Principal Engineer

2 weeks ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Toyota South Africa Motors Full time

Job Title:

Principal Engineer - Building Expansion Project Lead

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer to lead our Building Expansion Project in the Plastics Plant. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of the project, ensuring it is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Planning and Management: Develop and implement project plans, schedules, and budgets to ensure the successful delivery of the project.
  • Equipment Procurement: Source and procure equipment and materials required for the project, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulations.
  • Installation Preparation: Coordinate the installation of equipment and materials, ensuring that all necessary preparations are made to facilitate a smooth installation process.
  • Installation and Commissioning: Lead the installation team and ensure that all equipment is installed and commissioned to the required standards.
  • Handover: Coordinate the handover of the project to the operations team, ensuring that all necessary documentation and training are provided.
  • Safety: Ensure that all safety protocols are followed during the project, and that all equipment and materials are compliant with company safety standards.
  • Project Management: Oversee the entire project from start to finish, ensuring that it is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Requirements:

  • Qualifications: NQF 6 Qualification in Engineering (minimum 360 credits).
  • Experience: 5 years Project management experience in automotive manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge: Knowledge of ISO 9001 & 14001 is advantageous.
  • Skills: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage external contractors, good working knowledge of production systems essential (ECI's, SMS & SMS-BR), high level of computer literacy is needed for this position (Excel, Word, Auto Cad, DraftSight, Catia).

Competencies:

  • Accurate Information Gathering and Analysis: Ability to gather and analyze accurate information to inform project decisions.
  • Awareness and Commitment to Our Mission: Awareness of the company's mission and commitment to delivering projects that meet or exceed customer expectations.
  • Strategic Re-allocation of Resources and Review of Work Methods: Ability to re-allocate resources and review work methods to ensure efficient project delivery.
  • Suitable Assignment and Objective Performance Review: Ability to assign tasks and conduct objective performance reviews to ensure project success.
  • Communication and Sharing of Mid to Long Term Plans: Ability to communicate and share mid to long term plans with stakeholders to ensure project alignment.
  • Establishing Framework and Systems for Organisational Learning: Ability to establish frameworks and systems for organisational learning to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Awareness of Situations and Decisiveness: Ability to be aware of situations and make decisive actions to ensure project success.
  • Creation of Innovative Vision: Ability to create an innovative vision for the project to ensure it meets or exceeds customer expectations.
  • Perseverance: Ability to persevere in the face of challenges to ensure project success.
  • Feedback of Evaluation Results and Long-term Development of Others: Ability to provide feedback on evaluation results and develop others for long-term success.


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