Maintenance Engineer - Inland at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

• Manage and supervise Preventative and Reactive Maintenance work as well as image enhancement projects, aligned with strategic network and business plans, to ensure that activities are completed within timelines, budget, to meet required design standards and ensure compliance with SHEQ standards.
• Responsible for planning and execution of major infrastructure and equipment replacements and improvements.
• Participates with other teams during station reviews, pre-startups, and to review report to lower total cost of ownership of facility Construction & Maintenance.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates maintenance providers (internal/external) to ensure facilities remain in optimum condition to support sales efforts.
• Periodically reviews on-site work of internal and external technicians to ensure that work meets expectations.

Role activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the Planned and Reactive Maintenance / Emergency Break Downs and Minor CAPEX Project works for all Service Stations and Consumer Sites. Ensures compliance to Astron Energy Standards, Procedures and Local Regulations in an efficient and cost-effective way.
• Consider the responsibility of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ), SHEQ inspection, reporting and following up including the action plan must be planned systematically. Also coordinate with outside people, authorities, government to enhance Technical and SHEQ program correspondent to the law requirement.
• Responsible to guide the Constructor/Dealer and Supervise/follow-up the work to ensure SHEQ compliance.
• Ensures and implements the SHEQ Guidelines and Procedures as well as the Retail Engineering Technical Standards in proper manner.
• Coordination between Internal Departments (Retail, SHEQ, Procurement, Finance, Administration) and External (Officials, Contractors, Dealers, Engineering Companies, Consultants, etc.) related to maintenance works, regulatory controls, contract renewal
• Attend to any critical Loss of Containment, accident or HPRI event within his/her area.
• Main Deliveries of the Job Holder are Maintenance KPI such as SHEQ, Contract Management, Budget Management, Maintenance SLA’s, less breakdown time, Customer satisfaction, Regulatory Compliance, Planned and Preventive Maintenance plan for Critical Equipment, Signage cleaning
• Ensures proper Documentation of Maintenance works and use of Astron Energy approved Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Checking and verify cost of Maintenance Service and Spare Part following rated in contract.
• Ensure monthly invoice are properly closed and corrected before cut date from finance.
• Manage asset in warehouse for asset movement, dispose, write-off and capitalization.
• Coordinate Asset Identification Verification (AIV) and Asset Tagging with Astron Energy approved Facilities Management Company.
• Summary and record monthly Opex expense by category of contractors and stations for every month.
• Attend Monthly Performance Management as well as Quarterly Business Review meetings with Astron Energy approved Facilities Management Company where overall performance and the Contractual Obligations and detailed assessment of Key Performance Indicators Scorecards will be undertaken.
• Ensure all schedule in maintenance contract are well on track and properly update by actual date.
• Make sure contractors apply maintenance contracts rate for monthly invoicing.
• Coordinate with the FMC Partner to ensure that the Asset Management Improvement Plan (AMIP) is rolled out as per agreed annual plan.
• Audits on all contractors perform work at stations.
• Technical visit all stations under control to ensure SHEQ are compliant as well as brand new signage.
• Tracking and analysis of request from station and work with FMC Partner to create scope of work in minimization cost.
• Ensure monthly invoice are properly closed and corrected before cut date from finance.
• Manage Asset Movement, Disposal, Write-Offs and Capitalization.

Professional Qualification and Certifications & Work Experience:

• Construction /Civil / Electrical / Mechanical Engineering Diploma or Degree
• At least 5 years’ experience in Maintenance & Construction within the Petroleum industry 
• Familiar with OSHACT and Construction Regulations
• Understanding of Retail Fuel Systems Design Standards
• Proven experience communicating (verbal and written) with internal and external business partners. 
• Project Management experience
• Contract Management experience
• Knowledge of Safe Work Practices as it pertains to the fuel industry