UTILITIES MANAGER

Introduction

The South African Mint (Pty) Ltd is a world-class manufacturer of coins and medallions, committed to excellence in precision engineering and manufacturing. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and driven Utilities Manager to join our Engineering team and ensure the reliable, efficient, and compliant operation of our utilities infrastructure.

ROLE PURPOSE

Reporting to the Engineering Manager , the successful candidate will be responsible for managing and overseeing day-to-day utilities plant operations, maintenance, and compliance activities . You will lead maintenance and troubleshooting activities, enforce adherence to safety and legal requirements, and ensure optimum utilisation of plant assets, resources, and people while minimising downtime.

Duties & Responsibilities

Utilities Operations & Maintenance

• Manage utilities operations and maintenance to sustain a reliable supply of utilities

• Manage the supply of utilities including operational and maintenance budgets for:

• Water supply infrastructure

• Electricity supply infrastructure

• Gas supply infrastructure

• Cooling water, ammonia, and effluent treatment plants

• Develop, review, and improve maintenance plans for utilities plants to ensure reliable supply

• Ensure breakdown and planned maintenance is conducted in accordance with procedures and plans

• Align work instructions with SOPs for conducting first-line inspections

• Generate and/or update utilities procedures and work instructions

• Manage utilities consumption across the site and eliminate waste

• Manage outsourced maintenance services

Engineering & Performance Improvement

• Identify, evaluate, and implement performance improvement opportunities using engineering tools and techniques

• Manage problem solving for utilities plants and support manufacturing problem solving

• Provide expert utilities advice to the broader manufacturing environment

• Identify, plan, and execute capital investment projects (end-to-end) to sustain or improve utilities plant performance and legal compliance

Reporting & Risk Management

• Compile reports for utilities performance including:

• Board reports

• Management reports

• Exception reports

• Manage and oversee Risk Management controls for utilities operations

People Management

• Provide strong leadership to the team, defining clear departmental objectives

• Deploy people management processes including:

• Workforce planning

• Recruitment & selection

• Learning & development

• Performance management

• Career & succession planning

• Employee relations

• Foster a positive working environment that improves staff morale and productivity

• Design and review the operational organisational structure in collaboration with HR to support operational plans and strategy

Financial Management

• Manage and monitor OPEX and CAPEX budgets ensuring expenditure remains within budget

• Continuously identify and implement cost-saving measures

• Provide input into capital investment project scoping and budgeting

Health, Safety, Quality & Governance

• Adhere to and enforce all health and safety regulations

• Report all safety hazards, accidents, and incidents to relevant parties

• Actively address customer and supplier concerns

• Lead compliance with all Environmental, Health & Safety regulations and applicable regulatory statutes

• Ensure alignment of all work processes to required quality standards

• Proactively identify and implement continual improvement strategies

• Action agreed quality initiatives aligned to tasks, processes, and systems

• Implement corrective actions within specified timeframes

Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure reliable supply of utilities is sustained

• Organise and coordinate people and resources to achieve desired outputs and targets

• Develop and maintain communication structures ensuring direct reports have access to required tools, equipment, and materials

General

• Adhere to world-class manufacturing standards to ensure the company remains competitive

• Participate in quality initiatives and corrective actions to address non-conformances

• May be required to fulfil ad hoc duties as and when required

Desired Experience & Qualification

• BSc or BTech Degree in Engineering

• 8+ years' relevant utilities and engineering experience

• 3–5 years' experience in a utilities management role

• Sound knowledge of - Utilities Plant Operations, Maintenance Management, Budgeting & Cost ControlStatut and Satutory Compliance