SF Supervisor

Solar Field Supervisor:  ENGIE Kathu Operations (Internal/External) - Permanent Position 

Main Responsibilities include:

• Leading and Coordinaing the activities of the solar field team, including assigning tasks monitoring progress and ensuring an efficient workflow;
• Overseeing the quality of work performed, conducting inspections and ensuring that all all work meets the required standards;
• Manage and coordinate preparation of solar field maintenance activities with the O&M Planner, ensure materials required for job performance are available in quantity and quality, ensure Maintenance plans are carried out in due time and that tasks performed are properly recorded in the CMMS;
• Ensuring all work protocols are followed, conducting safety inspections and promoting a culture of safety among the team;
• Ensuring all solar field assets are available and reliable by applying the best, safest, sustainable and timely maintenance practices in order to achieve the solar field targets;
• Operate, Maintain and Monitor the SF Plant Process;
• Review existing maintenance strategies, spares and plant operational reliability standards are achieved to ensure successful plant availability and performance;
• Interpret and Analyse alarms and plant defects;
• Identify plant and operational plant deviations from OEM standards;
• Investigate and recommend and/or implement corrective actions;
• Review and recommend new solar field Maintenance plans, procedures and schedules for solar field equipment;
• Perform and oversee all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities in the solar field;
• Perform troubleshooting activities as necessary along with the solar field technical assistants to determine failure causes and rectify defects found;
• Participate in solar field performance and availability improvement or operations and maintenance cost reduction plans by highlighting defects in the solar field design or installation. Attempt all possible actions of reducing equipment downtime and ensuring high solar field availability;
• Perform any other related duties as assigned or instructed by the maintenance manager;
• Monitor Solar field Maintenance activities, costs, and take necessary corrective actions to ensure compliance with approved plans and budgets;
• Comply and enforce compliance with Safety rules & occupational health and safety regulations.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree/Diploma in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Instrumwntation + 3 Years industrial/mineral processing/Manufacturing and processing/ Powerplant experience;
• Trade Certificate in Mechanical/Electrical/Instrumentation + 5 years industrial and/or powerplant experience.

Experience 

• Experience in maintenance and repair of instruments, PLC's and Control Equipment;
• Experience in maintaining Parabolic through Collectors will be advantageous;
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatics stystems;
• Understanding of rotating electrical and mechanical equipment;
• Experience in schedule and unscheduled maintenance planning and execution;

• Experience in project management.

Behavioural:

• Proficiency in leadership skill;
• Good command of oral and written English is an advantage;
• Higher proactive and self-motivated;
• Must have good interpersonal skills;
• Must be able to think clearly and respond calmly in emergency situations.

Computer:

• Must have a basic skill in Business Computing Applications such as Databases, Word Processors, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint.

Remuneration: 

• The compensation will be market related 

Additional Information:

• Incomplete CV’s and/or applications will not be considered. Your CV should be accompanied by your supporting documents.
• Closing Date: 25 November 2024.  
• Please use this link to apply: Our vacancies | ENGIE  (click on: OFFRES D’EMPLOI)
• By submitting any personal information to the Company, the candidate unconditionally and voluntarily, consents to the processing of the submitted personal information for any and all purposes related to recruitment.