{"id":13897,"date":"2025-07-16T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/site-engineering-manager\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T00:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:24:32","slug":"site-engineering-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=13897","title":{"rendered":"Site Engineering Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JOB PURPOSE<\/p>\n<p>\tFind your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tOverall responsibility for engineering projects and maintenance, including utilities, production lines, processing plants, and buildings. The primary objective of the job is to implement improvements contributing to the factory\u2019s PQCDSMI targets, and to effectively maintain all operational and support elements of the sourcing unit. The Engineering Manager manages engineering spares, assets, site services to support manufacturing activities.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE<\/p>\n<p>\tManage the technical \/ maintenance teams responsible to deliver Projects, Innovation, Infrastructure and Services to the site. Develop, deploy and implement plans to ensure the best utilization of assets in the sites as well as supervise and give guidance on the maintenance of such assets<br \/>\n\tLead the Innovation implementation on the site, looking for best alternatives\/options of design to manufacturing, following USCC\/ category technology selections. Support innovation delivery as part of regional network<br \/>\n\tPrepare and Manage Capital budget and Capital Expenditure Proposals in coordination with cluster and category requirements<br \/>\n\tLiaison with Category and Engineering Excellence teams for technology upgrades<br \/>\n\tImplementation of the capital projects portfolio post approval; to project closure, following the TPM principles for Early Equipment Management<br \/>\n\tEnsure that Quality of the work conducted is to the highest possible standard and lowest cost<br \/>\n\tResponsible for the Safety of all project-related operations within the factory, as well as maintaining and setting of safe working procedures; including management of Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of project management from design (PHA, HAZOPS, MDSAS), equipment selection, project implementation (site safety), commissioning and final project handover<br \/>\n\tLead the Early Equipment Management and Planned Maintenance TPM pillar; and SIMAS application<br \/>\n\tCreate and implement plans to continuously improve site infrastructure needs such as energy, water, treatment, steam and all infrastructure services, contracts and contractors<br \/>\n\tCollaborate with Operations Team to drive site and line efficiencies and reduce waste<br \/>\n\tDevelop, build and make available in the organization the Product, Process and Packaging Expertise relevant to the asset base<br \/>\n\tManage the Projects, Innovation and Maintenance budgets. Asset care and improvement through establishing and maintaining an effective system of preventative maintenance applicable to plant and services (TPM based)<br \/>\n\tManage the engineering contractors and ensure statutory and legal compliance<br \/>\n\tOptimize maintenance cost, MTBF, and MTTR for production lines. Optimize spare parts safety stock levels in line with working capital targets of the sourcing unit<br \/>\n\tImplement control measures to ensure system accuracy in accounting of spares and spares consumption<br \/>\n\tImplement projects on Energy Efficiency program and sustainability<br \/>\n\tCoach and develop the team across the site on technical and technology issues<br \/>\n\tSecuring, rationalization and standardization of engineering spares<br \/>\n\tImplementation and management of engineering standards<\/p>\n<p>WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED<\/p>\n<p>Experiences &amp; Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tBSC Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical)<br \/>\n\tGovernment Certificate of Competency (GCC) is *essential<br \/>\n\t3-5 years in FMCG\/ Manufacturing operations experience<br \/>\n\tEngineering in FMCG Supply Chain (Planning, Customer Service, Logistics, Process)<br \/>\n\tProficient leadership and management experience across large Teams, Stakeholders and Suppliers\/ Third<br \/>\n\tParties\/ Contractors<br \/>\n\t*Must have lead projects from end to end looking at design, budget creation and control and project execution<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( https:\/\/www.unilever.co.za ) or<\/p>\n<p>careers.unilever.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/careers.unilever.com","_company_name":"Unilever","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.unilever.co.za","_company_tagline":"On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people\u2019s lives in so many different ways. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to in... read moredulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann\u2019s and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave. For us, sustainability is integral to how we do business. With 7 billion people on our planet, the earth\u2019s resources can be strained. This means sustainable growth is the only acceptable model of growth for our business. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out to decouple our growth from our environmental impact, while at the same time increasing our positive social impact. Our Plan has three big goals that by 2020 will enable us to: - Help more than a billion people to improve their health and well-being. - Halve the environmental footprint of our products. - Source 100% of our agricultural raw materials sustainably and enhance the livelihoods of people across our value chain. We believe that as a business we have a responsibility to our consumers and to the communities in which we have a presence. Around the world we invest in local economies and develop people\u2019s skills inside and outside of Unilever. 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