Division: Maintenance (Electrical)

Reference Number: REE-03-24

Grade: D1

Purpose of the job

1. The Reliability Engineer reports to the Electrical Manager and has the primary
   responsibilities to:

• Review opportunities (including organising external expertise and resources) to improve
  compliance to statutory requirements using OSH, SANS, OEM, RCM, 5Why and RCA
  processes to improve equipment reliability and availability. Review the maintenance
  strategies on the CMMS software (SAP system) and improve, update and/or add strategies
  to improve equipment reliability and availability. Initiate improvements of critical equipment
  and/or critical processes to improve equipment reliability and availability. Identify and
  implement E&I training and technical coaching as needed.
• Develop, Design the preventative maintenance strategies following the Reliability Centred
  Maintenance (RCM) approach in collaboration with the Reliability Engineering personnel.
  Plan and execute improvements of the Electrical grading on the electrical network including
  and power quality monitoring as per the best engineering practice standards including the
  interfacing between the electrical and instrumentation installations. Plan and execute
  improvements of the electrical protection including the review of the correct technology to
  allow for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (i.e., SCADA). Develop the Electrical
  standards and procedures in line with the OSH and relevant standards (i.e., SANS, IEC) with
  more focus on the requirements of the SANS 10142 Part 1 and Part 2.
• Lead the Management of Change to stabilise and the correct the electrical network through
  ensuring grading, electrical protection, power factor correction, quality monitoring complies
  the engineering best practice standards. Lead the improvement and implementation of the
  latest technology to improve equipment reliability and availability. Lead the replacement of
  inferior and/or obsolete electrical equipment with equipment that are fit-for-purpose with
  special attention on the transformer replacement program to ensure compliance to the
  environmental regulations. Lead the energy management program to ensure that the energy
  footprint at NCP Chlorchem is continually improved/reduced.
• Manage Electrical projects (i.e., maintenance/small projects) including the CAPEX processes
  related to the project(s). Initiate, support initiative, and implement energy efficiency and
  renewable energy solutions throughout the NCP Chlorchem site. Manage the spares

inventory and ensure adequate spares including quality, quantity and spare that are fit-for-
purpose are available to ensure an acceptable plant availability is maintain.

• Measure, identify and improve deviations from Operations Within Agreed Parameters
  concerning electrical installation and equipment. Compile and review the KPIs (i.e., MTBF,
  MTTR) on equipment to initiate solutions to enforce preventative and predictable
  maintenance of assets. Enforce continuous improvement equipment reliability, equipment
  availability, and compliance to statutory and company standards and procedures.
• The responsibilities above mentioned shall be conducted in compliance with the
  Occupational Health and Safety Act No.85 of 1993.

Key performance area

1. Review.

• Review opportunities (including organizing external expertise and resources) to
  improve and/or execute work in compliance to statutory requirements using OEM,
  RCM, 5Why and RCA processes to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Review the operational parameters against the design and/or agreed operating
  parameters and determine improvement opportunities.
• Review historical failure, lead instrumentation Root Cause Analysis to determine
  repeat failures and determine the criticality of equipment.
• Initiate improvements of critical equipment and/or critical processes to improve
  equipment reliability and availability.
• Improve measurements, system architect, inspection schedules and Process Control
  System to achieve more than 85% Plant Availability.
• Identify and implement Electrical training (on-job and outsourced training) and
  technical coaching as needed.
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• Review/Assess and identify opportunities to improve the electrical grading,
  protection, power quality and metering of the electrical network.

1. Develop, Design, Lead.

• Develop the preventative maintenance strategies following the Reliability Centered
  Maintenance (RCM) approach in collaboration with the Reliability Engineering
  personnel.
  •
• Develop and implement improve the stability of the electrical network as per the best
  engineering practice standards including the interfacing between the electrical and
  instrumentation installations.
• Develop the Electrical standards and procedures in line with the OSH and relevant
  standards (i.e., SANS, IEC) with more focus on the requirements of the SANS 10142
  Part 1 and Part 2.
• Lead the improvement and implementation of the latest technology to improve
  equipment reliability and availability. Lead the replacement of inferior and/or obsolete
  electrical equipment with devices that are fit-for-purpose.
• Lead the replacement program for the transformers with transformer that utilizes
  non-PCB insulation medium.
• Lead the management of change in the removal of risk of plant un-availability due to
  the electrical network (including installation of alternate supply to the Effluent Farm).
  Lead the assessment of the medium voltage equipment (i.e., transformer and cables)
  and lead the corrective program to ensure electrical network availability.
• Develop Service Level Agreements with contractors to support the Reliability
  Centered Maintenance (RCM) in the plants.

