General Engineering Superintendent at Tharisa

Role Context

• Plan and execute shutdown activities according to scheduled time. 
• Ensure continuous improvement of asset care management
• Management of contractors at the area of responsibility 
• Support asset care and optimisation for ensuring customer needs are met. 
• Assist the engineering team to ensure the health and safety of employees it is taken care of through safety focused maintenance plans
• Maintain good housekeeping standards
• Stop and report any contraventions of the OHSA, regulations, codes of practice, standards and 
  instructions promptly to the engineering line manager
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem
• Derive schedules to inspect plant equipment components and systems to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with the relevant standards 
• Advise management and the team on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous
• Ensure safe execution of the task and audit completed work orders and give feedback. 
• Conduct regular plant inspections, identify, and rectify inefficiencies 
• Coordinate planned maintenance activities
• Maintain engineering documentation
• Develop scope of works and manage projects
• Plan layout and installation of equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and relevant standards. 
• Management of R&D projects, continuous improvement projects and capital projects 
• Liaise with other sections and department. 
• investigate the latest maintenance and technology developments for internal implementation
• Implementation and improvement of technology. 
• Improvement and optimization of existing equipment
• Uphold continuous improvement through operational excellence
• Identify and assess the level of issue-based risk exposures by considering risk exposures to the business, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc
• Apply risk mitigation measures and implement control measures for residual risk 
• Develop, maintain, and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specifications
• Review maintenance plans and maintenance task lists 
• Preform maintenance data analysis using pareto analyses, correlation analyses etc and report  top 3 losses
• Apply fault-finding technique and root cause failure analysis
• Perform problem-solving and fault-finding.
• Champion the RCFA investigation and problem-solving session
• Analyse possible solutions and recommend the best solution
• Record actions arising from RCFA’s and monitor recurring failures related to the RCFA  implemented solutions 
• Champion condition monitoring 
• Analyse equipment failure history and log equipment problems identified for further action 
• Analyse callouts in an effort to minimise callouts resulting from equipment downtime
• Manage the engineering department and activities 
• Performing standby duties., and work beyond normal operating hours when required
• Act in a higher level as and when required
• Work independently and in teams
• Flexibility
• Budget control 
• Business understanding 

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/NQF Level 4
• B-Tech, BEng, BSC or national Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (Requirement) 
• Leadership training (advantageous) 
• GCC Factories (Advantageous) 

Job-specific Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years’ solid experience in heavy industry 
• Minimum of 3 years’ solid experience in project management 
• Problem solving (RCFA) 
• Reliability engineering 
• Maintenance engineering 
• Projects management 
• Computer literacy 
• Valid driving license (code 08) and own transport 

Closing Date: 26 February 2026