Marine Engineer Officer

Position Purpose

• To ensure the safe operation of all electrical equipment, carry out planned maintenance and attend to breakdowns effeciently in order to maintain optimum availability of the 12 Marine vessels.

Position Outputs

• Maintain Equipment in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules to ensure optimum tug availability
• Manage on board fault diagnosis and repairs
• Manage operation of plant and auxiliary equipment in accordance with sound marine engineering standards and practices
• Conduct checks of plant and equipment including operational surveillance whilst craft is underway
• Manage periodic lay/overhaul of plant and equipment in conjunction with Marine Technical Manager.
• Manage and allocate resources including tools, power tools, spares
• Train subordinates, mentorship and training of trainee chief engineers
• Ensure a safe working environment and the implementation of safe working practices in terms of company policies and legislative requirements.
• Ensure that all legislative, regulatory and company requirements and procedures complied with in respect of the marine engineering department on board the tug.
• Attend to unplanned breakdowns.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all engine room machinery.
• Maintain equipment on tug according to Transnet's code 29 guideline.
• Enforcing TRANSNET environmental policies and standards.
• Inculcating TRANSNETS values.
• Project management.
• Management Information: To provide Statistical data, inspections and audits for sound decision-making, elimination of deviations from planned processes, respectively.
• Plan, implement and oversee crew's safety.

Qualifications and Experience

• Certificate of competency as: Officer in Charge of Engineering Watch OR Designated Duty Engineer OR Chief Eng Officer <1500 kW Port Operations Added Advantage: Project Management