Engineering Manager
Full-time
MECS Africa
This is a pivotal leadership appointment for an engineering professional who can move beyond traditional maintenance management to shape engineering strategy, strengthen asset reliability and deliver measurable improvements in plant performance . The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering function across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, maintenance and reliability , partnering closely with Operations and senior stakeholders to drive operational resilience, productivity and long-term asset sustainability.
THE MANDATE
You will be responsible for:- Defining and executing the Engineering, Maintenance & Asset Reliability Strategy
- Leading a multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance team
- Driving the transition towards proactive, predictive and reliability-led maintenance
- Improving plant availability, OEE, MTBF and overall asset performance
- Reducing unplanned downtime, recurring failures and reactive maintenance
- Providing leadership across CAPEX, shutdowns, engineering projects and asset lifecycle planning
- Optimising engineering and maintenance expenditure and total cost of ownership
- Ensuring engineering governance, statutory compliance and technical standards
- Building engineering capability, succession and high-performing teams
- Leading contractors and strategic engineering service providers
- Driving continuous improvement and delivering measurable business benefits
THE PROFILE
We are looking for a strategic engineering leader with:- 10–15 years' engineering and maintenance experience , ideally within lubricants, chemical, refinery, petrochemical, FMCG, manufacturing or industrial processing environments , including a minimum of 5 years leading multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance teams .
- A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline is required.
- Beyond technical expertise, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to lead change, influence senior stakeholders, develop high-performing teams and translate engineering strategy into tangible operational and commercial results .
WHY THIS ROLE?
This is an opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of engineering performance within a critical manufacturing environment and influence the plant's reliability, efficiency and long-term asset strategy. If you are an engineering leader who combines technical depth with commercial thinking and a proven track record of transforming maintenance and asset performance, this is an opportunity worth exploring.Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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