Senior Engineer, Industrial at Exxaro Resources

Job description

PURPOSE:

To deliver expert technical support in Industrial Engineering discipline to Operations, Business Improvement and Business Planning processes

MAJOR CHALLENGES:

Translating Business and Operational issues into models and simulations to enable better decision making Supporting multiple areas and multiple projects concurrently through expert technical Industrial Engineering services

QUALIFICATIONS:

BEng Industrial Engineering ( Essential/Minimum )

EXPERIENCE:

6-8 years Experience in Project Evaluation and Improvement, Industrial Engineering tools and techniques. Exposure to projects in heavy industry environment. PC literate with PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills Mining processes; Dynamic Simulation modelling; Operational Research; Work and Method studies, Economical evaluations, Improvement methodologies / Project management exposure - Essential/Minimum

REQUIREMENTS:

• Certificate of Fitness ( Essential/Minimum )
• Engineering Council of SA ( Essential/Minimum )
• Psychometric Assessment ( Essential/Minimum )

POSITION OUTPUTS:

• The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:
• Best Practice and Knowledge Management
• Intellectual property management and protection
• Create and manage professional networks
• Participate in tertiary educational relationships
• Participate in professional external forums
• Continuously monitors exchange and preservation of information between operations and individuals to facilitate effective knowledge management
• Stay abreast with advances in field of Industrial Engineering and Innovation
• Business Performance, Operations and CI
• Technical contribution across multiple Industrial Engineering skills areas
• Continuous scanning of technology advancements to ensure Exxaro has access to appropriate technology to meet business needs and continues to expand technical base
• Implement appropriate systems to deliver quality engineering outcomes to support projects and BU
• Business Review Process
• Statistical analysis of production data to identify certain trends that might influence future production scheduling - on a BU level
• Customer and Client Relationship Management
• Support core business by ensuring appropriate stakeholder relationships toward enhancing corporate profile
• Manage internal and external relations, including the interface with external providers or other functions responsible to ensure that business needs are met and employees are satisfied
• Optimisation Support
• Develop and maintain operational costing model to evaluate all production schedules financially, support Business Planning and Capital motivations
• Support the process of evaluating alternative production schedules and equipment utilization philosophies through the use of simulations.
• Technically support the process of determining future equipment fleet size requirements.
• Optimisation and Efficiency
• Support Business Improvement and Operational Excellence programme through expert technical Industrial Engineering services
• Safe and Healthy Work Environment
• Adhere to all health/safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
• Address all unsafe practices/potential hazardous situations, rectify/report to superior
• Comply with SHEC/technical requirements
• Wear applicable PPE at alltimes