O&M Site Manager M/F at Voltalia

Reporting to the O&M Manager, the main responsabilities of the O&M Site Manager on the Bolobedu Site in Limpopo are:

• Provide fast on-site and remote troubleshooting, recommend and implement fault recovery solutions for production reestablishment;
• Carry out on-site specialized technical maintenance activities;
• Participate in Integrated Commissioning & Start-up activities;
• Carry out on-site technical assessments;
• Provide technical reports and evidences to support claiming processes;
• Provide training and technical workshops to spread and consolidate maintenance competences and skills;
• Participate in development of maintenance management processes and systems;
• Produce technical documentation to support the maintenance activity;
• Recommend/ study more effective and efficient maintenance practices and tools;
• Disseminate good practices and standards;
• Contribute to the develop of reliability studies and failures analysis;
• Participate in monitoring and audit of implemented processes, procedures and activities;
• Represent employees on matters affecting health, safety, and the physical work environment;
• Conduct and chair applicable SHE Committee Meetings and sign off on minutes;
• Support incident investigations as per Section 18 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS) (as amended);
• Act as a committee member for Section 24 incidents as per the OHS Act, endorsing investigation findings;
• Assume GMR 2(1) legal appointment and responsibilities as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993 (OHSA) General Machinery Regulations;
• Authorize appointments in line with the OHS Act, including GMR 2(7), SHE Representatives, First Aiders, etc., to ensure compliance within the designated area.

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree or Master in Electrical, Electronics or Automation Engineering;
• Possession of Government Certificate of Competency GCC (Factories) in terms of the OHS Act;
• Experience of Government Machinery Regulations GMR2 (1) and GMR 2(7) appointment in terms of the OHSA Act;
• Be able to do physical site work (must be able to obtain medical fitness certificate in terms of Annexure 3 of OHS Act);
• Experience in commissioning and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants;
• Experience in photovoltaic power plants (preferred);
• Experience in electronics and automation fault detection techniques and troubleshooting;
• Maintenance Management - Standards and Continues Improvement Process;
• Experience in SCADA and remote control systems;
• Experience in data acquisition and communications systems (preferred);
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office and reporting software;
• Advanced English reading/writing/speaking (mandatory);
• Must have a valid South African driver’s license.

KEY SKILLS

• Initiative, proactivity, autonomy, sense of responsibility;
• Ability to motivate and persuade;
• Ability to manage stress and handle with deliveries under pressure;
• Ability to create, defend solutions and implement them;
• Organization and method;
• Practical sense and pragmatism;
• Critical spirit.