Specialist Environmental Engineer at Toyota

• Reporting to the Senior Manager of Environmental Engineering, this position supports TSAM towards carbon emissions reduction. Activities include (but are not limited to) developing and implementing strategies to optimize energy consumption. The position forms part of the on-site team for Safety, Health, Environment & Facilities group based in Durban.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Carbon neutrality project planning & implementation based on company strategy and commitments study, identify, and manage projects to achieve carbon neutrality.
• Utility monitoring and reporting: Implement, maintain, and upgrade systems to monitor utility consumption and to report to various company structures.
• Utility budgeting and Financial Reporting
• Provide training and guidance to nominated plant energy champions (energy optimization and reduction activities and carbon neutrality)
• Working with nominated plant energy champions to study and implement feasible energy efficiency and waste (muda) reduction projects.
• Responsible for energy management
• Drive optimisation of energy consumption
• CO2 reduction projects implementation within the designated TSAM plants including RE

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSc Engineering (Electrical / Electronic / Mechanical / Mechatronic / Chemical )Engineering Completed
• Minimum of 4 years (Post Qualification) working experience is required
• Successful completion of Certified Energy Manager (CEM) examination within 12 months of appointment is non-negotiable
• Working knowledge of energy optimization and energy reduction projects will be advantageous.
• Working knowledge of Renewable Energy engineering design and implementation projects will be advantageous.
• Working experience in production engineering, maintenance engineering, operations management and systems engineering design will be advantageous.
• Completion of a reputable engineering graduate working training programme will be advantageous.

COMPETENCIES

• Accurate Information gathering and analysis.
• Awareness and commitment to our mission.
• Awareness of situations and Decisiveness.
• Communication and sharing of mid to long term plans.
• Influencing of innovative strategic vision and mission.
• Establishing framework and systems for organisational feedback and reporting.
• Feedback of evaluation results and long-term development of others.
• Perseverance.
• Problem solving and attention to detail
• Root cause analysis
• Strategic re-allocation of resources and review of work methods.
• Suitable assignment and objective performance review.