Senior Project Engineer

SUMMARY:
Africa’s Largest edible oil manufacturer requires a Senior Project Engineer to drive the design, construction, commissioning, and hand over of various on-site and off-site projects.  Reporting to the Engineering Manager: Infrastructure.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications and requements:

• BEng Mechanical Engineering essential
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant working experience
• Leadership abilities/qulaifties is key to the role
• Experience within an FMCG environment
• Experience in mechanical Design, P&ID, Project management, Commissioning and project execution, preferred
• Hands-on experience in managing a team
• MS Office Suite
• Flexibility to travel within the Western Cape

• Onsite construction, implementation, and supervision of various projects
• Onsite commissioning of engineering projects
• Assist the Engineering Manager: Projects, in any project engineering activities
• Contribute to the continuous optimization of the production process
• Ensure overall compliance to relevant procedures and policies
• Ensure that all team members have clearly defined job profiles
• Regular goal reviews are completed to assess achievement of results
• Support, coaching and mentoring is continuously provided to ensure that objectives are met
• Appropriate allocation of resources to meet operational demands
• Ensure adequate succession planning in order to meet ongoing and anticipated business requirements
• Draft manuals and procedures as required within the department