Assistant Engineer at Unilever

Main Job Purpose

To ensure that engineering services are provided to facilitate efficient plant functioning and to achieve factory performance

targets.

Job Summary

• SHE: Interprets relevant laws to ensure that standards and laws are implemented and adhered to
• Investigates accidents and incidents and draws up reports
• Budget: Accountable for cost estimations and budget proposals
• Responsible for the control and execution of work against a budget and authorizations within authority limits
• Is responsible for ensuring capitalization of the whole project (mechanical, electrical etc.)
• Specifies scope of work and ensures projects remain within budget
• Obtains quotes for projects and raises the budget to deliver agreed maintenance/continuous improvement
• Raises MMI project (miscellaneous minor items)
• Manages capital budgets by designing, implementing and commissioning the project and allocating budget and

resource accordingly

• Projects: Responsible for the design, implementation, commissioning and hand over of projects within own area

of responsibility, with emphasis on the implementation of respective engineering discipline

• Is responsible for the writing up and training of SOP’s
• Provides respective discipline input in multi-disciplinary projects (mechanical/ civil/ electrical).
• Draws up buying contracts, technical specifications and outlines scope of work
• Factory Support: Identifies recurring production process problems and develops trouble shooting routines for the

Production Department

• Proposes operating instructions for plant operators (manuals & SOP’s) and trains the departmental trainers and

operators in the use of modified plant processes

• Conducts Process Optimization by identifying areas of improvement and recommend change in processes (e.g.

waste minimization, energy utilization, etc.)

• Implements cost effectiveness programmes
• Continuous Improvement: Makes recommendations and actions improvements within specific area of

responsibility

• Designs out recurring engineering problems to prevent breakdown into the future
• Investigates, analyses and actions solutions to relevant problems identified
• Responsible for the development and implementation of maintenance procedures and standards by sourcing and

evaluating materials

Key Requirements

• Engineering (Chemical/ Mechanical/ Electrical) Degree: BTech (GMr)/ BSc (Eng)/BEng
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) factories is essential
• 5 years engineering experience preferably in FMCG, / Manufacturing/ Production/ Automotive/ Design/ Consulting

industries

• Knowledge of Maintenance Strategies and World Class Manufacturing principles
• Understanding of OSH Act and Project Management skills
• Knowledge of Excel, MS Projects, Project Schedule, SAP (Plant Maintenance and Purchasing), e-mail and

spreadsheets

• Problem Solving and drive continuous improvements