Engineering Controller - JC Le Roux at Distell

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

Ensure compliance and adherence to Safety, Health, Environment, Risk & Quality (SHERQ) Management routines. This includes be appointed as:

•                   Appointed General Machinery Regulation 2 (GMR2) - Supervision of Machinery for the plant.
•                   Member of Site Food Safety Team (FST)
•                   Member of Site Safety Committee (SC) 
•                   Member of Site Incident Management Team (IMT) 

Ensure effective Governance and adherence to Internal Control Checks (ICC’s) . This Includes

•                  Perform Maintenance ICC
•                  Ensure adherence to OHSACT and all Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, Quality procedures and statutory requirements. 
•                  Perform hazard and operational assessments. 
•                  Ensure safe use of plant and machinery.

Ensure effective Asset Care 

•                  Ensure effective management and adherence to maintenance plans. 
•                  Ensure that plant maintenance standards are met and that the necessary RCM principles are applied.
•                  Compile and maintain master equipment replacement plan for the plant.
•                  Assist with scoping and compilation of business cases for abnormal and capex projects for plant.

Financial Management 

•                  Compile and manage OPEX budget for your department. 
•                  Compile and manage maintenance budgets for the plant.  

Improve Productivity & Delivery

•                  Ensure efficient asset utilization and reliable plant utilities.
•                  Resource management, recording and monitoring to ensure efficient employee utilization.
•                  Provide optimal service in optimizing all the assets within agreed service levels.
•                  Increase Overall Equipment Efficiency for the plant.

Leadership & Management

•                 Leading & managing change and developing a culture of continuous improvement.
•                 Entrench our Empowering Excellence (E2) operating model and ways of work.
•                 Build competent and empowered employees through coaching, training, and creating job enrichment opportunities.
•                 Effectively manage internal and external relationships

The successful candidate must have the following qualification, skills and experience:

•  Must have relevant qualificat
•  N5 with Trade Test, N6/S4 or equivalent will be beneficial.
•  Qualified Millwright – highly advantageous.  
• Certified Automation & Control Technician - highly advantageous. 
• Maintenance Planning experience - added advantage.
•  Ammonia - CAT B registered - added advantage.
• 3 – 5 years in Engineering/Production leadership role manging direct reports.
•  Must have working experience in a packaging environment; wine bottling experience an added advantage Experience in Managing and leading a team is essential.
•  Experience in Managing a mini business area is essential.
•  High competence to identify and solve problems.
• Ability to work independently, and to work under pressure.
• Be self-motivated and action driven.
• Be a team player and innovator.
• Sound leadership and conflict handling experience.
• Strong numerical aptitude and analytical abilities are essential.
• Computer literate including SAP experience.
• Must have own reliable transport.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as required.