Section Engineer Production

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Safety

• Create a safety culture through productive and authorized operational systems/processes that allow all employees (including contracting partners) to provide their outputs in a risk-controlled environment. Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.

Performance and Delivery

• Application of the Asset Management Framework.
• Application of Valterra Platinum Technical Standards and their associated Critical Controls.
• Develop and manage the budget for their sections with a clear view of the required maintenance within a window of 1 to 5 years, through the development of Asset Management Plans (AMP’s), also known as Life of Physical Asset Plans (LOPAP’s).
• Manage major shutdowns, component replacements and rebuilds.
• Manage projects within their appointed area of responsibility, to be completed in full, on schedule and to budget.
• Ensure their sections are always legally compliant.
• Manage critical asset performance to ensure production outcomes are met according to business expectations
• Maintain infrastructure in a sustainable manner to ensure no indirect risks to production outcome.
• Manage effective logistics of machinery used to transport material, waste, equipment or people.
• Manage the construction, erection, installation, commissioning, repairs and maintenance of all equipment in area of responsibility.
• Manage people appointed to supervise, control and operate all equipment in area of responsibility.
• Compile a strategy for the section within your area of responsibility, detailing improvement opportunities to improve equipment performance, reduce the cost of maintenance and improve safety.
• Compile appropriate and regular reports, detailing performance against the required engineering performance metrics as well as progress against strategy.

People & Teams

• Implement a purpose-driven, high-performing culture that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity, supports engagement and fosters continuous improvement to work processes.
• Need to ensure that the team is appropriately qualified and trained to perform the work assigned to them for execution.
• Drive and monitor the implementation of continuous skills development programs in line with Individual Development Programs to improve capability within the team. These development interventions should be aligned to business goals and have both a positive business impact as well as support individual development goals.
• Ensure that the section is always appropriately resourced to execute the required work through effective, transparent and fair leave planning practices – both for leave as well as training.
• Ensure the required appointments within their sections are filled with appropriately qualified personnel with identified and formally appointed alternatives to cover those roles.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory, legislative and permitting requirements.
• The engineer is responsible for ensuring that the section they are appointed in is compliant with the Valterra Platinum technical standards and procedures applicable within their area of responsibility.

This role is at a Band 6 level reporting to the Section Engineering Manager