Plant Performance Engineer - Ngodwana

Responsibilities:Monitoring the performance of the power plantEvaluate equipment performance vs rated performance levels for every piece of equipment on siteMonitoring and reporting of tripsRoot cause investigation and reporting of all plant tripsContinuous improvements of SOPs to mitigate tripsMonitoring and reporting of equipment failuresRoot cause investigation and reporting for all equipment stoppages, blockages and failuresContinuous improvement of equipment servicing routines and preventative maintenance to mitigate equipment failuresMonitor and report on spares availability and levelsContinuous improvement of critical spares holdingAnalysing the regular downtime events and continuously prioritise what plant improvements should be considered with payback calculations based on cost of standing time.Monitor boiler combustion settings to mitigate carry-over of unburnt fuel into the boiler heat recovery tower and beyond.Monitor the soot blowing of the boiler to ensure optimum cleaning of boiler tubes.Monitor desuperheater control to ensure steam temperature remains within design limitations of all the pressure part components.Monitor steam, water, condensate mass flow to maintain mass balance of the system within design criteria.Requirements:EducationBachelors degree in Mechanical engineering / B.Tech in mechanical engineeringPr.Eng or Pr Technologist (advantageous)Government Certificate of Competence (adventageous)Experience and indstry knowledgeIdeally a factory or process environment where there is production pressure that involves mechanical processes and boilers, DCS/PLC controlled processes.Performance data analyses and reporting.Root cause analyses.Good report writing skills.Experience with material handling plant.Experience with boiler and extraction condensing turbine plant.Basic combustion knowledge.Basic electrical knowledgeTechnical skillsSkilled in Excel and BISkilled in MS Word and PowerPointFluent in EnglishGood to excellent verbal and written communication skills in EnglishDetail orientated.Good understanding of thermodynamics and fluid dynamicsGood report writing skillsGood analytical mind for trouble-shooting and problem solving.Hands-on and practical engineerGood presenting skills in the boardroomShould younot receive a response within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful