Job Purpose:

The Successful candidate will be responsible to Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of team member on assigned tasks, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely.

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Together with the teams, achieve daily, weekly, monthly and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritized and planned in a logical, systematic and cost-effective way to optimize profitability
• Ensure optimal performance of all instrumentation equipment and control system in the plant.
• Provide Control System support to the maintenance teams, regarding repairs to critical equipment and control system upgrades.
• Address production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analyzing and maximizing the systems performance
• Maintain designed control systems, power distribution systems, instrumentation layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Collaborate with contractors and technicians to ensure installations meet design specifications and safety standards.
• Prepare reports on equipment performance, maintenance activities, and project progress.
• Ensure Equipment and BOM information and WOs are captured and managed accurately within SAP
• Safe work rules and practices are understood, implemented, and consistently followed by maintenance section employees and contractors.
• Provide teams with necessary tools and equipment to perform work effectively
• Effectively manage equipment, tools, spares and availability throughout the production line including tarpaulins, electrical portable tools, ladders, hand tools etc.
• Contribute to developing operational/offcrop maintenance budget and manage costs effectively
• Monitor and manage team and individual performance daily against minimum standards and targets foreman.
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied to deliver high quality products made in a safe and sustainable manner
• Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop Engineering best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for Statutory Risk Requirements as indicated on the site/group procedure.
• Maintain effective engagement with key maintenance & engineering service level providers
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any deviation
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Must have skills

• Strong Communication Skills

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years experience in a manufacturing environment – control and instrumentation with generating experience would be an advantage.
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a supervision/supervisory role

Terms of Service:

The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.

• Together with the teams, achieve daily, weekly, monthly and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritized and planned in a logical, systematic and cost-effective way to optimize profitability
• Ensure optimal performance of all instrumentation equipment and control system in the plant.
• Provide Control System support to the maintenance teams, regarding repairs to critical equipment and control system upgrades.
• Address production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analyzing and maximizing the systems performance
• Maintain designed control systems, power distribution systems, instrumentation layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Collaborate with contractors and technicians to ensure installations meet design specifications and safety standards.
• Prepare reports on equipment performance, maintenance activities, and project progress.
• Ensure Equipment and BOM information and WOs are captured and managed accurately within SAP
• Safe work rules and practices are understood, implemented, and consistently followed by maintenance section employees and contractors.
• Provide teams with necessary tools and equipment to perform work effectively
• Effectively manage equipment, tools, spares and availability throughout the production line including tarpaulins, electrical portable tools, ladders, hand tools etc.
• Contribute to developing operational/offcrop maintenance budget and manage costs effectively
• Monitor and manage team and individual performance daily against minimum standards and targets foreman.
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied to deliver high quality products made in a safe and sustainable manner
• Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop Engineering best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for Statutory Risk Requirements as indicated on the site/group procedure.
• Maintain effective engagement with key maintenance & engineering service level providers
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any deviation
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

• Strong Communication Skills
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience
• Control and instrumentation
• Control system support and maintenance

• Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent.