ALPLA Group
What you will enjoy doing
The Junior Plant Engineer – is responsible for designing and delivering on engineering plan and projects for all SOAF (Southern Africa) plants, although the majority of time will be spent in Lanseria, supporting the local plants’ maintenance teams in implementation/improvement of proper equipment and maintenance when and where needed
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilities & Infrastructure:
Responsible to define, plan, order and direct utilities installations
Performs cost analysis for facility or utilities equipment
Monitors the production plant infrastructure equipment parameters to ensure operation within accepted, defined specifications including electrical power usage
Briefs and manages all contractors to either newly install, repair or maintain the above-mentioned infrastructure equipment
Coordinates all infrastructure project with clear project objectives and a timetable to ensure that all tasks are completed within time and budget
Assists in design and coordination of plant layout with CAD
Reviews plant layout design for compliance with local law, engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements
Updates our internal ERP system (eMIS) in terms of energy and water consumption, costs, and infrastructure
Participates in designing, updating drawing layouts, managing and or monitoring small to midsize projects regarding the facility and utilities.
Coordinates and develops facility and infrastructure team/Maintenance team
Production & Productivity:
Communicates any impact on planning with related departments
Assist maintenance on infrastructure or engineering matters
Product Quality:
Ensures that any project/engineering activities do not impact the quality of our products that is being produced
Assists local Maintenance, Quality and Production departments on any customer quality concern when needed
What makes you great
Safety Awareness:
Ensures 5S procedures and activities are followed as per SOPs
Ensures that safety procedures are being carried out and followed
Strong sense of safety in any aspect
Others:
Supports preparation of maintenance budget
Assist with setup and negotiation of maintenance contracts and Budgets
Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at any point of time
Based on the Business Process Management (BPM) processes the job holder is responsible for:
S6 (Assure product conformity)
S6.3 Responsible to comply with all Hygiene requirements in the plant.
S6.2 Support complaint handling by reporting all identified non-conformities and support in the implementation of effective corrective actions determined by the process owner, when needed.
S10 (Ensure occupational health, safety and environment)
Ensure that HSE compliance in own area of responsibility.
Report any incident or unsafe conditions seen in the plant/ work area.
What you can expect working with us
REQUIREMENTS:
Min. qualification – Technical Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum 5 Years’ experience in FMCG or related industry.
At least 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role in the manufacturing industry
Must have technical experience/Insight
Project management skills including MS Project, Excel, Word
AutoCAD 2D layout skills
Profound communication skills
Excellent teamwork and conflict management skills
Very good command of written and spoken English
Familiar with 5S and lean management tools
Advanced knowledge of MS Office
Interaction with the production, quality and logistics team as required
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