Electrical & Instrumentation Line Engineer at Saint-Gobain

WHY DO WE NEED YOU ?

Managing the physical assets under his/her control with regards to running order, preservation and increasing plant efficiency. To supervise and plan running of daily tasks of the plant electrical and instrumentation section

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU ?

• BEng/ BSc. Electrical
• Lean / WCM / TPM Qualification
• Management / Leadership qualification and advantage
• 3 -5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 1 year team leadership/management within a manufacturing plant, as part of the maintenance team  (electrical & instrumentation).
• Programmable Logical Controller programming training course, with a minimum of 2 years programming experience  (Schneider and Siemens PLC’s will be advantageous).
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition software programming experience of minimum 2 years.
• Computer literacy essential.
• Be able to interact and communicate effectively on all levels
• SAP ERP
• PM & EEM experience an advantage.
• PM Step 0: Prioritization of equipment, CMMS, Lubrication systems, Spare Parts Management, Asset Management, Breakdown Systems, Monitoring of KPI’s
• Project Management
• ISO9000/14000/18000 systems knowledge
• Task Based and location based Risk assessments
• Safety Auditing & LOTO procedures
• Legal Liability Training for appointments out of the Act.
• Contractor Management experience

TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN

• Ensure smooth and efficient maintenance operation of the factory.
• Ensure good maintenance standards to minimise down time and cost.
• Draw up maintenance schedules for all equipment in the section and ensure that these schedules are maintained.
• To inspect all sections of the plant frequently and to assess demands that will be made on the C&I department, to action plans accordingly.
• To do fault finding on machines, and to improve plant efficiency by optimising the available equipment.
• To identify improvements in the process that could be made by modifying or replacement of plant and to bring such information to the attention of management.
• Generate reports from scada system /SQL server for production analysis as required by management.
• To identify and conduct such training on computer, Scada and PLC systems that will enable engineering and operating personnel to optimise such systems.
• Programme, design and modify PLC, Scada and Industrial Computer network systems, and to assist in establishing and enforcing protocol for such systems.
• Maintain a high standard of discipline and adherence to company procedures and required safety standards.
• Enforce corrective discipline where required.
• Ensure that both he and his subordinates obey safety regulations and observe safety precautions as laid down in the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act
• Lead project teams to ensure World Class Manufacturing (WCM) projects are completed timeously.
• Prepare Capex applications for improvement projects.
• Ensure a clean and organised work environment in line with 5S.
• Ensuring contractor compliance to all SGCP standards and procedures.
• To inform plant management of all situations or conditions that could result in downtime and to take all such remedial action as is necessary to minimise downtime as a result thereof.
• Negotiate, in the company’s interests, with suppliers of equipment and services. Ensuring that proper specifications are given to such suppliers, and that work done by such is of the required standard.
• You will from time to time be required to work outside of normal working hours in support of the production and technical departments. This may entail call out duty or phone call support as appropriate.
• Perform other tasks as specified by the Engineering Manager.