Engineering Manager

Cape Town
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Engineering
Reference: Pta003896/EP

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Employer: E&D Recruiters

Engineering Manager with GCC and an Electrical or Mechanical degree/BTech required to work in Saldanha. Minimum 10 years of working experience in a similar role.

Engineering Manager: GCC

Saldanha (West Coast)

The appointed person will ensure that the plant is designed, operated, and maintained safely, legally, and efficiently, in line with South African legislation.

Qualification:

BEng or B. Tech or equivalent (Mechanical or Electrical)
Government Certificate of Competency (Manufacturing plant) – GCC
At least 10 years of experience in a leadership role.
Minimum 8 years’ engineering experience in a chemical/petrochemical / heavy industrial environment
Proven experience with pressure equipment, statutory inspections, and legal compliance
Strong knowledge of the OHS Act, PER, and relevant SANS standards
Leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams

Responsibilities

Compliance with OHS Act, PER, and SANS standards.
Ensuring competent persons operate and maintain plant equipment
Being the appointed legal engineer in case of incidents or audits
Lead all engineering disciplines,
Set engineering standards and philosophies
Approve designs, calculations, and specifications
Ensure equipment selection suits chemical service (corrosion, temperature, pressure)
Align engineering strategy with production and safety goals
Manage Plant reliability
Process Safety & Risk Management
Capital Projects & Modifications
Ensuring modifications comply with: OHS Act, Plant standards, Commissioning, and handover
Lead engineers, technicians, and artisans
Manage engineering budgets
Develop succession plans
Mentor junior engineers toward GCC
Interface with operations, SHEQ, and senior management

Please apply via our website: www.edrecruiters.co.za or submit your cv to cv@edrecruiters.co.za - Reference Pta003896

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About E&D Recruiters

We are a Professional Recruitment service with a personal touch doing contingency recruitment.

We do not believe in only matching engineering skills and people to positions, but is passionate about our profession and desire to build stronger and lasting relationships with our applicants and clients, thereby developing a deep understanding of the people we are dealing with.

We are rendering Specialised Recruitment Services in the technical field and our company name derived from the abbreviation: E = Engineering and the D= Design. We have proven capabilities to work in the engineering design space and associated fields. We can assist with finding positions and people in the Drafting, Project Management, Process Engineering, Sales engineering, R&D field to mention a few. We are working from junior technician level to Executive and Director level within amongst others in the EPCM, Military, Mining, FMCG, Consulting, Construction OEM and supplier field. We have a strong database of clients in the HVAC and technical maintenance/ Facility Management arena.