Divisional Engineering Executive - Johannesburg, South Africa - AVI Limited

AVI Limited

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

AVI Ltd.
is known for its leading household brands across many categories including:

hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a
DIVISIONAL ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE at
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED.

The role is responsible for overseeing all engineering-related activities in the
ENTYCE DIVISION, consisting of the Coffee & Creamer factory in Isando and the Tea factory in Durban.

The two main areas of accountability are maintenance (asset care), and capital projects, and the position will also provide leadership to the division's energy & sustainability strategy.

KEY OUTPUTS

Maintenance (asset care)

Maximise production equipment reliability, availability and performance through appropriate TPM/WCM and RCM practices across the factories within the division
Optimise the maintenance strategies and maintenance mix for equipment: preventative maintenance, shutdowns (annual or otherwise), condition monitoring, autonomous maintenance, opportunistic work and effective cleaning and lubrication strategies for each factory within the division
Manage the relationships with key OEM's and manage the KPI's of OEM service level agreements across the factories within the division
Ensure effective systems in place for the stock holding of recommended spares (OEM and otherwise), warranty tracking and the identification and classification of critical spares
Take ownership of CMMS software across the factories within the division, including implementation, improvement, effective use, standardisation and appropriate reporting practices
Custodian of equipment standards & specifications for the division
Auditing of engineering processes and procedures, and driving site and divisional improvement action plans
Jointly with the Divisional Industrial Engineering Manager standardise problem solving and root cause analysis within maintenance across the division
Assist with significant root cause analysis investigations
Involvement with outsourced services as and when required
Identify specific needs and develop specialist Engineering skills within the factories and centralised structures
Play an oversight role in the development and implementation of the technical skills programs in factories across the division

Projects

Ensure the successful commissioning of new plant and machinery
Ensure that approved CapEx delivers the capex commitment at each factory within the division
Establish and sustain project management methodologies and systems across the division
Develop an automation strategy for the division with the Production Software Specialist, and support site engineering personnel with implementation
Manage significant capital projects from the justification stage throughout the project life cycle to accelerate equipment selection, commissioning, performance rampup and maintenance integration through following sound project management principles
Provide input into medium and longterm CapEx requirements

Energy and Utilities

Develop, with site Operations Executive and Engineering Managers, programmes to support factory efficiency demands are met as per business targets
Oversee divisional monitoring, tracking and reporting of utilities usage
Play a key role in identifying and implementing technical solutions that will address cost and risk concerns related to energy and utilities equipment and infrastructure (new and existing)

Health, Safety and Environment

Drive equipment compliance with relevant safety regulations, including the General Machinery and Driven Machinery Regulations
Ensure facilities and infrastructure are conducive to employee health and wellness

Food Safety

Ensure site infrastructure and equipment is designed, installed and maintained in such a manner that Food Safety is not compromised
Drive standard of utilities (water and compressed air) and ensure this is in line with Food Safety Standards

General

Agree a cost reduction / optimization plan for each factory within the division in respect of asset performance, which includes care of existing assets and timeous replacement.
Establish capital expenditure and maintenance priorities to improve health & safety, risk (including theft and fraud), shortterm capacity and efficiency of each factory within the division
Ensure functional integration and promote cooperation between production and maintenance
Functional coaching of site Engineering Managers, in