Lead - Maintenance & Projects Workflow & Controls at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

The role also has touch-points at the Refinery Leadership Team Governance meeting as and when required.

• The role includes leadership, team and process management.
• For someone who wishes to display their abilities in supplying management information, influencing resource decisions and competently tracking and controlling the financial implications of key maintenance, service contracts and capital projects.

Supervises Workflow and Controls Team of staff and contractors

Responsible for managing the 12 month rolling workflow requirements by liaising with the Work Type Stewards for:

• On-stream inspection (OSI)
• Controlled maintenance (CM) worklist
• On-stream T&Is (OST&I)
• Engineering Work Requests (EWR)s
• Integrity Threat Recommendations (ITRs)

Provide support to Reliability & Maintenance (R&M) Leads with cost management.

• Organize and facilitate Engineering Work Requests (EWR) prioritization sessions with stakeholders
• Recommends the set RTP cutoff for field projects in order to stay within budget and manning parameters
• Ensures that packs for EWRs are submitted on time
• Provides guidance and recommendations to the Planning, Scheduling & Warehouse (PSW) Team Lead with regard to capability and opportunity in what can be safely executed to maintain optimal plant operations - assist in job scoping (Scope challenge sessions)
• Responsible for the consolidated work-list for the current financial year and the following two years thereafter. Ensures that what’s on the work-list is planned.
• Responsible for generating Reliability & Maintenance(R&M) budget for following plus two per Business Plan requirements
• Responsible for ensuring proper cost control is exercised in R&M and for generation of monthly cost reports.
• Interfaces with the PSW team to ensure that the work-list projects have been correctly budgeted for by the Work Type Stewards and that budgets align with agreed Business Plan budgets. Informs the PSW Team Lead of any budget shortfalls
• Responsible for providing Governance slides on PSW Metrics monthly and 2 monthly for Governance Meetings
• Manages & reports on KPIs for Workflow and Controls team, as well as R & M Budgets, Short- and Long-Cycle Planning & Scheduling.
• Responsible for maintaining and operating the TRACK system to properly control and monitor manpower on site
• Champions Loss Prevention System (LPS) and Safety for the team.
• Plays a lead role in updating systems and processes including Operating Management System (OMS), Control Document Management System (CDMS), Temporary Employment Services (TES) Contractors, renewals and staffing requirements / manpower numbers.
• Manages Workflow and Controls team disipline and cohesion

Job requirements:

• Degree in Engineering or similar - typical qualifications could include N.Diploma, B.Tech, B.Eng or B.Sc Engineering in Industrial, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• or
• 10 years’ proven experience in Refining Maintenance,  Projects, Prioritisation of Work, Budgets, some Financials/ project controls or similar.
• Lean Six Sigma training an advantage
• Project Management certification an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, remove barriers when making trade offs
• Demonstrated leadership and proven organizational capability development skills
• Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity for various cultures, styles and beliefs
• Demonstrated track record championing Safety in a technical environment
• Proven track record in Process improvement and contro