Electrical Engineer at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Overview    

• Design and implement electrical related equipment and project manage it. All activities, roles and responsibilities are aligned to the world class (manufacturing) philosophy, principles and practices.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Qualifications    

• Matric (Maths and Science)
• BSc Electrical Engineering

Experience    

• 6-10 years Industrial Experience.
• Lean six Sigma – Black Belt (Will be an advantage)
• Government Ticket (Will be an advantage)

Duties    
To ensure process safety adherence:

• Prevent occupational and process safety incidents by implementing integral safe design principles
• Conducting risk assessments for tasks and process deviations
• Facilitating Design Reviews, risk assessments and Hazop Studies to minimise risks of new projects
• Find root causes and mitigating actions to prevent/eliminate safety incidents

Drive high performance targets with the team:

• Process electrical development and design
• Identify electrical deviations, their root causes and take corrective action
• Driving focused and continuous improvement
• Review expense report and corrects deviations
• Correct electrical performance deviations
• Communicate progress to performance indicators to all levels
• Ensure reliability of processes
• Ensure stability of automation of processes
• Managing costs according to budget
• Providing electrical technical support to production facility and maintenance team
• Providing information for electrical drawings and developing electrical drawings in conjunction with suppliers and maintenance teams
• Continuous Improvement of processes
• Electrical equipment sizing, procurement and commissioning

Effective project and team management:

• Frequent engagement with Production and other relevant stakeholders
• Resource & Project Management
• Factoring safety risk, maintenance costs, capital expense into plans
• Procuring electrical equipment
• Testing control loops
• Lead in Pre, cold & hot Commissioning of purely electrical systems (e.g. automation)
• Establishing Basis of Design, conducting feasibility studies and responsible for BEP and managing EPC for projects

To ensure quality adherence:

• Monitor and take corrective action on quality deviations

Excellent & systematic administration:

• Proper written communication and interpretation
• Preparing papers on Capital expenditure requests detailing financial costs versus benefits for projects
• Writing reports, preparing presentations, creating graphs from data (data reporting), Sending emails, running meetings, text, social media savvy

Job Competencies    

Knowledge  

• Familiar / Competent in Microsoft Office
• Competent CRS Payroll Solutions
• CMMS, Maintenance Software

Core Behavioural Competencies   

• Decision making 
• Teamwork 
• Work standards 
• Reliability 
• Motivation of self and others 
• Adaptability 
• Problem-solving 
• Integrity and trust 
• Communication skills 
• Planning and organization 
• Stress tolerance 
• Initiative
• Building relationships 

Functional / Technical Competency

• Coaching and Mentoring 
• Facilitation 
• Project Management
• Effective Change Management 
• Conflict Management 
• Product Knowledge
• Root-cause analysis 
• Excellent Customer Service  

Deadline:5th June,2026