Who We Are

Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE: TROX) is the world’s leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment. We mine titanium-bearing mineral sands and operate upgrading facilities that produce high-grade titanium feedstock materials, pig iron and other minerals. With 6,600 employees across six continents, our rich diversity, unmatched vertical integration model, and unparalleled operational and technical expertise across the value chain, position Tronox as the preeminent titanium dioxide producer in the world. Today, with $3.3 billion in annual revenue, we are the second largest in our industry, providing products that add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper, and other everyday products.

At Tronox, we believe living our values allows us to create a stronger, more successful company for everyone who works with us. We care deeply about our people, and we seek to attract and retain talented individuals who share our values. These are:

• We have an uncompromising focus on operating safe, reliable and responsible facilities
• We honor our responsibility to create value for stakeholders
• We treat others with respect, and act with personal and organizational integrity
• We build our organization with diverse, talented people who make a positive difference, and we invest in their success
• We are adaptable, decisive, and effective
• We are trustworthy and reliable, and we build mutually rewarding relationships
• We share accountability and have high expectations for ourselves and one another
• We do the right work the right way in every aspect of our business
• We celebrate the joy of working together to accomplish great things

 

Position Title

Senior Reliability Engineer

 

Location

Namakwa Sands – Brand se Baai

 

Position Overview

This position will provide support to the Concentration Engineering Team and will be accountable for Maintenance, Operational Excellent support and the facilitation, execution of asset and reliability activities.
 

Position Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:
 

• Provide leadership in line with Tronox values
• Assist to deliver best practice maintenance at BSB
• Assist to develop and maintains Maintenance business plan
• Assist to ensure maintenance KPI’s are measured, reviewed, and improved to agreed targets
• Assist to develop and implement maintenance budget and report cost performance relative to budget and forecast
• Assist with accurate CAPEX and OPEX forecasting
• Manage the implementation of smaller projects
• Facilitates OE activities and improvements in line with reliability strategy
• Champion’s idea generation within team
• Assist to ensure plant modifications are adequately risk assessed through management of change
• Assist to ensure maintenance work management procedures are in line with safety values
• Ensure management and integrity of the computerized maintenance management system (CMM)
• Provide rotatable equipment repair support to Supply Chain.
• Manage the Condition Monitoring department.
• Trouble shoot equipment failures. (Root Cause Analysis).
• Provide support to the maintenance teams where necessary.
• Assist and play a leading role in the future implementation of NewTron e.g. APM.
• Assist with proper equipment stockholding.
• Ensure compliance to equipment quality and reliability standards which are used on site.

 

Projects, CI & Plant Optimization

• Drive improvement projects towards enhancing business operations
• Optimises processes, investigates, and conducts feasibility studies
• Conduct LCC analysis on large machines.
• Assists with maintenance planning optimization and support

 

Effective Staff Supervision

An optimized team structure is manned by staff that are motivated, empowered and led by sound performance management and transformational leadership practices. Promotes teamwork, provides support and manages performance by creating and maintaining individual development plans of subordinates. Oversees all recruitment and HR related activities of reporting staff. Performs fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Manager (direct superior).   Compliance Ensure and maintain a healthy environment, safe operation, and practices. Complies with SHEC and technical requirements, in line with Plant Availability targets. Implements SHEC programs and ensure adherence to all relevant statutory requirements with regard to MHSA and other applicable laws and charters. (EE, BEEE, ESD, Social and Labour plan) Monitors, identifies, and responds to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.   Customer and Client Relationship Management Manages internal and external relations, including the interface with external providers or other functions responsible to ensure that the business needs are met, and employees are satisfied. Represents Tronox Namakwa Sand at applicable forums. Provides relevant and specialized support to applicable stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience

• B Eng / B Tech in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering (Mandatory)
• GCC MHS Act will be added advantageous
• Registered at ECSA will be advantageous
• 3 - 5 years’ Maintenance experience within a heavy industry environment (Mandatory)
• Valid code RSA driver’s license (Code B / Code 8) – preferably code C1 or above