Mechancal Engineer

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER: ENGIE Kathu Operations (Internal/External) Permanent Position Main Responsibilities include: Develop short and long term mechanical maintenance strategy for the plant and the development of a capable engineering, planning and mechanical maintenance team to support that strategy.Manage day to day plant mechanical maintenance activities efficiently, according to good utility practice, company rules and procedures, legal, contractual and other requirements.Implement mechanical maintenance practices and strategy in accordance with O&M and international standards with life cycle management for all major plant systems.Responsible for the facility QA/QC, Root Cause Analysis Program.Administer the Preventive / Predictive / Corrective mechanical Maintenance Programs through a computerized management program.Establish the appropriate procedures and computerized mechanical maintenance management processes as applicable to a prudent management regime.Determine and schedule manpower, tools and spares requirements for each mechanical maintenance activity.Review Maintenance strategy (PMs, PDMs) on yearly basis to be in line with plant demands and ensure the strategy covers the entire plant.Perform plant Life Cycle Cost to establish cost estimate for maintenance.Compile quality Control Documents for all critical equipment, component or plant.Keep track of Solar Field Maintenance activities, and support maintenance functions to achieve set OM related solar field parameters (cleanliness; availability and performance).Manage tools, spares and consumables inventory efficiently while controlling the risks to the business.Assist in establishing the equipment master data and business processes.Respect the O&M agreement with the Owner and other contractual obligations.Ensure the plant meets availability, reliability, efficiency, generation, and cost targets while complying with safety, environmental, legal, and contractual requirements.Adherence to Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.Organize risk analysis for the mechanical maintenance tasks.Coordinate all mechanical maintenance activities with finance and accounting, administration, HSE and operation departments.Define, manage and monitor the mechanical maintenance budget in line with the overall company budget.Maintain high standards of management, ethics and leadership.Establish and facilitate training programs for individual development and operational competence.Take a lead role in implementing performance management processes within the mechanical maintenance team.Establish and implement vertical/horizontal communication within the mechanical maintenance team to ensure members are well informed and remain engaged with the business.Prepare specifications, plans and administer Third Party Contracts and other mechanical maintenance contracts.Perform cleaning strategies to keep reflectivity of Solar Field according to O&M agreement. Assist in scheduling daily maintenance actions, plant configuration changes and varying power generation levels.Identify problems with plant equipment and clearly communicate the conditions associated with these problems to the plant maintenance team.Ensure the completion of shift round checklists, routine daily/weekly/monthly test checklists and equipment change-over checklists, etc.Submit the necessary reports and recommendations to the Operations Manager concerning equipment/plant status and/or any problems.Responsible for the generation and sending the Plant's daily data requirements in a timely manner to all applicable parties.Maintain high standards of management, ethics and leadership at all times.Qualifications: An accredited Mechanical Engineering BTech or Degree.Registration as Professional Engineer an added advantage.Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) will be added as an advantage.Demonstrated competence at engineering level supported by relevant education and training.Experience: At least 6-8 years experience in the maintenance of a large power plant, 3 of which should preferably be in the capacity of Mechanical Engineer.Leading and managing people.Use of safe systems of work.Use of computerized management system.Engineering concepts, Standards and principles.Interaction with purchasing, finance and accounting, maintenance, administration.Budget control and reporting.Skills: Good command of oral and written English is an advantage.Highly proactive and self-motivated.Must have good interpersonal skills.Must be able to think clearly and respond calmly in emergency situations.Must have excellent organizational skills.Demonstrates skills in the use of tools.Strong Electrical/mechanical aptitude, an in-depth understanding of chemical, physical, and mathematics.Fully familiar with Work Permit System.Ability to perform First Aid and CPR.Language: English Language: excellent communication skills both written and verbal.Any other African language is an advantage.IT: Computer literate: must have a high degree of skill in Business Computing Applications such as Databases, Word Processors, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Enterprise Resource Planning applications (Maximo/SAP or equivalent).Remuneration: The compensation will be market related.Additional Information: Incomplete CV's and/or applications will not be considered. Your CV should be accompanied by your supporting documents.By submitting any personal information to the Company, the candidate unconditionally and voluntarily, consents to the processing of the submitted personal information for any and all purposes related to recruitment.Business Unit: GBU Renewables
Division: REN AMEA - South Africa
Legal Entity: Kathu Operations Proprietary Limited
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Full-Time
Professional Experience: Skilled (>3 experience <15 years)

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