Lubricants Technical Manager at TotalEnergies

Job Description

Strategy:

•  Continuously update and manage the lubricants product range and services to meet the demands of the local and regional
• market. This is based on both the TMSA roadmap and continuously changing market conditions.
•  Stay abreast of local technical developments by attending conferences and exhibitions including relevant SAIT events.
•  Implement vision and strategy within the lubricants technical team regarding product.
•  Plan for future product need in advance both for local production and importation.
•  Manage the product life cycle within the lubricants technical team via the UMDS process:
  • Formulation & Specification
  • Trial blend & Labels
  • Code creations
  • Implementation, SDS
  • Closures
•  Review and audit practices downstream to improve quality of products, product handling in our warehouses and services.
•  Aim to digitalize processes in the direct area of responsibility.

Lubricant sales :

•  Deliver the Lubricants roadmap with regards to product range modifications required, and to implement these changes.
•  Assist the sales teams to deliver new products and services to maintain competitive edge.
•  To strive to reduce product costs to allow TMSA to be competitive in the marketplace.
•  To ensure that technical services relating to Lubricants are conducted in a professional, accurate and timely manner by team
• members. These services include, but are not limited to: Product/application recommendations, product alternatives, site
• audits, oil analysis interpretation, providing technical support documentation, product launches, product training.
•  To assist our sales team to understand customer needs and to educate on them our product ranges and applications.
•  Communication on product range changes.

HSEQ

•  Ensure team’s adherence and compliance to company HSEQ and security standards, (Golden rules and Near miss reporting),
• so as to minimise risks pertaining to company assets and protection of life.
•  To ensure raw material use are within the allowable safety rules of TotalEnergies.
•  To monitor and alert the global and regional SDS teams of SDS requirements.
•  To ensure products meet the required specifications and to implement updates when required.
•  To oversee customer product complaints to resolve disputes in a professional and timely manner in conjunction with the
• Lubricants Quality Manager.
•  To assist with supplier audits.
• Governance
• Ensure effective risk management and internal control.

Context and environment

• Challenge is to achieve an effective balance between supporting LMP activities (upstream) and sales activities (downstream)
• as both are vital to ensure business continuity.
•  Other internal and external constraints which make this job challenging are evolving Total safety requirements w.r.t raw materials,
• uncertain SA regulatory environment, non-technical base to support that has a high turnover.

Candidate profile

• Appropriate Engineering Degree (Chemical or Mechanical Engineer; BEng or BSc)
•  5 7 years experience in a technical role within the lubricants or lubrication industry.
•  Some sales background would be advantageous.
•  Experience in application, complaints, product development, oil analysis.
•  Excellent knowledge of the products and their potential applications in the industry.
•  Excellent knowledge on TSA and competitor product
•  Knowledge and application of TSA code of conducts and ethics
•  Knowledge and application of TSA policies and procedures.