Engineering HOD
Universal National Breweries (Delta Group)
Isithebe, KwaZulu-Natal
- Lead engineering operations across brewing plant, malting plant, utility systems, grain silo systems, engineering workshop, and infrastructure assets.
- Manage utilities including boilers, steam systems, coal systems, compressors, electrical infrastructure, water treatment systems, and effluent operations.
- Lead preventive maintenance, shutdown planning, reliability engineering, operational continuity, and asset restoration strategies.
- Manage CAPEX and infrastructure projects involving roads, paving, buildings, structural restoration, plant modifications, and engineering upgrades.
- Lead engineering governance, Permit to Work/Havoc systems, SOP implementation, engineering compliance, and food safety systems.
- Manage supplier onboarding, contractor performance, engineering audits, technical inspections, and compliance controls.
- Conduct utility analysis, coal analysis, supplier evaluations, mining supplier interactions, technical investigations, and operational improvement initiatives.
- Key Measurable Achievements
- Led silo restoration initiatives projected to eliminate third-party silo dependency, supporting estimated savings exceeding R2 million per month.
- Improved engineering turnaround and restoration execution efficiency by approximately 35% through enhanced maintenance planning and coordination.
- Improved Permit to Work/Havoc system utilisation and compliance tracking by over 40%.
- Improved utility reliability and operational efficiency by approximately 25% through optimization of steam, coal, compressors, water systems, and electrical infrastructure.
- Reduced coal quality-related operational disruptions by over 30% through coal specification reviews, supplier onboarding, and fuel governance.
- Improved maintenance planning and engineering coordination efficiency by 45% through development of maintenance planning functions.
- Led CAPEX and infrastructure projects valued at multiple millions of rands involving roads, paving, structural restoration, and engineering upgrades.
- Improved engineering compliance readiness and food safety alignment by over 30% through restoration programs and SOP improvements.