Section Engineer; Mechanical

Section Engineer (Mechanical)

R600k - R800k

West Coast

Excellent career opportunity with medium sized manufacturer. Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will be responsible for:

• Providing support to production to ensure processes are safe, consistent, effective and efficient.
• Ensure that equipment meets the capacity and quality demands required by production.
• Effective equipment measurement and documentation of problems and root cause analysis.
• Ensure machine capabilities are documented with action plans for improvement and implementation demonstrated.
• Assist with the implementation of site planned maintenance, development of procedures and standards in accordance with legislative requirements and internal policy and
• Identify and initiate plant capital expenditure in line with company policies and procedures.
• Plan, schedule and control project implementation for costs, timelines, quality and adherence to standards and EHS requirements.
• Evaluate and select service providers for site development services with emphasis on furthering the company's objectives regarding BEE
• Approve payment of invoices.
• Monitor cost of projects and ensure continuous implementation of programmes for cost reductions.
• Responsible for company adherence to all legislative requirements

Qualifications and experience

• BSc or BTech Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• GCC (Government certificate of competency) or accepted towards the qualification.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• MS Office suite, Auto Cad and MS Projects
• Knowledge of compressors, refrigeration, boilers and heating systems and canning plant.