Electrical Engineer at myIndustria

About the job
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 To manage and coordinate all the engineering activities as per assigned section/plant and ensure that the legal responsibility as required by statutory requirements are adhered to, which includes but not limited to:

•  Legal responsibility appointment
•  Tactical strategy
•  Budget and cost control
•  Implement change initiatives
•  Optimisation
•  People management
•  Stakeholder relations
•  Sectional / functional services organisational structure
•  Contractor management
•  Manage Engineering workshop facilities
•  Support function
•  Engineer operations process and systems
•  Capital projects and expansions
•  SHERQ adherence and compliance in own area of work
•  Work Ethics

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

•  National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Electrical Engineering (Essential)
•  BDegree / BTech Degree (NQF Level 7) in Electrical Engineering (Recommended)
•  Government Certificate of Competency (Mines and Works) in Engineering (Essential)
•  Post Graduate Qualification in MBA / MBL / MDP or ARM Management / Leadership equivalent (Recommended)

Experience

•  Minimum of five (5) years operational Engineering and production experience within a mining and plant environment (Essential)
•  Minimum of two (2) years management experience with GCC in a plant area (Essential)
•  Total of eight (8) years’ experience required, of which some can run concurrent

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Integrity 
•  Ethical standards and conduct
• Legal knowledge and relevant legislation 
•  Mine Health and Safety Act
•  Relevant COP’s

Diagnostic knowledge 

•  Root cause analysis
•  First line maintenance
•  Problem solving
•  Trend analysis

Inter-departmental and cross-functional knowledge 

•  Effective influencing and persuasion skills

SHERQ knowledge 

 Risk assessments

•  Working knowledge of all SHERQ and related policies and procedures

Management skills 

•  Adherence to labour agreements
•  Planning and organising
•  Communication 
•  Coordinating
•  Supervisory / Leadership
•  Performance management and Competency assessments
•  Motivational 
•  Assertiveness
•  Controlling
•  Mentorship
•  Presentation
•  Budget and cost control

 Contract management and cost estimation

•  Diversity management

Quality orientation 

•  Shows awareness of goals and standards
•  Follows through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met

Specialist knowledge 

•  Understands technical or professional aspects of work and continually maintains technical knowledge

Problem solving and analysis 

•  Analysis issues and breaks them down into their component parts
•  Makes systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information

Creativity and innovation 

•  Creates new and imaginative work-related approaches
•  Shows a willingness to question traditional assumptions
•  Apply benchmarked practices in own organisation
• Commercial awareness 
•  Understands and applies commercial and financial principles
•  Views issues in terms of costs, profits, markets and added value
•  Maintains professional integrity

Persuasiveness 

•  Influences, convinces or impresses others in a way that results in acceptance, agreement or behavioural change

Policies and procedures 

•  Working knowledge of related company policies and procedures

Computer literacy 

•  MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Intermediate user)
•  Discipline specific programmes
•  MS Projects
•  JD Edwards
•  Achiever
•  Isometrix
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Other Requirements

•  Legal Appointment: 2.13.3.1
•  Valid code B / EB driver’s license (Essential)
•  Medically fit for duty