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\nZambia Sugar Plc. is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.
\nThe company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced person to fill the following position in the Manufacturing Department to be based at Nakambala.
\nFACTORY OPTIMISATION ENGINEER \u2013 INSTRUMENTATION (x 1) PERMANENT
\nThis position reports to the Factory Optimisation Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing in-country medium- and long-term Optimization Strategy (by discipline) to optimize reliability, performance, quality and cost of production.
\nKey Performance Areas<\/p>\n
Develop initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that drive profitability
\nAudit and analyze maintenance systems & processes with the aim of uncovering engineering related inefficiencies and identify reliability improvement opportunities
\nDevelop engineering maintenance & support plans (outside of scheduled maintenance) and monitor compliance to plans
\nReduce production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analyzing and maximizing the systems\u2019 performance
\nConduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop maintenance best practices and improvement opportunities with Group Specialization Team.
\nRecommend improvements that ensure sustainability of engineering systems
\nProvide expertise on day-to-day maintenance issues, support and advise on solutions
\nConduct deep root cause analyses of recurring problems, with support from Group Specialization Engineers as needed
\nSet direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving best practices within the discipline, and ensuring that suitable tools and techniques are being used.
\nDevelop preventative \/ pre-emptive maintenance initiatives (including improvement opportunities identified by CMMS and data analytics) to reduce costs and downtime in Country
\nBuild a strong technical team and talent pipeline for Optimisation through ongoing coaching, mentoring, guidance and technical training
\nManage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function across entities and through the Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing
\nDrive synergies with the group, effectively partnering with group counterparts to identify, share, trial and introduce optimisation innovations
\nEstablish and maintain effective relationships with key maintenance & engineering service providers
\nEnsure technical standards and specifications are upheld and address deviations with maintenance and production teams
\nEnsure onsite engineering drawing services are available to provide effective engineering support; ensure these drawings comply with Group best practices and standards
\nIdentify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues
\nPromote and adhere to Illovo\u2019s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
\nLead lifecycle management of PI Historian and Siemens PCS7 DCS systems, including standards, data integrity, backups, change control, upgrades and obsolescence planning.
\nAct as site technical lead and specialist for automation, process control and historian systems, providing technical assurance, troubleshooting and guidance to Operations, Maintenance, Optimisation and Projects.
\nUse PI Historian and PCS7 data to identify process improvement opportunities, dashboards, operating insights and performance optimisation initiatives.
\nDrive embedding of the \u201cIllovo Way of Optimisation\u201d by implementing world class practices to optimise
\nDevelop Country\u2019s Operational & Maintenance Optimisation strategy with a view towards long term growth, optimal efficiency and sustainability
\nIdentify and provide improvements to maximise availability of systems
\nProvide specialised technical support to Country \/ site such that it is able to achieve its operational needs
\nEnsure Country \/ site realise their Operational & Maintenance full potential and are aware of areas for improvement
\nChampion preventative \/ pre-emptive maintenance initiatives to reduce costs and downtime
\nChampion operational best practices to reduce production costs and optimise performance
\nAdhere to group technical, risk and best maintenance practices standards, and management of technical governance requirements
\nPromote cross-functional and stakeholder engagement & teamwork
\nEffective external key supplier \/ external support services engagement
\nModel Leadership behaviours, collaborating, partnering and communicating effectively within and between teams and support functions
\nPromote a culture of consistently assessing risks and drive continuous improvement throughout operations
\nAdhere to and promote SHERQ & Food Safety standards
\nPromote and adhere to the business\u2019 procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Ant Bribery and Corruption (ABC).<\/p>\n
Minimum Requirements<\/p>\n
Grade 12 Certificate
\nEngineering Degree in respective discipline, ideally supported by further technical development
\nPreferably 5+ years\u2019 experience in manufacturing and a sound knowledge of factories
\nTrack record of technical leadership experience
\nGood data analysis and interpretation skills
\nProven practical experience with PI Historian and Siemens PCS7 DCS systems, including troubleshooting, configuration support and lifecycle management
\nDeep Root Cause Analysis skills and experience
\nStrong communication skills (coaching, presentation, relationship management, influencing)
\nProven practical experience delivering process improvements using control-system data, plant analytics and cross-functional problem solving
\nStrong understanding of current business processes and data systems including SAP4HANA
\nMember of the Engineering Institute of Zambia.
\nSuitably qualified applicants must provide certificates which have been verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).<\/p>\n
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