Senior Maintenance Engineer at Tronox

Position Overview

To ensure machines and equipment in designated area are maintained toward meeting targets. Accountable for Supervision of the execution on electrical, mechanical maintenance work and statutory compliance. Accountable for Supervision of the execution on civil and facilities maintenance work and statutory compliance. To ensure compliance to the MHSA and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead in developing maintenance budgets, monitoring/controlling maintenance costs to find opportunities for improvement
• Develop maintenance procedures, methods, and testing
• Technical support for repair methods for installed equipment and rotables - expert in diagnosing faults and repairing equipment
• Support craftsmen performing difficult or major maintenance work and responding to critical equipment faults
• Troubleshooting equipment breakdowns (i.e. resource for the Maintenance Supervisors)
• Inspecting critical jobs to verify the work is performed correctly
• Partners with the Maintenance Coordinator to support improvement in quality and efficiency
• Provide skill-based training to craftsmen on specific equipment in the plant and general
• Acts as a relief for other leaders in the Maintenance Organization (Manager, R&I Lead, Planning Lead, Coordinator)
• Perform engineering design calculations as needed
• Supports the rotables team by defining the repair scopes (in conjunction with vendor) and definition and development of repair procedures
• Manages replacement or small to medium execution improvement projects, either capital or expense
• Identifies improvement opportunities with Maintenance teams and drives these projects to competition with assistance of R&I and Projects
• Assists in responses for emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs Strategy
• Draft and review of Codes of Practices.

Strategy

• Approved engineering solutions and outcomes
• Client / Customer satisfaction index
• Ensure successful application of quality management systems
• High quality engineering outcomes
• Implementation of discipline strategy
• Managed operational plans
• Networks built and maintained
• Sourcing of New Technology/Innovation

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

• Adherence to set standards
• Alignment with Tronox standards
• Compliance with governance, legal and other requirements
• Reports and analysis
• SHEC compliance assured
• Threats and risks monitored and mitigated
• Adherence to MHSA and Regulations

Projects and CI

• Document control system implemented
• Document control system maintained
• Enhancements / improvements identified
• Non-conformances identified and minimized
• Quality assurance measures / controls
• Reports
• Zero non-conformance incidents

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

• Ensure and maintain a healthy environment, safe operations and practices.
• Comply with SHEQ and technical requirements, in line with Plant / Mine availability targets.
• Monitor, identify and respond to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

• BEng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; or BTECH Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Mandatory)
• Grade 12/ Standard 10/N3 with Mathematics and Science (Mandatory)
• GCC (Mines - Electrical or Mechanical) (Mandatory) Driver’s License (Mandatory)
• Maintenance, Planning and Development, Hazard identification, Risk assessment, RCFA / RCM facilitated and implemented, Procurement, Contract and Project Management Experience within a heavy industry/ production / mining environment (Mandatory)
• Computer Literacy (Recommended) 3-5 years.