Engineering Manager (Heavy Engineering – Workshops and Site – Pr.Eng/Pr.Tech – Mechanical/Electrical) - Roodepoort

Employment Permanent, full time. Site, factory and outage travel.

• BEng / BTech / National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, with proven competence in both disciplines.
• Pr Eng or Pr Tech Eng.
• Eight years post-qualification in heavy industrial repair, OEM, power, mining, rail or similar, including rotating machines and mechanical plant.
• Must have signed off both electrical and mechanical work. A pure drawing-office career will not do.
• Working knowledge of IEC 60034 / 60034-23, SANS 10242-1, ISO 1940-1, ISO 10816 / 20816, IEEE 43, and API 610 where pumps apply.
• ECSA registration in progress or complete. Valid drivers licence. Site and factory travel.
• HV form-wound and large-pump / API experience in the same career.
• Tender and factory-assessment writing that has actually been scored.

• Own design data, repair methods, concessions and deviations. Nothing material leaves the original design without a written engineering decision.
• Cover both disciplines: mechanical (shafts, fits, bearings, rotors, pumps, valves, alignment, balancing, NDT, lubrication) and electrical (LV / MV / HV windings, insulation systems, protection, test voltages, nameplate data, controls where YNF touches them).
• Set the technical standard for AC and DC rotating machines, pump and mechanical overhaul, and site installation / commissioning.
• Refuse metal spray, wrong wire, unapproved bearings or a rewind that does not match recorded data. Standards and methods
• Keep method statements, winding standards, mechanical repair standards and test specifications current.

• Work to the applicable SANS, IEC, IEEE, ISO, API and client works instructions for that job. Do not force a motor standard onto a pump, or a pump standard onto a rewind.
• Support factory assessments, type tests, FAT / SAT and client technical queries.

• Write and review the technical content of bids: scope, exclusions, programme realism, personnel evidence and quality planning.
• Keep OEM / partner technical input in its lane. YNF remains responsible for what it signs.
• Prioritise engineering time across competing projects. A quiet job does not get a weaker standard.

• Coach Production, winders and fitters. Sign off that a Senior Winder is actually senior.
• Stand in on complex strips, failure investigations and warranty technical findings.

• Approve or reject repair methods, design changes and technical concessions.
• Stop a job that is technically unsafe or off standard.

Production sequences the floor.