Mechanical Technician - Chemical Plant at Mondi Group

Profile Requirements:

• National Diploma / BTech in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum NQF level 6.
• GCC will be beneficial

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years within the maintenance / engineering function in a heavy industry environment – pulp and paper, steel processing, mining, etc.
• 1 to 3 years in the role of mechanical technician within this environment.
• Experience in developing and implementing maintenance plans and strategies for pipelines, including scheduled replacements, inspections, and preventive maintenance.
• Understanding of relevant industry standards, codes, and regulations governing pipeline maintenance, such as ASME, API and SAN347.
• Proficiency in using relevant tools, equipment, and technologies for pipeline maintenance and repair work.
• Experience in the application of the following core engineering processes
• Maintenance quality management.
• Shutdown management and task execution.
• Budgeting and cost management.
• Contractor management.
• Fault-finding and troubleshooting (application of problem-solving techniques & tools).

Key Performance Areas:

• Holding the responsibility of the technical expert of plant machinery, from the mechanical perspective.
• Providing technical support (in terms of data, information, etc.) to the artisan execution team.
• The execution of more complex maintenance activities, including the management of contractors required for these activities.
• Accountable for day-day decision-making on the prioritization of break-down and break-in work activities within the work schedule.
• The role shall serve as the first call on break-down events to support the problem diagnosis and advise the maintenance artisan team on appropriate corrective action.
• Troubleshooting – understand, utilize, and use technical drawings, P&ID’s, etc. for fault finding on plant problems.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards by the team during maintenance execution.
• The role shall provide support to the planning department on routine maintenance and shut-down activities from a technical perspective.
• Management of repairable and non-repairable spare parts as per the RACI definition of the process procedure, such as quality check activities, etc.
• Management of specific maintenance service contracts in the plant.
• Analysis and ownership of actions arising from equipment condition-based monitoring reports (including scoping of work). Collaboration with condition-monitoring team from this perspective.
• Management of operational risk arising from equipment defects and faults (‘mill equipment risk list’).
• Identify and implement small-scope improvement projects and initiatives from a technical design perspective with the intention on improving service life.
• Auditing of the quality of service received by the Central Maintenance Services department.
• Auditing of the quality of maintenance performed by centralized maintenance execution (hydraulics).
• Maintaining the required condition of plant and equipment.
• Direct support and management (setting the standard) of the quality of maintenance execution in the plant.
• Management of the plant technical documentation as per the RACI definition of the process procedure.
• Management of cost within the assigned cost centre.
• Support the Maintenance Manager in ensuring compliance to all mill asset care procedures (with specific reference to Work Order, Technical Change and Shutdown Management processes).
• Support the central Engineering department during appropriate technical processes (for example, RCFA investigations).
• Support the central Engineering department through the identification of improvement potential and sources of loss.
• Support the central Engineering department in the development of applicable Engineering Standards for the mill.