Reliability Manager at Rand Refinery

CLOSING DATE: 31 DECEMBER 2022

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The purpose of this role is to undertake detailed analysis of Rand Refinery Operations to develop strategies and recommendations that will improve equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness and asset standardization.

Furthermore, the role must ensure that the departmental Maintenance Planning Team (resources) develop effective asset care strategies, standards, schedules, and task instructions, through accurate data analysis and reporting. The role must also advise on spares and materials strategies. The position will report directly to the Engineering Manager (GCC).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Reliability Manager provides functional and technical leadership across disciplines and takes open ended risked based decisions based on detailed analysis where the successful outcomes will only be known at a later stage. The role shall also:
• Collaborate with maintenance managers and their teams to develop, maintain and compile equipment reliability and credibility to formulate planning, delivery and maintenance strategies.
• Develop failure mode and effect critical analysis in conjunction with maintenance managers and their teams.
• Part-take in the formulation of asset management system in accordance with ISO55000.
• Formulate and review engineering specification with emphasis on improving reliability while reducing costs.
• Part-take in quality inspection and factory acceptance tests.
• Routinely conduct root cause analysis and generate corrective and preventative actions.
• Routinely compile reliability, availability and overall equipment effectiveness reports in conjunction with key stakeholder teams and compile maintenance status reports and dashboards.
• Setting up and reviewing of the effectiveness of predictive maintenance on all critical equipment.
• Assist maintenance mangers and procurement in setting up of critical spares policies with emphasis in reducing mean time to repair.
• Assist the maintenance managers in the optimization of preventative maintenance.
• Implement RCM leading indicator to predict failures before they happen.
• Carry out duties in accordance with Rand Refinery safety, environmental and quality policy, safety principals, corporate values and strategies.
• Part-take in scheduled asset management system audits.
• Manage the safekeeping of technical information and manuals.
• Review of Engineering risk register as may be required.

Financial Impact:

• Manage office and printing equipment. Level- Reliability model, SAP, SCADA
• Complex information technology support, network or process control equipment. Level- Reliability model, SAP, SCADA
• Financial losses – R5m to R10m
• People (How many employees does the position manage):
• The incumbent has 5 permanent associates to manage & various contractors (as & when required)
• Incumbent will manage a team of Maintenance Planners, Reliability Specialists Planning Assistant and various contractors, occasional contractors.
• Business Process:
• The incumbent will be accountable for the SAP PM work management process and will participate in the approval of all other processes that affect the PM processes.

The incumbent will be accountable for all Reliability & Planning processes and procedures.

Key Stakeholders:

• Liaison with relevant Exco member, Maintenance Manager & team, and Operations Manager & team, within Rand Refinery to ensure consistency in formulation and implementation of governance processes within the Reliability and Planning accountabilities.
• SAP consultants, auditors, subject matter experts, as well as equipment OEM’s
• Exco members, Maintenance Managers & teams, Operations Managers & teams, SHEQ Manager & teams
• SHEQ:
• Zero Harm – (LTI or MTI or FAC) & reportable to authorities
• Hazard Elimination / Control – Pro-active hazard identification and timeous mitigation (deep dives, defect eliminations, near miss investigations, risk reviews, safety walkabouts, etc)
• Significant Audit Findings – No significant findings/gaps from Audits (AGA, DQS, Legal, Statutory, internal walks/audits, etc) - including GM walks
• Develop, manage & maintain associate procedures and policies.

Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

• National Higher Diploma, BTech or Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electro-mechanical).
• 5 years or more experience in Maintenance and Asset Care Environment, whilst leading Reliability and Planning teams.
• KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
• Advanced knowledge of SAP PM module and general maintenance planning best practises.
• Knowledge of ISO5500 or PAS55
• High level ability to analyse and interpret condition monitoring information to develop relevant solutions for reliability improvement plans.
• Knowledge and experience working in a procession plant, preferable a Smelter and/or a Refinery.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

SAP PM experience.

• Reliability Engineering at an advanced level.  
• Planning and scheduling at an advanced level.
• Maintenance and Asset Care practices at an advanced level
• Excel and data analysis at an intermediate level.
• Technical Auditing at an intermediate level.
• Technical Quality Control at an intermediate level.
• Investigation (RCA) techniques at an advanced level.
• Competent in PM methodology like RCM, FMECA and RAMS.

Work Level
Middle Management
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
Yes
Location
Gauteng