NIGEL MOODLEY
Durban
Summary
Experienced with maintaining and optimizing utility systems to ensure efficiency and reliability. Utilizes problem-solving and project management skills to address complex engineering challenges. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and safety standards in utility operations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Utilities Engineer
AB InBev – Prospecton Brewery
03.2023 - Current
- Ensure that asset care goals are incorporated into engineering team and individual goals
- Legal responsibility for the Brewery in terms of the OHS ACT (GMR 2.1 appointee)
- Audit compliance to the asset care program by both the engineering team and shift-based teams
- Ensure that asset care competencies are developed in the engineering team
- Ensure training needs have been identified, through the training specialist, ensure these are addressed
- Exercise budgetary controls over the asset care requirements of the Utilities dept
- Responsible for the overall reliability and uptime of Utilities plant( Steam, Water, CO2, Electricity)
- Lead the engineering team in the provision of asset care and engineering support to the shift-based production teams
- Verifies that the maintenance systems are working properly, and that data integrity and information accuracy is maintained
- Reviews plant reliability to ensure equipment is operating optimally and to identify problems or opportunities timeously
- Takes part in maintenance problem solving, and ensure that engineering team is applying the correct problem-solving techniques
- Manages and ensures critical spares are in stock and to ensure that costs are within budget
- Evaluates impact of new plant and equipment, and signs off all plant modifications and changes
Maintenance Engineer
Illovo Sugar
07.2020 - 02.2023
- Provide engineering support to the Factory team in terms of equipment settings for the season e.g. Boilers, Mill Settings, Centrifugal cycle optimization, etc.
- Provide Mechanical Engineering support to the Maintenance head in terms of repairs to critical equipment / Abnormal projects etc.
- Manage / oversee all mechanical work on Abnormal Projects during Off-crop
- Develop Season and Off-Crop Mechanical budgets with Maintenance Head, Finance Business Partner, Optimisation Team and manage the budgets.
- Audit and analyse maintenance systems & processes with the aim of uncovering engineering related inefficiencies.
- Address production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analysing and maximising the systems performance.
- Drive maintenance improvements to optimise efficiency and output of all equipment.
- Provide technical and overall leadership to personnel under maintenance.
- Provide engineering support for specifications and plant modifications.
- Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop Maintenance best practices and improvement opportunities.
- Manage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, frameworks and minimum standards within function across entities and through the Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing.
- Maintain effective engagement with key maintenance & engineering service level providers.
- Management of technical standards, specifications and group risk mitigation policies and the governance thereof
- Responsible for Statutory Requirements as delegated by Maintenance Manager.
- Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues.
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Maintenance Manager – Chemical & Effluent
Mondi Richards Bay
12.2017 - 06.2020
- Ensure strict adherence to the relevant engineering standards and specifications
- Implement Engineering and Maintenance Policies, Management Standards, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines
- Monitor adherence to maintenance performance KPI’s
- Manage relationships with internal business partners
- Conduct Scheduled audits
- Process and monitor SAP approvals
- Facilitate transfer of Best Practice across the Site
- Analyse production delays (utilization), maintenance related production delays (availability) and equipment failure history
- Review OEM equipment condition reports
- Manage the Engineering Assets to ensure that they produce at their designed capacity and are periodically refurbished to their original condition to ensure optimum reliability
Maintenance Manager
Country Bird Holdings
05.2016 - 11.2017
- Responsible for optimizing equipment operation time by utilizing employees to effectively carry out rapid equipment repairs and to effectively maintain equipment availability
- Compiling and management of Annual Budget
- Delegation of tasks to maintenance team to best support operations
- Establish and maintain preventive maintenance system to optimize cost of repairs/replacements
- Oversee scheduling of PM work, outside contractor work, and routine services
- Developing new projects and capital expenditures; procure/ obtain contract quotes on projects requiring outside contractors.
- Ensure compliance of routine operating inspections that are required for safety and environmental compliance and maintain all equipment maintenance records
- Supervise, coordinate, and monitor contractor performance and insure adherence to plant safety policies and requirement
- Ensure department compliance with all company policies, laws and regulations which include HACCP programs and all OSH required safety programs
- Carry out Root Cause Failure Analysis
Engineering Manager
RCL Foods
01.2012 - 04.2016
- Oversaw all aspects of engineering in the plant, including maintenance and Capex budgets and approvals
- Legal responsibility of plant in terms of the OHS ACT (GMR 2.1 appointee)
- Coordinating the implementation of maintenance strategy for the plant
- Responsible for the implementation of systems and procedures to ensure high plant/equipment reliability and quick resolution of breakdowns
- Champion the reliability and integrity program for the equipment in the plant
- Ensure equipment perform to scheduled life expectancy
- Ensuring compliance with the implementation of all statutory, legal and safety policies and procedures ie: safety systems; occupational health , and environment
- Working closely with Group Risk Management to ensure monitoring and compliance with the Group objectives and complying to legal obligations (OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 90001)
- Responsible for identifying risk exposures and implementing risk mitigation measures
- Preparation and management of Maintenance and Capex budgets
- Responsible for the engineering stores and procurement team
- Identifying root cause failures and resolving repeat failures
- Ensuring skill development and employment equity plans align with the business Scorecard requirement
Maintenance Engineer
Mondi Shanduka
01.2007 - 12.2011
- Responsible for the maintenance and reliability of all equipment in area of responsibility
- Legal responsibility of the site in terms of OHS Act ( GMR 2.1 )
- Developing systems and procedures aimed at improving overall equipment effectiveness.
- Planned maintenance co –ordination
- Training and developing of sub –ordinates
- Promoting projects and supporting ideas, aimed at improving machine performance
- Provide technical support to operations team, applying technical skills to optimize plant operations, resolves plant problems and enable safe production.
- Maintaining and improving safety, good housekeeping as per OHS act and company safety policy
- Managed a multi -disciplinary maintenance team
- Responsible for plant modification and upgrading of equipment
- Managing the maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability
Education
BTech - Management
Durban University of Technology
01.2016
Management Development Program - undefined
University of Cape Town
01.2010
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
M L SULTAN (D.O.E)
01.2002
Matric - undefined
Glenhaven Secondary School
01.1991
Skills
- Asset management
- Maintenance planning
- Energy management systems
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Multitasking and organization
- Reliability engineering
- Project management
LANGUAGES
English and Afrikaans
Timeline
Utilities Engineer
AB InBev – Prospecton Brewery
03.2023 - Current
Maintenance Engineer
Illovo Sugar
07.2020 - 02.2023
Maintenance Manager – Chemical & Effluent
Mondi Richards Bay
12.2017 - 06.2020
Maintenance Manager
Country Bird Holdings
05.2016 - 11.2017
Engineering Manager
RCL Foods
01.2012 - 04.2016
Maintenance Engineer
Mondi Shanduka
01.2007 - 12.2011
Management Development Program - undefined
University of Cape Town
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
M L SULTAN (D.O.E)
Matric - undefined
Glenhaven Secondary School
BTech - Management
Durban University of Technology
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