Senior Plant Supervisor x2 at Bayer

Main Purpose:

• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of all plant equipment.
• To be the subject matter expert on all equipment on both operational and maintenance requirements.
• Manage third party maintenance contractors to ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and satisfactory to industry standards, HSE requirements and regulations.
• Support maintenance and production lead in ensuring the plant is run efficiently and at capacity without adversely affecting product quality
• Ensuring batches are processed efficiently, as per plan of pre-commercial planner & production scheduler
• Responsible for capturing all received product volumes accurately and coordinating the efficient offloading thereof.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities: 

• Implementing maintenance strategies, procedures and methods to ensure equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain and repair plant machinery and equipment with minimal downtime.
• Operate plants efficiently and ensuring proper cleaning is done through documented inspections
• Ensuring correct batches are processed efficiently, with the correct application as per plan of pre-commercial planner & production scheduler
• Ensuring optimised batch change over times without impacting kernel cleaning efficiency.
• Executing and documenting the requirements of the preventative maintenance system in conjunction with the Maintenanceand Production Lead.
• Be a coach and mentor by ensuring all operators are continuously coached in electrical safety procedures i.e.: LOTO, correct handling and usage of different voltage grade PPE, and any other related risk mitigation measures.
• Be accountable to LOTO on site.
• Be an example by always following correct procedures, safety codes and installation guidelines to ensure a high standard of plant safety is achieved.
• Inspect and test machinery and equipment and detect causes of malfunctions.
• Maintain accurate and updated records of the maintenance activities, trends and costs related to maintenance operations
• Implement and maintain an accurate, real time spare part, tool and equipment inventory system, confirm at least by a monthly inventory count.
• Coordinate with external contractors, subcontractors and suppliers as needed, for the procurement and delivery of spare parts, tools and services.
• Responsible for the installation, maintaining and carrying out improvements and refurbishment of equipment in the factory.
• Responsible for the installation of new equipment and fixtures and the safe removal of old equipment.
• Leading any installation of electrical components and infrastructure, ensuring that sign offs, risk assessments and methods statements are in place.
• Have specialist knowledge of:
• Electrical motors and pumps (single and three-phase) up to 55kW.
• Transformers and generators (2MVA)
• PLC’s and plant SCADA systems
• Processing line safety relays/PLC’s
• Electrical single line diagram drawings (read, update, create).
• Complex faultfinding and electrical distribution and ancillaries
• Dismantle machinery and equipment to gain access and perform diagnoses and repairs.
• Daily inspect, record and report information that may impede the operation of the plant.
• Responsible to ensure the necessary spare parts and tools required for maintenance activities are ordered in conjunction with production administration and accountability is taken for the Goods Receipt thereof.
• Ensure that all electrical and mechanical equipment are operating in strict accordance with government and company rules and regulations.
• Establish contingency plans to address unexpected equipment failures or emergencies.
• Practice safe working procedure in accordance with statutory regulations and OHS Act.
• Report any near misses, incidents, accidents, risk hazards or malfunctions to the site management and take corrective and preventative actions.
• Work closely with Maintenance & Production Lead to support the implementation of process improvement projects.
• Develop and manage maintenance related KPI`s and ensure governance thereof is well established.
• Actively participate and report on maintenance related KPI`s in daily direction setting meetings with production teams to be informed and provide feedback of ongoing maintenance.
• Actively participate in Regional and Global Optimization working groups and networks where best practices are shared across regional and global production networks.
• Provide technical knowledge for processes and equipment to obtain optimal performance of equipment.

HSE Responsibilities:

• Motivate employees to wear the correct PPE​
• Follow Safety operations procedures​
• Report all accidents or incidents immediately​
• Participate in identifying hazards​
• Participate in Tier meetings and monthly Health and Safety Meetings​
• Maintain a safe and orderly environment​
• Upon request participate in emergency response teams ​and any other safety or health group established by the site​
• Participate in all required HSE trainings and educations​
• Participate in all emergency drills