Junior Engineer - Resource Efficiency - Hammarsdale at Rainbow Chicken

Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow Chicken is currently seeking a Junior Engineer - Resource Efficiency to join their team. The role will be based in Hammarsdale  and will report to the Head of Sustainability & W2V. The purpose of this role is to drive Resource efficiency projects, including Water, Power and Waste initiatives as set out in our water and energy roadmaps. Project planning – Prioritizing, scheduling, and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the Sustainability & W2V department, with the assistance of the respective site engineering teams. Project Cost control – control of approved budget and subcategories Strategize group capex focus to drive and fast track resource efficiency projects.

Minimum Requirements    
Knowledge

• A Degree (NQF 7) in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Training on Water efficiency and quality management, Waste water treatment, Energy efficiency Management, Renewable energy deployment (i.e. PV Solar) will be advantageous.
• A Project Management qualification/ certificate would be beneficial (e.g. Project Management Professional Certification).
• Exchange information in a clear and concise manner (both written and verbal) to all levels of staff.
• Work flexible hours and some weekends as required due to travel.
• Leadership skills, leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Constantly looking and finding ways to improve resource efficiency and valorising unavoidable waste streams.
• Recommend solutions bases on rigorous and sound information research.
• Dedication and Loyalty to the company

Experience

• 5 years of which 3 was in an engineering project management role.
• Good understanding ISO 14000, 18000, 22000, FSSC and HACCP
• Excellent computer literacy and proficient in Microsoft office
• Basic use of Computer aided drawing software such as AutoCAD
• Trained in Carbon footprint calculation (will be beneficial)
• Experience in Energy, Water, Waste management (will be beneficial)
• Experience and Training in Project management i.e. PMBOK (will be beneficial)

Skills/Characteristics
Good knowledge of:

• Business practices of Sustainability
• Resource efficiency
• Drivers of Energy, Water, and Waste Ability to simplify complex engineering concepts into simple, understandable language for non- engineers.
• Display Leadership skills, ability to influence, leading change.
• Solutions driven
• People and stakeholder management.
• Project and people facilitation.
• Problem Solving
• Must be able to handle problems encountered with projects/plants/equipment and find workable solutions quickly

Duties and Responsibilities    
Project Management

• Initial/Immediate focus will be implementing optimisation of the Waste water treatment (GEM – Gas energy mixing technology) plant and integration points.
• Identification, Quantification and Motivation of Resource efficiency projects through multi-disciplinary engineering investigation.
• Project implementation against agreed deliverables, timing schedule and budget.
• Be the facilitator and coordinator of key stakeholders to ensure project delivery (procurement, finance, SHEQ, Engineering, contractors).
• Ensure that all project work is carried out and completed to the applicable engineering standard and that the relevant ISO standards are complied with as required by the operational unit i.e. risk evaluations, security, safety, health, HACCP AND ISO22000, ISO14000 and the OHS.
• Facilitate Process change management with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Create and maintain a resource/information archive on each project for future reference.

Innovation & Investigation

• Influence/Drive capex and special project focus to support Sustainability & W2V agenda to improve operational resource consumption efficiencies.
• Research and investigation into disruptive technologies and presenting these to the team for consideration.
• Conduct studies on facilities with the objective to implement resource efficiency improvements.
• Facilitating, in conjunction with operational engineering teams, pilot studies, tests and sampling to test new technologies and build business cases.
• Investigate applicable technologies to mitigate environmental and reputational risks, present business case and high-level scope and cost.

Reporting and Stakeholder engagement

• Manage group resource efficiency database and audit data (monthly evaluation and review).
• Manage the collection of information for the Sustainable Business Report’s Environmental Sustainability / Resource efficiency sections.
• Manage resource efficiency dashboard development and tracking to provide feedback to relevant stakeholders (idea sharing, knowledge sharing to promote cross pollination of projects/initiatives).

Supervision and Administration

• Compile content needed for risk reporting and obtain relevant sign off from HOD & COO.
• Management of the planning and admin functions of the Sustainability & W2V function.