Electrical Engineer - Port Elizabeth at Aspen Pharma Group

Overview

• Lead, manage and prioritise Electrical, Electronic, Automation and Process operations to achieve operational objectives
• Maintenance and asset care planning and execution of electrical and C&A equipment
• Lead improvement and optimisation strategies for elec. infrastructure 

Responsibilities

Planning and Procedures

• Provide input into and implement systems, procedures, and policies
• Plan team activities and advise on prioritisation of activities
• Provide input into and manage budget, as delegated by manager
• Ensure availability of, allocate and monitor use of assets/ resources
• Perform relevant HR / supervisory functions
• Identify gaps in current policies, procedures and legislation and propose process, tool, technique and product changes/ improvements

Electrical Engineering & Calibration and Maintenance

• Facilitate, implement, and manage Elec, C&A & CAL projects
• Identify and motivate for technical CAPEX projects
• Ensure integrity and reliability of production system architecture
• Develop fault finding procedures, installation and document standards and instrumentation protocols
• Maintain, back up and ensure integrity of production data
• Perform maintenance on electrical infrastructure
• Lead RCFA for incidents to identify true root cause of failures
• Lead CAPAs; address operational risk of electrical root cause failures
• Lead development of a systematic Elec, C&A & CAL infrastructure maintenance strategy to optimise operations, reduce operation downtime and associated cost due to failures
• Identify and implement operational and maintenance changes to address specific process unit problems
• Develop and coordinate and monitor implementation of preventative maintenance and calibration plans/ programs
• Determine critical spares requirements for the plant

Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Ensure electrical maintenance is performed in accordance with relevant regulations, policies, procedures, schedules, and work orders
• Manage and review Certificate of Compliance for new and existing electrical installations
• Record and ensure availability of technical drawings, programs and specifications documentation
• Monitor and correct own and/ or team compliance with legislation, policies and procedures
• Monitor and control storage and access to information, and set-up of electronic databases to ensure legal compliance
• Maintain records of asset care documentation

Requirements

Background/experience

• Minimum of National Diploma in Mechatronics /Electrical /Electronic Engineering with 6+ years’ related experience
• Experience in factory maintenance and fault finding in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing  

Specific job skills

• Advanced knowledge of maintenance and monitoring programmes, tools, techniques, and systems
• Specialised knowledge of Instrument and Control calibrations
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, standards, and compliance requirements
• Advanced technical background in Good Engineering Practices
• Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives

Competencies

• Interrogating Information
• Offering Insights
• Finalising Outputs 

Accountability & Decision Rights

• Departmental and/ or project related results, costs, methods, staffing, managerial planning, and integration
• Working on and leading complex and high impact projects, serving as a team leader, technical advisor, or process owner
• Deliver service or support at the expert level
• Independently implement appropriate policies and procedures
• Escalate out-of-policy matters 

Decisions related to:

• Products, services, implementing new programmes and supporting technical/ operational processes
• Use of resources to meet defined objectives and timelines
• Initiation of changes to processes, procedures and policies that impact immediate operations
• Non-routine issues and daily priorities for a work group, with moderate impact on operations within a department
• Correction and/ or containment of errors of significant impact (financial loss, customer business, downtime)