Engineering Manager - Bellville at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• Vector Logistics is seeking an Engineering Managerto join our Coastal Logistics Division.  The role will be based in Peninsula – Cape Townand report to the Engineering Executive.

Vector Logistics entrusts the Engineering Manager to:

• Manage the operation and maintenance of plant and equipment across coastal sites.
• Manage project planning through prioritizing, scheduling and allocating tasks to different disciplines of the engineering department.
• Ensure Control of Project Cost base, project management, drafting and finalizing service level agreements with contractors.
• Ensure adequate resources are available to support the maintenance and project plan.
• Monitoring, evaluation and controlling the maintenance costs, refrigeration plant performance and efficiency.

Minimum Requirements    

• 4 years Engineering Degree (essential)
• An additional Refrigeration Qualification (advantage)
• GCC factories (essential)
• 8 years’ trade experience of which least 5 years in a supervisory category
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration and electrical engineering

Duties & Responsibilities    
Project Planning:

• Develop and execute annual maintenance budget/capex with a focus on reducing plant down time and improve efficiencies of the refrigeration plant.
• Ensure that health and safety requirements as per the Vector Logistics standard are adhered to with regards to facilities and equipment.
• Process change control documentation with regards to all equipment and site changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Manage and control the fixed asset register and ensure that it is updated as per policy and depreciation is in line with group standards.
• Ensure that all project work on site is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements.
• Manage outside contractors to ensure the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action when required.
• Department Management – Loss control, asset management, spares utilization and stock holding, all administrative duties.
• Conduct weekly project meetings to ensure all disciplines are aligned and that capex targets dates met in view of the year planner.
• Preparation of all capitalized major maintenance and capital request motivations and supporting documentation.
• Creating and keeping of an archive on each project for future references.
• Conduct time and motion studies on specific areas of the site with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics’ and engineer bottle necks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction.
• Handle all investigations around IOD’s to establish all the facts to ensure prevention where possible and to address unacceptable or dangerous behaviour that can lead to injuries.
• Safety control of contractors.

Maintenance:

• Develop and implement an effective planned preventative maintenance system for the Vector depots facilities as well as oversee major repairs of breakdowns thus minimising R&M costs in the region.
• Deliver required plant availability and refrigeration plant performance across the sites.
• Ensure maintenance metrics (planned maintenance compliance, backlog, artisan utilisation etc) are in line with set targets.
• Ensure all buildings and accessories are utilised into risk, security, safety, health, HACCP AND ISO22000, 14000, 18000.
• Ensure all electrical equipment and installations are maintained or installed in accordance with statutory requirements and business needs.
• Oversee repairs and maintenance on all other utilities.
• Optimise efficiencies and utilisation of assets in the region with the objective of minimising the costs per unit.
• Drive sustainable maintenance practices throughout all coastal sites.
• Manage maintenance team and ensure that planned maintenance programmes are implemented to enable optimal asset utilisation.
• Ensure that maintenance practices and procurement processes are aligned to business standards.
• Management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs.
• Ensure that all are working according to safety regulations and ensure the enforcement of food safety requirements.
• Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of team and effective maintenance of equipment.
• Organises meetings with engineering staff and prepares inspection reports.
• Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks.
• Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used.
• Plan and manage weekend maintenance tasks and projects against budget.
• Ensures the neatness of the buildings and premises.
• Coordinates and manage, inspects, repairs and maintains to all sites and equipment and grounds.
• Management of utilities operation, monitoring usages and implementation of savings initiatives.

Risk Management:

• In terms of design, use and maintenance, ensure all facilities comply with health, safety, security and other legal requirements.
• Management of risk-based inspections and maintenance on fire detection and protection systems.
• Ensure refrigeration plant compliance with SANS 10147 and other relevant legislation.

Operational Engineering Management:

• Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment and site to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
• Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings.
• Management of the day to day activities and out puts of each discipline.
• Maintain discipline and standards in area of responsibility.
• Drive and delivery the agreed strategy to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of the refrigeration plant.
• Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment and plant to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.

Repairs and Renovations:

• Coordinates renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities.
• Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems.
• Ensures that the building has adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation and that it is properly cleaned, maintained and in good working condition.

Leadership:

• Contribute to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with other regional engineer/s.
• Train and mentor teams to improve performance.
• Ensure alignment of teams on action plan/s and key objectives.

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ):

• Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to.
• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.

Safety and Security:

• Follows safety rules and regulations as per organisation’s safety plan.
• Reporting theft and dangers on the premises.
• Ensures safety equipment is in good working order e.g. fire extinguishers.
• Ensure that security is maintained and escalate any security concerns to Regional Operations Executive (ROE) and Engineering Executive (EE).

Financial Management:

• Manage costs to ensure lowest cost production and the optimal utilisation of assets.
• Report to EE/ROE on a weekly basis on actual KPI’s versus budget and work with team to address and areas of nonconformance or concern proactively and timeously.
• Report on and manage all input costs and manage any over or underspend appropriately to ensure that issues are escalated before significant financial loss occurs.
• Authorises engineering expenses within level of authority and monitor spending activity within teams to ensure compliance to financial and ethical standards.
• Implements and encourages cost cutting initiatives within the team where these do not impact on long term business sustainability.
• Provide input into CAPEX documentation considering return on investment, resourcing, and sustainability requirements.
• Manage suppliers and contracts in collaboration with the procurement team to ensure agreed service levels are met, escalate areas of concern to the ROE where necessary.
• Manage contractors daily to ensure that correct standards of work are delivered and agreed delivery timelines maintained