Senior Mechanical Engineer (HVAC & Wet Services)

You'll keep the plant reliable and improve how it runs at the paper and packaging mill in Soweto. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Plan and track preventive maintenance in the CMMS with the artisans and planners
• Analyse breakdowns with root cause methods and fix the cause, not the symptom
• Run vibration, thermography and oil analysis programmes on critical equipment
• Design conveyors, chutes and structures in SolidWorks or Inventor
• Mentor candidate engineers and artisans on technical problems
• Prepare the maintenance budget and report monthly on spend

• Working knowledge of the OHS Act and General Machinery Regulations
• Confident with 3D CAD software and engineering calculations
• Able to manage contractors and budgets
• Registered with ECSA as Pr Eng, Pr Tech Eng or Candidate, depending on level

• Reliability or asset management certification
• Experience with SAP PM for maintenance

• ECSA registration fees and CPD paid
• Company laptop and CAD licences
• Study support for postgraduate courses

• If you hold a GCC, say which one and when you got it. It opens senior plant posts.
• Show results in numbers: downtime cut by a percentage, savings in rand, or a project delivered on budget.