Plant Engineer at Buckman

• Reporting to the Plant manager, this position is responsible for managing the Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering aspects of the Plant to achieve overall equipment effectiveness and efficiency. As Plant Engineer, the candidate will have prior GMR2 responsibilities and experience in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry.

Qualifications

• BSc Mechanical Engineering Degree / B. Tech (Mechanical)
• Government Certificate of Competency (advantageous)

Experience

• Minimum 3 Years SAP experience
• Minimum 5 years Mechanical Engineering experience (3 years in a batch chemical manufacturing industry);
• This is a hands-on position that does not have any direct reports but will be required to manage on site contract artisans;

The incumbent will be responsible for the following inter alia:

• Engineering Management - Maintain and improve engineering performance;
• Design Technology - Develop and implement design technology to maintain and improve performance of plant and equipment;
• Staying on top of things through analysis and diagnostics to limit (repetitive) equipment failures;
• Onsite contract management;
• Plant related SHERQ Management – ensure adherence and compliance with regard to OHSAct and GMR2 responsibilities;
• Annual maintenance shutdowns;
• Callouts, weekend work and extended hours is a requisite;
• Maintenance of the engineering maintenance data base;
• Continuous Improvement and Project Management - Implement continuous improvement and project management initiatives;

Qualifying Candidates Must Have (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

• Excellent understanding of chemical manufacturing industry;
• Be conversant with the entire manufacturing plant structure;
• Good knowledge of engineering and engineering design principles;
• Good understanding of contract management principles;
• Effective risk management; knowing when to escalate, defining risk mitigation plans and know when to invoke them;
• Must have strong analytical skills with ability to work with minimal supervision;
• Excellent knowledge of process safety, policies, procedures and legislation;
• Fundamental understanding and working experience of Risk Management in a Hazardous Chemical Manufacturing environment;
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to interact with local and corporate contacts;
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Ability to analyse bottleneck processes and support Production in finding solutions;
• Technical knowledge on equipment standards, maintenance approaches and maintenance strategy development.