Weir Minerals AME Region
Location: Isando
Weir has been in business since 1871 and our sustainability and success has been built on attracting, retaining, and developing exceptional people.
As a global company, we reflect the diversity of our customers in the diversity of our people and ensure everyone is given the opportunity to flourish regardless of their gender, race, beliefs or background.
We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering, manufacturing and service locations worldwide.
Enabling our people to unleash their full potential is central to We are Weir, our vision, mission, and strategic priorities. We aim to be the most admired engineering business in our markets and we'll achieve that ambition by being the employer of choice in our markets.
Weir is an inclusive and innovative organisation where you can be your authentic self. We continually develop our talent and diversity of thought to keep our business relevant, innovative and successful for the future.
Business Need/Purpose of Role:
The Manager will manage all day-to-day maintenance and service-related duties within the Isando Plant and where applicable. This position ensures that end users of equipment and machinery are provided with a service and ensuring that all equipment within the plants are available and well maintained.
This role is also responsible for ensuring safety compliance to mitigate risks and potential loss or injury to operators and contractors working with machinery and equipment. The Manager must have extensive experience and fault-finding capabilities with various CNC machines, induction furnaces and hydraulics systems.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering -GCC Factories (compulsory)
- 4 years at Manager Level
- 8 10 years related experience in Maintenance
- Managerial and Leadership experience
- Extensive SHE and Quality knowledge and experience
- HT (High Tension) Electrical experience
- Lean manufacturing principles knowledge
- Project management skills managing large Capex related projects
- Must have the ability to lead and manage a diverse maintenance team, to minimize downtime and production loss.
- Complete purchasing requisitions and arrange for order placement, of related materials and equipment relevant to maintenance requirements in conjunction with the Plant Manager with the view to optimize cost and delivery.
- Oversee the repairs and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems as well as electrical and mechanical systems, relevant to all production plants and machines, PLC or automated machines.
- Oversee the repairs and maintenance to all plant and machinery within the facility confines.
- Oversee the repair and maintenance to all cranes and hoist facilities relevant to production requirements
- Ensure that all scheduled preventative maintenance is adhered to.
- Communicate and confer with all departments and vendors regarding matters of mutual concern relative to maintenance.
- Be able to compile and draw any relevant sketches or designs necessary regarding maintenance functions
- Establish personal and staff objectives to satisfy company goals and plans.
- Manage maintenance labour force into efficient work units relative to critical demand.
- Manage any contractors working on premises and ensure that all safety requirements are adhered to.
- Communicate the Vision Goals and Objectives of the organization to subordinates and create awareness and commitment through the setting of aligned objectives and monitoring performance.
- Work according to Maintenance Procedures.
- Assist Production Managers as required to ensure optimum efficiency of plant and equipment.
- Ensure that all mechanical and electrical equipment is always used safely and in safe condition
- Assist with all plant upgrades and engineering requirements for projects.
- Execute management of change for new processes and equipment in the plant.
- Knowledge on repairs to AC drives, DC drives, electrical and mechanical installation motors, panels, cables, joints, basic instrumentation equipment
- Knowledge on fault finding and repairs on cranes (electrical and mechanical)
- Maintain quality and standards within the Isando facility.
- Control of documentation and record keeping ( risk assessments and work permits)
- Knowledge of mechanical and electrical repairs to hydraulic pumps, compressors, presses, mills etc.
- Legally comply to all statutory requirements as per OHSA.
- Do all legal registers assigned to according to OHSA e.g.:- 3 monthly inspections on equipment
- Knowledge on servicing CNC machines, tables, turrets and chip conveyors
- Ensure all changes and repairs are mechanically and electrically designed properly and in accordance with SANS 10142
- Follow the SANS 10142 standards.
- Ensure all electrical equipment are legally compliant.
- Ensure correct critical spares are available on critical machines.
- Setup new schedules for new & existing equipment in the plant (machinery and equipment).
- Continuous improvements in Lean and value-added Kaizens
- Adhere to all safety rules and regulation
- Adhere to OHSA requirements
- Adhere to all HSE and housekeeping / 5S requirements
- Adhere to Duty of Care Policy at all times
- Technical skills
- Reasoning ability
- Able to work in a team
- The ability to understand and interpret all engineering machine drawings
- Computer literate
- Machine fault finding
- Aligning of machines and equipment
- Ability to define and solve problems in a timely manner
- Ability to work under pressure and providing regular performance feedback
- Contractor management skills
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