Maintenance Engineer - Richards Bay at Bidvest Tank Terminals

Job Advert Summary    

Maintenance Engineer position is currently vacant within the Engineering Department of BTT Richards Bay. 

The main purpose of the job is to provide engineering services to guarantee the effective and efficient delivery of maintenance investigations, continuous improvement, and replacement projects within the region. The incumbent in this position will also provide technical support in terms of ensuring the total plant reliability.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:

• Ability to plan organise, prioritise and multi-task at a senior level.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality.
• Must be able to work well in teams.
• Customer Focused
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

Minimum Requirements    

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering BTech, Degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years Maintenance/ Project/Engineering experience – preferably in the chemical/Petro-chemical industry
• 3 years supervisory or management experience
• Solid understanding of maintenance systems
• Ability to prepare and manage budgets (OPEX & CAPEX)
• Good understanding of SHEQ systems (OHSAS18001, ISO14001 & ISO9001)
• Good understanding of API 653/650 standards
• Eligible to obtain GCC Factories in the next 3 years

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Effectively and efficiently implement a maintenance strategy for the business units.
• Provide input from a maintenance perspective into the engineering department’s business plans.
• Conduct feasibility studies as and when required.
• Plan and execute planned and unplanned outages/shutdowns within agreed time, cost, quality and scope.
• Ensure that equipment that is out of service are effectively and efficiently brought back into service.
• Assist in development and management of maintenance OPEX and CAPEX budget for the business
• Ensure compliance to SHEQ systems OHS Act and other industry applicable legislation.
• Ensure that all new assets are captured on the system and a preventative maintenance plan is executed.
• Drive the MOC process and ensure that timeous feedback is given to relevant stakeholders
• Ensure that the maintenance management programme/system is set up to produce accurate information for reporting and decision making.
• Analyse factors leading to breakdowns and implement preventative measures to prevent future failures.
• Ensure that all statutory routines and schedules are in place.
• Contribute to site optimisation program, by focusing on innovative solutions for continuous improvement.
• Timeously execute maintenance of electrical and mechanical components
• Mentor, coach and develop trainees and junior staff in the department
• Maintain a positive relationship with all internal and external stakeholders.