Kwazulu-Natal: Engineering Manager posted by Network Finance

Conduct weekly 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 a archive on each project for future references.
Conduct time and motion studies on specific area’s of the plant with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics’ and engineer bottle necks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction.
Management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs, with support from planner and Maintenance Foreman.
Ensure that all are working according to safety regulations and ensure the enforcement of food safety requirements
Manage costs to ensure lowest cost production and the optimal utilisation of assets.
Report to engineering manager 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
Manage suppliers and contracts in collaboration with the procurement team to ensure agreed service levels are met, escalate areas of concern to the Processing Engineering Manager where necessary.
Manage contractors in collaboration with Project Engineer on a daily basis through engineering foremen to ensure that correct standards of work are delivered and agreed delivery timelines maintained.Ensure that stores team maintains a supply register and inventory of equipment and spares for use by engineering.