1. Manage

• Manage Electrical projects (i.e., maintenance/small projects) including the CAPEX
  processes related to the project(s).
• Participate in 5S continuously, implement standards and enforce 5S standards.
  •
• Enforce good practices concerning housekeeping
• Enforce execution of Risk Assessments and audit plants to ensure zero injuries of
  personnel (including contractors in your control)
• Initiate, support initiative, and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy
  solutions throughout the NCP Chlorchem site.
• Manage the process change from the reactive maintenance to preventative and
  predictive maintenance.
• Manage the spares inventory and ensure adequate spares including quality, quantity
  and spare that are fit-for-purpose are available to ensure an acceptable plant
  availability is maintain.

1. Measure

• Identify and improve deviations from Operations Within Agreed Parameters
  concerning electrical installations and equipment. Compile and review the KPIs (i.e.,
  MTBF, MTTR) on equipment to initiate solutions to enforce preventative and
  predictable maintenance of assets.
• Enforce continuous improvement equipment reliability, equipment availability, and
  compliance to statutory and company standards and procedures.
• Identify and improve condition-based monitoring system and implement maintenance
  strategies to improve the operations to achieve an average production of 65kA
• Assess the effectiveness of the maintenance strategies on the CMMS software (SAP
  system) and improve, update and/or add strategies to improve equipment reliability
  and availability.
• Continually assess the spare management process, initiate improvements and/or
  acquiring of critical spare equipment to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• SHERQ Responsibilities

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Technical knowledge demonstrated and learnt in the electrical installations in the chemical
  processing plants.
• Extensive knowledge of ISO 14001, 45001, 9001
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety and Area Classification Standards
• SHERQ Training course
• Safety Work Permit training
• Knowledge of mechanical and process operations (i.e., refrigeration system)
• Computer Literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point)
• Digilex
• Experience in Programming of Siemens Software, ABB Software SCADA, Protection relays,
  Metering relays and VSD
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
• Value driven
• Attention to details
• Be able to do basic problem solving and decision making and analysis
• Ability to work under pressure
  Experience
  •
• 5 to 10 years’ experience with 3 years handling maintenance projects.
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Extensive knowledge of the Area Classification.
• Experience in Programming of Siemens Software, ABB Software, SCADA, Protection relays,
  Metering relays and VSD
  Qualifications:
• Matric
• BTech or BSc in Electrical Engineering)
• GCC for Factories (Advantage).

Reporting structure:
This position reports to the Electrical Manager.

Personal Circumstances:

• Must be able to obtain a satisfactory medical report from the companies’ medical centre.
  Other requirements:
  Please ensure:
• That the application form is fully completed and attached with your CV.
• That the reference number and/or position name of this advertisement is quoted on your
  application form.
• That recently certified copies of all qualifications referred to on your application form and cv,
  are submitted.
• Applications can be handed in at the HR offices on or before the closing date.
• Only applications that are submitted to HR directly will be considered.

External Applicants:
Please attach a copy of your most recent payslip. We regret we cannot consider any applications
received without this information.
Failure to comply with the above requirements will result in your application being disqualified
Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply, should the applicant be successful the incumbent
will be reasonably accommodated depending on the inherent requirements of the job.
All applicants are thanked in advance for showing interest however correspondences will only be
entered into with the shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: 18 March 2024
CV’s to be sent to: careers@ncp.co.za
Recruitment for this position will be conducted with the intention progressing our Employment
Equity policy, targets, and objectives. The Company reserves the right not to fill this position.