Continuous improvement and learning
• Consistently support the implementation of business optimization initiatives