Engineering Team Lead

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:

- Management Level 2: TEAM LEAD_

Short Role description:
Reporting structure:
Reports to Engineering Manager, SSB South Africa

Essential Functions:
Functional
- Oversees customer's requirements and the development of system solution and its applicable control configuration / architecture
- Understands different project scopes and knows when a change request is required
- Actively contributes to the development of business team strategic plan
- Coordinates resources between different teams and projects

Leadership
- Oversees process improvement activities within relevant business scope
- Takes ownership of day-to-day operations and drives problems toward resolution
- Ensures conformance of all team activities to proper safety standards
- Perform PADR Sessions with direct reports.
- Use Workday to effectively manage your teams’ Business and Personal Goals, incorporating the WPADR document as established in 2020.
- You will be required to have Regular interaction with your direct reports, keeping them accountable for business and personal goals.

Interpersonal
- Responsible for resource planning within your team
- Works with direct reports to address training gaps and development actions
- Fosters open communication with team members to promote positive work environment
- Define and drive Business and Development goals with and for direct reports
- Utilize RA Suitability Model concepts to develop your direct reports
- Implement and Drive 70:20:10 plan with your direct reports
- Interfacing with various Engineers to drive technical solutions

Business
- Demonstrates business acumen with the ability to lead teams
- Responsible for all performance aspects related to assigned business segment
- Supports and helps implement business wide strategies
- Drive 3rd Party Billable Utilization to achieve Annual Operating Plan Targets
- Manage Utilization targets within your team

Qualifications:
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
- 2-3 years’ experience as a Level 3 System Design Engineer or
- 2-3 years’ experience as a Level 3 Specialist Engineer or
- 2-3 years’ experience as a Level 3 Lead Engineer or
- 2-3 years’ experience as a Level 4 Senior Engineer
- Proven success at simultaneously managing multiple customer projects
- Extensive experience with direct customer contact and suppliers

Desired
- Conversant with MS Office software products Excel, Access, Word, Project, Outlook, etc
- Conversant with Rockwell Automation proprietary software packages
- Detailed understanding of PlantPax Solutions including the “Mining Solution”
- Principal duties and responsibilities:_

Overview
- Must be able to manage a team of direct reports effectively, achieving team, business, and individual goals
- Significant experience in conducting system field start-up activities.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
- Must have excellent conflict resolution skills.
- Must be able to prioritize complex activities
- Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, etc., which may require climbing, working in confined spaces and other unusual work environments.
- Poses excellent communication skills: Direct reports, Peers and Management

Functional
- Direct reports’ to be RA and customer site SHEQ compliant, by interfacing with the RA SHEQ representatives and project managers as well as customers.
- Attend QGR and Project review sessions when required
- Use eRS schedule to accurately forecast your team’s billable and non-billable activities. Provide Engineering Manager with weekly feedback.
- Timeous IFS and Workday Interfacing/bookings by yourself and your direct reports
- Direct reports’ accurate time keeping on site, on paper and in IFS
- Direct reports’ PJSA entries must be done as per RA company and customer site policies
- Provides updates to Engineering Manager pertaining to status of activities, KPI’s.
- Develops operations-related plans, budgets, policies, and procedures in accordance with company policies and requirements.
- Drives project review process and gives guidance on project related matters.
- Drives professional and personal development of team.
- Drives performance