Superintendent: Instrumentation (Recovery) at Sappi

As a Superintendent: Instrumentation, you will be responsible for:

• Facilitate daily meetings with the team to plan, manage, and delegate work
• Plan and ensure timeous procurement of spares
• Track all labour hire timekeeping and authorize before submitting to the engineer for payment
• Manage contractors and all resources during shutdowns
• Manage artisan standby roster and ensure personnel are available for standby
• Manage safety within the section by completing PPE and toolbox inspections, actively participating in the SHEQ process, and participating in SHEQ Audits
• Ensure that all maintenance work is done and managed in support of the factory maintenance strategy.
• Meet with the engineer daily to ensure priorities are set for the day and week
• Deploy labour to attend to breakdowns
• Manage workshop budget for consumables
• Complete on-site inspections to monitor progress of jobs and standard adherence
• Perform inspections on jobs to ensure quality work is completed
• Ensure that the Plant modification system is adhered to when requested to effect any changes to plant or machinery
• Ensure that housekeeping in workshops and oil stores is maintained
• Manage Calibration equipment, specialist tools, and consumables store
• Ensure that all procurement is done in accordance with company policies (quotes, etc.)
• Overinspect all work done by contractors to ensure quality and value
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions as and when required
• Complete overtime and standby as required
• Ensure that all SAP administration is maintained as per the roles and responsibilities matrix, and ensure office administration is maintained and kept up to date
• Implement Preventitive Maintenace Stategies to increase Uptime of plants
• High level Instrumentation DCS System Support (Profinet/Profibus/Hart)
• Effective Shutdown Planning
• Ensure Critical spares stock is maintained on SAP to mitigate plant risks

What are we looking for?

• NQF level 4 qualification (Grade 12/N3) with a recognised trade test certificate
• 5 years post-trade test experience within a heavy industry environment
• Supervisory experience as well as experience on SAP will be considered advantageous