Technical Manager - Olifantsfontein, South Africa - PepsiCo

PepsiCo

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Olifantsfontein, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Responsibilities:

Conduct Assessments and generate order of magnitude costing to provide project feasibility insights
Directs the change management process for Capex projects and ensure that all impacts, aspects and risks are managed
Lead project methodology, project planning and support to the Engineering Manager, Plant Engineers, Project Engineers and Manufacturing Operations Support Teams
Identify and Lead the end to end Implementation of Transformational Supply Chain Initiatives that require Capital Expenditure
Manage Field Project Engineers contract to Execute the Project
Lead Plant Engineers across SSA to deliver stepchanging Engineering Improvements and support TE Improvement Plans to debottleneck all plants
Develop complete scope, URS documents and Capital Appropriation Requests for all Key and assigned projects
Planning and execution of Mechanical, Electrical and Civils, Capex projects and capitalized maintenance of Plant and Equipment
Collaborates with BU and Sector Engineering CoEs for front end and detail design for projects and ensure alignment to PepsiCo Engineering standards
Responsible and accountable for cost management, schedule control and procurement activities to key and assigned projects to achieve On-Time In-Full and on Budget for 100% of assigned projects
Collaborates with Procurement in the running of closed tender process
Ensure strict adherence to PepsiCo policies throughout the project lifecycle
Ensure collaborative approach to project management to ensure all stakeholders input are taken into consideration
Ensure proactive approach in tracking Capital Spend to ensure all potential risks are timeously flagged
Flexibility to travel to all SSA sites to support Project Delivery

Qualifications:

Tertiary Qualification in Engineering: BSc/BEng in Chemical/Process, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
Excellent Project Management Skills (Formal Project Management Certification a plus)
Advanced Computer software packages use and use of Engineering software tools
Excellent knowledge of Food Safety and GMP Standards
Ability to implement, to sustain and improve, and to ensure compliance with people safety and food safety regulations.
Advanced Knowledge of OHS Act
Budgeting and Good Financial Acumen
At least 8 years in a technical FMCG Engineering environment
At least 6 years' experience in an Engineering Projects environment, managing medium to large complexity projects (>$5MM)
Ability to work at all levels of the sector organization and with multiple functions internally (Sector Engineering Team, BU Procurement, Legal, Global Procurement, Internal Controls, Capex controls, SC Finance, Operations, Fixed Assets) to track and manage capitalization agenda
Experience working in Matrix and global Organizations
Experience with Problem Solving of Complex Engineering Problems
Experience in Continuous Improvement Tools Such as TPM, WCM, Lean Six Sigma
Experience in Plant Maintenance and leading teams of artisans/technicians to carry out daytoday maintenance activities
Experience in Plant operations Management is advantageous
Attention to detail and problem solving
Good interpersonal skills to deal with a variety of people from different backgrounds
Strong communication skills and ability to interact with senior management

**"PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"