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Mechanical Technician - Chemical Plant - (1316)

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Job Title

Mechanical Technician - Chemical Plant

Organisational Unit

Mondi South Africa -> Richards Bay Operations -> ChemicalPlant

Position Type

Permanent

Minimum years relevant experience

4-5 years

Location

Richards Bay - Richards Bay, KZN ZA (Primary)

% Travel

0 - 10%

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An exciting opportunity awaits you at Mondi South Africa. The Chemical Plant team is searching for a Mechanical Technician to join our business located in Richards Bay, KZN.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the successful incumbent shall ensure full technical support to the plant maintenance execution team on the short- and medium-term horizons, that the execution teams have full technical data and information available to fulfil their functions as well as fulfil short-term technical functions for the team.

Profile Requirements:

• National Diploma / BTech in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum NQF level 6.
• GCC will be beneficial

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years within the maintenance / engineering function in a heavy industry environment - pulp and paper, steel processing, mining, etc.
• 1 to 3 years in the role of mechanical technician within this environment.
• Experience in developing and implementing maintenance plans and strategies for pipelines, including scheduled replacements, inspections, and preventive maintenance.
• Understanding of relevant industry standards, codes, and regulations governing pipeline maintenance, such as ASME, API and SAN347.
• Proficiency in using relevant tools, equipment, and technologies for pipeline maintenance and repair work.
• Experience in the application of the following core engineering processes

• Maintenance quality management.
• Shutdown management and task execution.
• Budgeting and cost management.
• Contractor management.
• Fault-finding and troubleshooting (application of problem-solving techniques & tools).

Key Performance Areas:

• Holding the responsibility of the technical expert of plant machinery, from the mechanical perspective.
• Providing technical support (in terms of data, information, etc.) to the artisan execution team.
• The execution of more complex maintenance activities, including the management of contractors required for these activities.
• Accountable for day-day decision-making on the prioritization of break-down and break-in work activities within the work schedule.
• The role shall serve as the first call on break-down events to support the problem diagnosis and advise the maintenance artisan team on appropriate corrective action.
• Troubleshooting - understand, utilize, and use technical drawings, P&ID's, etc. for fault finding on plant problems.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards by the team during maintenance execution.
• The role shall provide support to the planning department on routine maintenance and shut-down activities from a technical perspective.
• Management of repairable and non-repairable spare parts as per the RACI definition of the process procedure, such as quality check activities, etc.
• Management of specific maintenance service contracts in the plant.
• Analysis and ownership of actions arising from equipment condition-based monitoring reports (including scoping of work). Collaboration with condition-monitoring team from this perspective.
• Management of operational risk arising from equipment defects and faults ('mill equipment risk list').
• Identify and implement small-scope improvement projects and initiatives from a technical design perspective with the intention on improving service life.
• Auditing of the quality of service received by the Central Maintenance Services department.
• Auditing of the quality of maintenance performed by centralized maintenance execution (hydraulics).
• Maintaining the required condition of plant and equipment.
• Direct support and management (setting the standard) of the quality of maintenance execution in the plant.
• Management of the plant technical documentation as per the RACI definition of the process procedure.
• Management of cost within the assigned cost centre.
• Support the Maintenance Manager in ensuring compliance to all mill asset care procedures (with specific reference to Work Order, Technical Change and Shutdown Management processes).
• Support the central Engineering department during appropriate technical processes (for example, RCFA investigations).
• Support the central Engineering department through the identification of improvement potential and sources of loss.
• Support the central Engineering department in the development of applicable Engineering Standards for the mill.

This appointment will be made in line with our Employment Equity Plan.
The above advert has minimum requirements listed, however Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short listing.

Closing Date

26/3/2024

Mondi Group