Technical Manager-Otraco - 54669 - Johannesburg, ZA at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

The Person

• Technical Manager provides high level technical support to site personnel and where necessary, liaise with senior personnel within the client companies. The Technical Manage will be resourceful, flexible to a changing business environment and its demands and adapt quickly to new circumstances

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• The person will have a tertiary qualification in Engineering from one of the following fields of Mining, Mechanical Civil or Materials Engineering.
• They will exhibit exceptional written and oral communications skills.
• It is essential that the person has ten or more years’ experience consulting to the mining industry.

Preferred:

• Experience in the Tyre Industry.

Reports to

• General Manger

Duties

Training

• The following is a general list of tasks that a person in this position is required to perform. The Company may add to or vary these duties from time to time provided the variation is reasonable having regard to the Employee’s skills, competence and training.
• Compile, review and authorise technical policies, procedures and specifications for publication on the Otraco Management System (OMS)
• Monitor technical innovations and changes within the industry and provide guidance and recommendations to Otraco personnel and clients
• Ensure that quality documents are maintained, filed and archived according to OMS procedures
• Review safe work procedures to ensure Otraco site personnel are compliant with technical standards and sound work practices
• Ensure that technical standards are implemented and being maintained on sites where appropriate
• Audit sites for compliance to the OMS
• Liaise with responsible personnel as required, identifying and reporting any quality related complaints or deficiencies
• Assist and provide technical support to the operations department in conjunction with the Project Engineer and Site Manager (or other Otraco site representative) responsible for the day to day running of each site
• Ensure that engineers comply with the objectives and maintain the standards by which each site will rum
• Ensure that Otraco standards are maintained in the analysis of tyre performance, and that company standards of tyre servicing, accuracy of tyre records and workshop performance are being maintained by employees

Assist with recruitment

• Assist in the technical development of engineers and supervisors
• Review the statistical and written sections of monthly reports (GMR/SMR’s)
• Make recommendations to Project Engineers on any factor affecting tyre performance and costs, or which would enhance the overall performance of the operation (usually via GMR)
• Promote and sponsor technical development that maintains
• Otraco’s position as a leader in earthmover tyre management
• Provide technical engineering support for proposed contracts
• Perform consulting audits
• Preparation/delivery of technical papers and presentations

Safety

• Ensure that all personnel work safely and follow Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
• Assist with the investigation of incidents to determine controls to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury or damage to personnel and equipment
• Provide technical specifications to ensure that workshop equipment is fit for purpose and meets safety requirements
• Ensure compliance with all instructions documented in the OMS Safety Plan
• Comply with site emergency evacuation procedures
• Promote safe work practices throughout the company
• Assist with setting safety standards, implementing safety programmes and ensure that all Otraco employees have the systems to maintain safe working practices on each site