Engineering Manager at RCL Foods

Job Description

RCL Foods is currently looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to join our Baking Business Unit. The role will be based at our PTA West Mill and report to the Operations Executive.

RCL Foods entrusts the Engineering Manager to manage with a dedicated focus, the day to day maintenance operation in area of responsibility with teams of foreman and artisans. The role includes prioritizing, scheduling and allocation of maintenance and Engineering tasks to different disciplines of the engineering department, with the assistance of the Maintenance Manager – control of approved budget and subcategories.

This role has a legal GMR2 responsibility to oversee all aspects of Engineering on the main site and Oil Plant.

Minimum Requirements

• A Degree or BTech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. 
• GCC factories (essential)
• 8 years’ trade experience of which least 5 years in a supervisory category.
• Excellent understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Thorough understanding of the Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions of Employment
• Constantly looking and finding ways to improve plant efficiency and effectiveness.

Duties & Responsibilities

Maintenance Project planning:

• Strategize capex focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines.
• Insure that health and safety requirements as per the RCL standard are adhere to with regards to specifying new equipment.
• Manage and control the fixed asset register and insure that it is updated as per policy.
• Insure that all maintenance project work in the plants is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements.
• Manage outside contractors to insure the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required
• Department Management – Loss control, asset management, spares utilization and stock holding, all administrative duties,
• Conduct weekly maintenance project meetings to insure 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 maintenance project for future references.
• Handle all engineering and maintenance related 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 plants as well as oversee major repairs of breakdowns thus minimising R&M costs at Pretoria West Milling.
• Ensure all buildings and accessories are utilised into risk, security, safety, health, HACCP AND ISO22000, 14000, 18000, FSSC 22 000.
• 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 with the objective of minimising the costs per unit.
• Drive sustainable maintenance practices throughout the plant.
• 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, with support from planner and Maintenance Manager.
• 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.
• Ensure that the Planner develops a work schedule for all activities to be performed.
• 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.
• Co-ordinates daily activities of engineering personnel.
• Ensures the neatness of the buildings, premises & equipment stores .
• Coordinates and manage, inspects, repairs and maintains to all plant and equipment.
• Plan and manage leave roster of engineering staff.
• Act as Engineering manager carrying the GMR 2.1 responsibility.
• Act as Engineering manager carrying the fire marshal activities.

Risk Management:

• In terms of design use and maintenance, ensure all facilities comply with health, safety, security and other legal requirements

Operational Engineering Management:

• Drive the daily / weekly maintenance planning process for the plant – prioritising, scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner.
• Drive and delivery the agreed strategy to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines.
• 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.
• Maintain the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.
• 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 of the engineering department.
• Maintain discipline and standards in area of responsibility.

Repairs and Renovations:

• Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and other related systems.

Provide Leadership:

• Leads a team of artisans towards meeting the plant engineering strategy and targets – through regular communication and utilisation of full organisational talent management tool set.
• Deliver on agreed succession plans and development the generation of leaders and specialists, overseeing engineering development programmes and on the job training.
• Manage to employee relations and team climate to ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ):

• Guides the engineering team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance.

Safety and Security:

• Ensures engineering staff follow safety rules and regulations as per organisation’s safety plan.

Financial Management:

• Manage costs to ensure lowest cost production and the optimal utilisation of assets.
• Report to Operations Executive on a weekly basis on actual KPI’s versus budget and work with team to address and areas of non conformance or concern proactively and timeously.