Civil Maintenance Manager at Mondi Group

Job Purpose:

• Reporting to the BU Manager CMS, the incumbent of this position will be appointed as a 2.7(a) responsible person to ensure maintenance of the mill facilities, buildings, roads, load bearing steel structures, concrete installations and rail roads to support Mill operations.

Qualifications & Expertise:

• BSc Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of building, road, rail and structural legislation including municipal by-laws
• Experience within the Pulp & Paper industry and performing work in heavy industries will be beneficial.  
• Code 08 Driver’s Licence
• Recognition for prior learning will be considered/given

Job Experience:

• 5 to 10 years’ experience in a Heavy Industry.
• Scoping and executing repairs with quality assurance to load-bearing structures, buildings, roads, rail roads and facilities.
• Civil and structural redundant equipment removal
• Working at Heights
• Confined Spaces

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensure adherence to legislation (National building regulations, OHS Act, Municipal bylaws etc)
• Manage HSEC requirements for all service providers at Mondi: Civils
• Review and update maintenance strategies including but not limited to electrical, civil and mechanical maintenance of the Mondi Richards Bay facilities, buildings, roads, structures, underground piping (sewer, potable water, GRP lines and stormwater water) and rail roads.
• Develops roadmaps for the implementation of the maintenance strategy and monitor against this.
• Ensure planned maintenance is executed safely and in compliance with applicable site rules and legislation in area of responsibility and supports Mill operations.
• Monitor risks and ensure that the strategy and roadmaps are adjusted to account for any changes.
• Ensure alignment with relevant customers and stakeholders.
• Plans RFQ and tenders in conjunction with Procurement in accordance with maintenance strategy as and when the need arises, always ensuring lowest total cost of ownership solutions. 
• Manages contracts and contractors against SLAs & scopes to ensure efficient and safe delivery.
• Preparation of annual budgets to meet the maintenance strategy.
• Budget control – Six Civil maintenance budgets (one for each BU) and redundant infrastructure removal budget per BU
• Identify annually potential savings targets, prioritize opportunities, and defines timelines to achieve them.
• Ensure lifecycle of assets managed and optimized.
• Champion site improvements related to area of responsibility in the Mill.
• Plans CAPEX plans in accordance with maintenance strategy and improvement projects.
• Ensure effective people management.
• Scoping of Civil work and method statements in various BU’s: Structural repairs, removal of redundant structures and equipment, road repairs, concrete work, earth work
• Ensure Structural and Building surveys done annually by competent service provider (structural engineer) and corrective action in place for all defects.
• Ensure all buildings have safe access for working at Heights Lifelines to be installed and maintained annually for compliance.
• Ensure roof and gutter cleaning are done bi-annually.
• Ensure perimeter fence is well maintained and reliable at all times.
• Ensure all asbestos buildings are maintained and complies with the Asbestos regulations.

Job Competencies/ Attributes/Skills:

• Understanding of Engineering principles, standards and practices; maintenance philosophies (where applicable); legal compliance and manufacturing criteria
• Sound understanding of contractor management, engineering procedures and standards, and legal compliance
• Computer literacy including SAP is essential.
• Permit Issuer/Owner
• Knowledge of Maintenance Business Processes (Work order Management, Repairable Items, etc)
• Advanced computer literacy in MS Projects, SAP PM Module, and MSOffice
• Knowledge of procurement workflow and processes
• High level of commercial, maintenance & structural acumen
• Analytical thinking with high attention to detail
• Self-management and self-motivation with high integrity
• Good verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
• Adopts a Continuous Improvement approach in their work.
• Able to work independently under pressure.
• Confident to deal independently with Senior Leaders

Closing Date

03 AUGUST 2023