Job Description
RELIABILITY ENGINEER
Large blue chip company based in Sasolburg (Vaal Triangle) needs a BBBEE candidate in the Maintenance Department with the following:
Purpose of this position:
Continuously improve plant reliability by developing and implementing appropriate asset management strategies
Qualification & Experience
- Matric / Grade 12.
- Recognised degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer registration (PR Eng) with ECSA preferred.
- Working towards GCC.
- Minimum 3 – 5 years relevant experience.
- High competency in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Prior experience working with a CMMS, Pragma On Key preferred.
- Must be prepared to do standby duties with own transport as and when required.
Key Performance Areas:
- Continuously improve plant reliability.
- Develop Asset Management Strategies including Equipment Maintenance Plans appropriate for the criticality of the assets under consideration.
- Facilitates structured root cause failure analysis.
- Performs failure analysis and evaluates equipment fitness for service.
- Leads asset criticality analysis.
- Maintain and analyzes elements of reliability data, including; overall equipment effectiveness, reliability data capturing and analysis, statutory inspection program, and the technical library.
- Update and maintain current documentation of Mechanical specifications, drawings, safety procedures and statutory inspection records.
- Manages preventative and predictive maintenance program including systematically defining, developing, monitoring and refining the preventive/predictive maintenance process in pursuit of optimization.
- Manages predictive maintenance technologies implementation (e.g. oil analysis, vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasonic, online and offline testing, etc.)
- Develops maintainability specifications for new equipment.
- Maintain the above within the PRAGMA On Key software system.
- Interfaces directly with designated operating areas on matters of ongoing asset heath, structured loss elimination program, and recommended proactive maintenance opportunities.
- Provides technical support in the form of strategic reliability practices such as failure analysis, suggested technical repair procedures, reliability improvements and technology improvements.
- Provides technical support to the Projects department on equipment selection, maintainability evaluations, design checks and vendor selection.
- Represent the company on external technical evaluations.
- Manages the statutory inspection program.
- Interpret codes, regulations and standards and ensure compliance.
- Evaluate new technologies and alternatives for equipment repairs, seeking cost and delivery advantages.
- Support capital projects by supplying engineering expertise in the specification, design and construction.
- Support capital projects by supplying engineering expertise in the specification, design and construction.
- Provide technical support to the purchasing department.
- Assist budgeting and expenditure forecasting, including input into Capital budget.
Please send your cv directly to dinae@rivonirecruitment.co.za