·        To Lead and co-ordinate technical support activities to the Engineering department by providing expertise on Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation engineering aspects

·        Design, plan, organize, lead, implement and monitor Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation projects to improve safety, quality, reliability, throughput and process plant efficiencies for the existing operations.

·        To continuously monitor, assess and provide input and support to the business in ensuring a sustainable and reliable electrical and instrument infrastructure

·        Developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance to E&I drawings, engineering standards, SABS codes and OHS Act.

·        To manage the Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation department to plan, organise, implement and monitor Electrical and Instrumentation maintenance which will improve equipment uptime, reliability, quality, throughput, efficiencies and safety.

·        Uses resources efficiently and effectively. Control and manage Operational Cost for Cost centre.

·        Contributes to budget setting & control of costs

·        Awareness of impact on business of financial decisions

·        Provide annual strategic input for Capex budgeting for the Mill on all Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation engineering systems

·        To provide input to the Mill Electrical and Instrumentation engineering maintenance and training budgets. 

·        Communicates and collaborates effectively with others

·        Proactively builds professional relationships within and across teams

·        Support and assist team and colleagues in developing technical solutions.

·        Implement, monitor and control the execution of the Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance strategy.

·        Provide effective engineering and decision support to the Mill for optimisation of processes and systems to achieve benchmarked reliability, efficiencies, process reliability and business plan requirements.

·        Develop and facilitate the solution of electrical and instrumentation problems and plan the execution of corrective actions.

·        Guide and advise mill management on electrical and instrumentation solutions

·        Sourcing and development of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering technologies relevant to the industry in achievement of strategic goals.

·        Provide input and execution of feasibility studies and conceptual designs.

·        Achieves results in a way that builds and maintains constructive working relationships with managers, engineers, project teams, peers, clients and other service providers

·        Demonstrates understanding of internal and external customer needs, expectations and delivers accordingly

·        Collaborates effectively with internal and external service providers

·        Defines and ensures conformance to engineering standards

·        Listen to, accurately captures and actions customer’s expectations, ideas and concerns.

·        Builds effective working relationship with key stakeholders

·        Ensures compliance to  engineering standards

·        To provide input and facilitate expert Risk analysis and mitigation for the Mill

·        To provide input for annual and 5-year Capex plans required for the Mill

·        To provide input into the organisation Energy sustainability strategy