| Title: | Engineer, Electrical |
|---|---|
| ID: | 40081698 |
| Job Location: | South Africa, Western Cape - Namakwa Sands |
| Job Function: | Maintenance |
Who We Are
Tronox is a vertically integrated producer of titanium dioxide and inorganic chemicals. Tronox mines and processes titanium ore, zircon, and other materials. Our products add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper, and other everyday products. Our approximately 6,500 employees across six continents have an uncompromising focus on operating safe, reliable and responsible facilities. Our South African operations are located in two regions of the country, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and the Western Cape. Our current employee compliment in South Africa is approximately [1875] employees, which results in a vibrant human resource environment.
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
Engineer, Electrical
Location
Namakwa Sands Northern Operations (Mine Site)
Position Overview
The Electrical Engineer will oversee strategic electrical projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. This role involves conducting design reviews with specialist teams to validate system integrity, leading project execution, and maintaining high standards through rigorous quality audits. The engineer will take charge of project coordination, manage technical resources, and drive innovation while upholding industry best practices and safety regulations.
Primary Responsibilities
Plant Maintenance
- 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 agree targets
- Assist to develop and implement maintenance budget and report cost performance relative to budget and forecast
- Assist with accurate CAPEC 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)
Projects, CI & Plant Optimization
- Drive improvement projects towards enhancing business operations
- Optimises processes, investigates, and conducts feasibility studies
Project Management
- Manage projects with regards to processes, technology, and equipment
- Evaluate and complete projects with minimum risk, within allocated timeframe and according to specified budgetary requirements.
- Provides input and focus on projects and project team.
- Provides regular updates to stakeholders.
Effective Staff Supervisors
- Creates structures for project execution, monitor and track progress.
- Complete individual implementation timeously.
- Communicate project activities to optimize the application of resources and staff.
- Manage team performance of operational initiatives and stakeholders with regards to project initiatives.
- Manage and coordinate ad hoc and / or ongoing BI initiatives.
- Review and update of standards & procedures
- 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
- Support core business by ensuring appropriate stakeholder relationships towards enhancing the corporate profile.
- 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, BSc (Eng) degree, B Tech. (Electrical Engineering)
- Computer literate – MS Office and MS Projects.
- ECSA Professional Registration (Advantage)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering design and construction
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Project Management and Supervision
Knowledge & Skills
- Fluent in English.
- Code B driver’s license.
- Experience in a mining or similar environment in the following:
- Running of small to medium projects.
- Conducting project feasibility studies.
- Construction management.
- Good knowledge of project management processes
Personal Attributes
Confident, tenacious, innovative, self-motivated, responsible, team player, adaptable, analytical, client oriented, pro-active, strongly oriented towards excellence in project management, results driven and able to work under pressure.
Key Competencies
- LV protection, design and commissioning.
- MV protection, design and commissioning.
- Control systems – SIMOCODES, VSD, PLC, instrumentation, DCS and SCADA.
- Drive for results, strong interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills.
- Should be able to work under pressure.
NOTE:
- Closing Date: 27 May 2026
- Applications received without the supporting documents and/or after the closing date will not be considered.
- Pre- screening evaluation will form part of the selection process.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo a medical assessment.
- Psychometric evaluations may form part of the selection process
- Please note that appointments will be made in accordance with the Tronox Employment Equity Policy. Females and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
POPIA Disclaimer
By sending your CV and application you agree to:
- The processing of your personal information and sharing it with third parties for verifications.
- The exercising of your rights provided for by POPIA.
- To acknowledge that TRONOX (Pty) Ltd will keep the record of your personal information confidential.
- Should you not hear from Tronox Namakwa Sands within (4) weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.
