An exciting career opportunity exists in Potchefstroom, North West for a general manager plant engineering within a plant engineering division. If you have the following behavioural competency and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.

Behavioural competency

• Strategic thinking
• Be innovative and creative
• Strong leadership abilities
• Strong negotiation and management abilities
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to interact with local and international contacts

Duties include the following, but not limited to:

• Lead an executive team in the design, development, fabrication, construction, commissioning and integration of ammunition production facilities and training solutions in the defence environment.
• Recruit and form a strong knowledgeable, multi-disciplinary team from the international and local market to enable quick success, thus ensuring the establishment of critical technologies in the company
• Create and monitor personal and overhead budgets in accordance with company guidelines
• Develop and/or acquire new technologies and capabilities as a strategic extension of the company’s international plant engineering business
• Implement and offer the new capability to the market through the company’s new business development and sales structure
• Establish and maintain standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, operating procedure, inspection, and maintenance of equipment, according to engineering principles and safety regulations
• Create and negotiate co-operation agreements with industrial partners for achieving business objectives
• Ensure the implementation of the latest technologies and processes into engineering solution on foreign as well as RDM opportunities
• Provide innovate solutions, as alternatives, to the current product offering and to match international standards
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities concerned with design, construction, modification, and maintenance of equipment and machinery in the chemical plant
• Foster transformation and employment equity in the department in lieu of the company objectives

Requirements:

• BEng/BSc process, mechanical engineering or chemical or similar qualification
• A minimum of 10 years of applicable experience in process engineering
• Experience with change management processes and Project Management
• Demonstrated experience with interaction with clients
• Must have advanced knowledge of engineering and engineering design principles
• Must have advanced understanding of contract management principles
• Must have strong analytical and negotiating skills 
• Demonstrated experience in managing a business division, forming and leading a successful high-calibre team

Application process:

It is imperative that when applying for this position you make use of the reference number otherwise your application will not be considered

Vacancy Reference no:  CPT002166   

 Closing Date: 18 January 2019

To apply for the above-mentioned position, please e-mail your CV to: 

az.oc.tnemecalptnegilletni@shtiaf

If you don’t hear from us within three weeks of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful

Posted on 15 Jan 15:07