Facilities Engineer at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

ROLE SUMMARY

Responsible person will be required to co-ordinate, run, administer, and organize all project activities in cooperation with/and under the direction of the Manufacturing and Plant Engineering Manager, aiming
at the flawless execution of the project.

POSITION DETAILS

• Coordinate activities, resources, equipment, and information in line with project scope and definition.
• Liaise with contractors to identify and define project requirements,scope and objectives.
• Prepare project proposals, timeframes, schedule, and budgets.
• Monitor and track project’s progress and handle any issues that arise.
• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status adequately to all participants.
• Use project management tools to monitor working hours, budget,plans, and funding spend.
• Issue all appropriate legal paperwork.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports.
• Responsible for Preventive Maintenance updates based on the performed projects – support Maintenance.
• Optimization of preventive maintenance jobs based on break down analysis and findings – support Maintenance.
• Participating in regular core team meetings in line with overall project status and deadlines
• Participation in project completion talks.
• Lead, setup and participate in cross-functional team meetings.
• Link between Plant Facilities team and Production relating to site work specific to Facilities – facilitate the work where and when required.
• Support the Electrical Authorized Person (ESAP) in all substation and electrical power related work for example projects, substation maintenance, upgrades, energy saving initiatives and projects.
• Ensure full compliance with Occupational Health & Safety Act for all machinery & electrical distribution system

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Meet project delivery deadline. On time completion
• Meet customer requirements and satisfaction.
• Achieve buy off as per outlined objectives.
• Ensure project is within allocated budget.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills. Able to elicit cooperation from a variety of resources.
• Able to define scope of change requests and work with operation teams to size and plan delivery.
• Able to work with a diverse team and adapt communication styles and content to appropriate audiences.
• Effective communication skills to mediate disputes and uncover hidden objections or concerns.
• Able to anticipate and resolve problems before they happen.
• Adaptable to a flexible process structure. Comfortable with a startup, high growth environment where individuals sometimes serve in multiple roles.

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• National diploma or degree in Electrical Engineering / Automation
• Technology or equivalent project professional experience.
• 3 years + Experience in automated plant and project management in the automation portfolio desirable
• 3 years + Experience in MV Electrical networks is desirable.
• 2 years + Experience in AutoCAD is desirable
• Previous experience in cooperating with Project Managers for the delivery of projects
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and of project and management tools
• Resilience, flexibility, teamwork, cost awareness.
• Wiremen’s license will be advantageous