WATER AND SANITATION ● TECHNICAL SERVICES ● ENGINEERING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

HEAD: ASSET CARE

TCOE SALARY COMMENCING FROM R1,390,422 PER ANNUM ● WS 81/24 ● WATER AND SANITATION, CAPE TOWN

Requirements:   

• BSc/BTech/Advance Diploma/BEng degree Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering
• Relevant certification and competency such as Certified Reliability Engineer and Certified Asset Management Assessor (ISO55000 implementation requirement)
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in asset management or maintenance field within relevant industry
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) like SAP PM / SAP MM
• Experience with FMEA (failure mode effect and analysis), RCM (reliability-centred maintenance) and MRO management
• Proven track record in leading teams and personal leadership to influence and positively motivate self and peers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with diverse stakeholders
• Computer literacy (MS Office applications and SAP PM)
• A valid Code EB (08) driver’s licence.

Key performance areas:  

• Oversee and optimise the Asset Care team, setting clear objectives and providing guidance to ensure high performance and professional growth
• Lead, direct and manage the implementation of the water services asset management strategy in line with ISO55000 and ensure the continual revision thereof, ensuring alignment between policy, strategy and business plans
• Create and manage comprehensive maintenance plans, including preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• Development, implementation and ongoing refinement of service level agreements and key performance indicators including performance dashboards
• Ensure a proper processes and systems for the correct reflection of each asset life cycle and asset register status
• Track and analyse performance metrics, using data to drive improvements and ensure the reliability of assets
• Ensure the development and implementation of proper processes, systems and business intelligence reporting tools to ensure proper monitoring of utilisation of assigned resources and business performance
• Lead the risk-based, criticality framework implementation 
• Institutionalise the use of CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) to track maintenance activities within plants for tracking work orders, planned/predictive maintenance, spare parts inventory/sharing and MRO management
• Providing support to the Asset Manager towards setting up and sustaining a pro-active asset management approach, with optimised Preventive (PM) and Predictive (PdM) tactics in place 
• Undertake equipment condition-based maintenance and inspections in respect to engineering workmanship, quality and compliance with engineering policies, procedures, specifications and standards
• Assist the Asset Manager in planning all asset management improvement initiatives in a five-year rolling plan
• Employ sound reliability engineering principles and methods, to minimise the risk of non-performance to production plan and budgets caused by equipment reliability issues
• Liaise with planners to ensure inspection and audit findings are scheduled for remediation in accordance win the established priorities
• This role is a Band 6 role reporting to the Engineer.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated. 

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Closing date: 15 November 2024

• Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in all communications.
• Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request.
• Copies of supporting documents will not be returned.
• Kindly note that applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.