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

Behavioural competency

• Experience in executing, constructing and commissioning chemical production facilities
• Strategic thinking
• An innovative and creative solution orientation
• Strong leadership abilities
• Strong negotiation and project management (planning and organising) 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:

• Develop and build up the chemical energetic capability as a strategic extenstion of the company’s international Plant Engineering business
• Recruit and form a strong knowledgeable, multi-disciplinary team from the international and local market to enable a quick success, thus ensuring the establishment of critical technologies in the company
• Lead the core chemical plant team to design, develop, construct, commission and integrate chemical production facilities in the energetic material environment
• Implement and offer the new capability to the market through the company’s Sales department, in the fastest possible time
• Establish standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, operating procedure, inspection, and maintenance of equipment, according to engineering principles and safety regulations
• Establish correct specification of process equipment and relevant project documentation
• Search, create and negotiate partnering agreements with industrial partners for the relevant business in South Africa and internationally
• Prepare bid sheets and contracts for construction and facilities acquisition, with the relevant data and calculation sheets for procurement
• Acquires the necessary technology base from which to manufacture company-related chemical plants
• Ensure the implementation of the latest technologies and processes during the design and construction phases of chemical production facilities
• Provide innovate solutions, as alternatives, to the current product offering and to match international standards
• Develop control narratives and philosophy documentation
• Monitor construction and commissioning execution
• Develop and implement design technology to maintain and improve performance of plant and equipment
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities concerned with design, construction, modification, and maintenance of equipment and machinery in the chemical plant
• Directs maintenance of plants and coordinates requirements for new designs, surveys, and maintenance schedules for equipment and machinery

Requirements:

• Beng/BSc chemical engineering or similar qualification
• A minimum of 10 years of applicable experience in chemical plant 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:  CPT002168     
                 
Closing Date:  18 January 2019
 
To apply for the above-mentioned position, please e-mail your CV to:

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

Posted on 15 Jan 15:08