Senior Engineering Technician - Port Elizabeth at Engen

Purpose of the Job

Provide Commercial with an efficient, professional engineering service that delivers a cost effective and competitive logistical and manufacturing infrastructure.

Who You Are

• You are able to lead and manage project teams and Engen appointed contractors.
• You have worked in a Petrochemical industry providing an Engineering support to the Commercial and Lubes Sales Divisions to include Mining; Transport; Construction; Industry; Chemicals; Reseller; Truckstops; Bulk Fuel Bulk sector.
• You have excellent interpersonal, problem solving, project management, Software i.e. AutoCAD, MS Projects, Excel and data analysis skills
• You are an expert in planning and organizing.
• Conceptualization skills
• People management skills

What you’ll have done before::

• At least 5-10 years Engineering capacity within the Petrochemical industry related experience
• NQF 7 BSc Mechanical Engineering / B Tech Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.
• ECSA Registration Candidate Engineer  
• ECSA Registration (Professional Engineer | Professional Engineering Technologist) Advantageous
• Working knowledge in Petrochemical Industry specifically Engineering Commercial and Lubes Mines portfolio, associated knowledge of industry Engineering standards i.e. (municipal by-laws, acts and regulations.

Advantageous:

• Domiciled in Eastern Cape - Advantageous
• Ability to work successfully in an ever-changing environment and navigate ambiguity
• Exciting Challenges you might face in the role
• Applies knowledge of the Lubrications marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals
• Exposed to Engen dynamic sales in Lubes & Commercial business streams with sub stream in Automation, Mining, Transport and Construction; Mining; Transport; Construction; Industry; Chemicals; Reseller; Truckstops; Bulk Fuel Bulk sector.
• Driving the business strategies with the dynamic team

What you’ll be doing

• Provide Commercial with an efficient, professional engineering service that delivers a cost effective and competitive logistical and manufacturing infrastructure.

INFRASTRUCTURAL DESIGN 

• Signed off scope of work by the customer/ Engineering department
• Operates as per design and scope of work approved
• Design documented, meets requirements of customer
• Preform a physical estimate of capital and operational requirements
• Ensure that all relevant legal requirements are met

HSEQ COMPLIANCE

• Perform and close mandatory and company audits 
• Participation and support of audits to minimise incidents
• Audit findings closed as agreed with business
• Meets objectives of HSEMS and MCF with improvement
• Initial environmental and emergency response management
• Communicate HSEQ procedures and ensure compliance to HSEQ and MOC policies and procedures
• HSEQ liability /cost of rehabilitation/improvements

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Construction of new builds and/or refurbishment/upgrading of existing infrastructure as per design
• Operational as per project plan
• Design documented, meets requirements of customer 
• Ensure improved infrastructure efficiencies and deliver more as per project motivation

INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE

• Report indicating actual vs benchmark in the following areas 
• Reduced downtime
• Extension of asset life
• Continuous improvement to achieve nameplate capacity
• Increased safety and environmental control
• Review areas to outsource non-critical (as defined) maintenance activities