Senior Engineer: Utilities at Sappi

As a Senior Engineer: Utilities you will be responsible for: 

• Managing the Water/Effluent Treatment and Boilers operations, system and maintenance, railway operations, civil maintenance, scaffolding and workshop services
• Actively driving the use of plant reliability monitoring techniques to ensure proactive maintenance and reduce unplanned downtime
• Cost effective and reliable supply of Utilities – water, compressed air and steam availability for production, meeting demands for the mill
• Leading and managing the maintenance and production teams
• Safety, health, environmental and quality issues, including incident investigations
• Short term planning as well as annual shut planning
• Cost Control and Budget management 
• Legal compliance to environmental standards, regulations and statutory requirements
• Root cause failure analysis and close outs

What are we looking for?

• BSc/BEng/BTech in Mechanical Engineering 
• Government Certificate of Competency (Factories) 
• 5 years’ experience as a Mechanical Engineer in a heavy industry/manufacturing environment
• Experience in the operation of boilers and utilities is preferred
• Strong Leadership experience
• Excellent planning, organising and technical problem-solving skills
• Ability to make smart decisions
• Experience in the Pulp & Paper industry would be an advantage
• Must be able to work efficiently in a high-pressure environment

Method of Application
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