Columbus Stainless, founded in 1966, is South Africa’s and Africa’s only producer of stainless steel flat products. You'll find our product in everything from a kitchen sink to a quality wristwatch. Because of the boundless potential for stainless steel as a metal for the future, we at Columbus remain dedicated to becoming one of the leading suppliers of...
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The Snr Engineering Manager division is responsible for the leading the multidisciplinary Engineering team to achieve the business objectives in Safety, Operational Excellence, Asset management, Costs and Human Resource Development.
Health, Safety, Environmental and Risk management compliance and application of best practices
Enforce Engineering standards and apply asset management best practices to optimize the asset value.
Drive Operational Excellence, specifically availability, reliability, capability, efficiency and quality
Cost optimization with a focus on managing the life cycle cost of assets
Develop a high performing team with a pro-active and innovative mind-set
Drive continuous improvement of equipment, systems and people performance
Forecast and plan for the future – resources, technology and equipment obsolescence
Requirements
The ideal candidate will hold a BSc/BEng/B Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Government Certificate of Competency - Factories with at least experience 5 years as GMR2
A minimum of 10 years senior management experience in heavy industrial manufacturing facilities.
Highly effective people management, team building and communication skills (written and spoken)
Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and functions
Outcomes driven to achieve objectives (Safety, OEE, MTBF, MTTR and cost)
A sound understanding of the application of asset management practices and systems
Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to cope under pressure and make tough decisions
Candidates who also have experience in capital project implementation and management will get preference
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