Engineering Foreman at AVI Limited

Job Description

An opportunity has become available for a qualified and experienced individual to join our Entyce Beverages team in Durban in the position of Engineering Foreman. This position reports directly to the Site Engineering Manager.

Duties include:

Health, Safety and Environment

• Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to the company safety policies and procedures
• Assist with obtainment and maintenance of relevant health, safety and environmental management system standards
• Ensure equipment compliance with relevant safety regulations, including the General Machinery and Driven Machinery Regulations
• Ensure facilities and infrastructure are conducive to employee health and wellness

Food Safety

• Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to FSSC 22000, AIB and ISO principles
• To ensure site infrastructure and equipment are installed and maintained in such a manner that Food Safety is not compromised.
• Ensure standard of utilities (water and compressed air) in respective area of responsibility, is in line with Food Safety Standards
• Manage all requirements related to CCP and OPRP equipment (calibration, validation, maintenance, etc.)
• Ensure that direct reports are trained on, and comply to Maintenance for Food Safety Procedures

Plant Availability and reliability

• Oversee all relevant maintenance activities for area of responsibility
• Assist and oversee high-level breakdowns to ensure quick turnaround times
• Analyse breakdowns and provide recommendations to reduce downtime for area of responsibility
• Ensure factory efficiency demands are met as per business targets(Availability and OEE)
• Ensure availability and reliability of equipment for area of responsibility
• Provide expert advice in area of responsibility
• Assist with developing and maintaining a problem-solving culture within the department (direct reports) through facilitating and sustaining root cause analysis practices
• Ensure that maintenance strategies are implemented
• Ensure that the job card processes including monitoring, allocation, close-out and backlog for area of responsibility are up to date
• Ensure the artisans execute maintenance activities as per CMMS (Asset care system) schedules. This includes preventative, pro-active and breakdown schedules and procedures and auditing of work performed with the maintenance planner
• Ensure that stock requirements (critical spares, slow-moving, redundant) for equipment in area of responsibility have been ordered and will be in store
• Assist with reviewing OEM recommended spares and identification and classification of critical spares
• Participate in scoping and procurement of new plant equipment to ensure adherence to site Engineering standards
• Provide input for the upkeep of the site Engineering standards specification document
• Workshop housekeeping, GMP and environmental compliance and related activities must adhere to relevant standards
• Input into development and coordination of annual maintenance plan and communication with all relevant stakeholders, with main focus on execution of plan
• Assist with planning of new installations, upgrades and modifications to the existing plant in a safe and effective manner.
• Formulate equipment strategies as to how one will bring equipment back to their standard forms
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with team

Systems and reporting

• Assist with the Computerised Maintenance Management System, ensuring reliability and integrity of information
• Report on asset care schedule compliance, artisan utilisation, employee management control
• Ensure compliance with all relevant procedures
• Raising, and closing out of NCR’s in connection with equipment related food safety incidents
• Deliver on monthly reports

Budget

• Ensure monthly spending of the allocated responsible cost centre is within the budget amount.

Projects

• Assist with commissioning and handover of projects
• Assist with identifying areas of improvement (continuous improvement projects)
• Planning and execution of large maintenance projects

Management

• Lead mechanical and electrical artisan teams
• Ensuring appropriate resources for departmental requirements
• Assist with updating and implementation of skills matrix as well as coordination of training
• Plan and control engineering tasks; allocate resources to activities; control labour scheduling; overtime and cost control for area of responsibility
• Planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating of artisan tasks according to the CMMS (Asset care system)
• Ensure that labour allocation and hours of work are in accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Act
• Hold artisans accountable for non-performance, strong people management skills
• Review completed job cards and approve, ensure artisan completing job cards correctly
• Hold 1 on 1 discussions and evaluate IPA’s with artisans

Knowledge required:

• Working knowledge on Packing Machines - Work with food processing equipment, IMA Tea machinery, conveyors, Kliklok cartoning, CAMA packing, Cermex, Bailers, PFM flow wrappers, Marden Edwards over wrapper, shrink tunnels and general factory equipment experience will be advantageous
• Have experience with key utility equipment, i.e. Compressors, Generators, Extraction systems, Cooling Systems, Emergency fire systems, water reticulations systems
• CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) knowledge(preferably PRAGMA)
• IT literate and a comprehensive understanding of Windows-based programmes to include Word, Excel and Outlook is essential, with a certain level of SHOPWARE experience
• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) Occupational Health and Safety and Food Safety Regulations (FSSC 22000, AIB and ISO) QMS, HACCP and GMP’s
• Understand the methodology and benefits of preventative, pro-active maintenance and maintenance scheduling and execution

Special requirements:

• Must be prepared to work overtime, be on call and on stand-by duty
• Attend Monday morning plant start-up at 6am

Qualifications and Experience

• A Qualified trade tested artisan Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright
• Minimum of 6 years’ post-trade test experience in FMCG environment is essential
• Minimum of 3 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment specifically in FMCG is essential
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Must have your own reliable transport
• Knowledge and experience on On Key CMMS

Competencies:

• Leading and Supervising
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Planning and Organising
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Working with people

Closing Date: 09 January 2021