Title:  Utilities Specialist

Role Title:

Utilities Specialist

Role Family:

Utilities manager

Maintenance team leaders

Automation specialists

Discipline:

Supply chain

Job Grade

G10

1. Scope of the role

Role purpose:

Responsible for the efficient and effective process control capability, optimization, and standardization of ALL Utilities Plants (WWTP, WTP, SHW+ Boilers, Emergency power plant, Compressed air plant, CO2 recovery plant, Refrigeration plant) to ensure continuous availability of all utilities to the production operations at large.

Key responsibilities:

Subject matter expert in all utilities plant operation, optimization, and process control:

• Lead the Sustainability reporting and analysis on water and energy intensity.
• Analyse operational process parameters, trend and stabilise processes for continuous availability of all utility’s services
• Utilities process and technical subject matter expect and lead development of up-to-date effective Standard operating procedures.
• Develop and implement process improvements to maintain and enhance the consistency, quality, and performance of Utilities production systems, and to improve key performance indicators.
• Design and continuously improve utilities automation and controls systems, supporting upgrades and process changes as necessary.
• Support Utilities operators, and technicians as needed in the troubleshooting of process and controls equipment.
• Promote and enforce effective organizational change, and ensure engineering, programming, and automation standards are upheld at all utilities plants
• Support learning and development initiatives to improve the technical knowledge and skills of operators and technicians within area of expertise at utilities plant
• Become an expert in the utilities process from start to finish and contribute to the brewery strategy for equipment and process upgrades.
• Compliance with Heineken PSM program
• Support Key Performance Indicator improvement for utilities and waste water management to maintain legal, safe and regulatory compliance.
• Process lead for Utilities optimalization and standardisation
• Identify and promote energy and utilities related projects. Handle CAPEX projects as assigned by Engineering Manager and act as a liaison between the brewery and OPCO.

TPM Methodology:

Support the implementation continuous improvement initiatives.

• Closely coordinate with the FI-pillar to control targets for all utility consumption for all departments, including all corrective and preventative actions.
• Promoting and demonstrating the use of TPM routes and methodologies, including MCRS.
• Train utility personnel on improvement methodologies like root cause analysis, fishbone diagram, 5xwhy analysis, kaizen, etc.
• Performing audits as well on the utility processes and procedures as on improvement teams.

Safety, Health and Environment:

• Ensure the department operates within company SHE standards and OHS Act, through continued education and training and obtaining the co-operation and commitment of all staff to observe all safety rules, procedures and processes in order to drive zero accident mentality.
• Utilities compliance to OHS act 85 of 1993 and associated regulations

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive improvement processes and set priorities in order to develop, implement and maintain best in class standards and basic conditions.
• Conduct quarterly process control audits on all utilities processes

Budget responsibilities?

Set-Up SLA within the department and manage contracts

People Management role?

N/A – support role only

2. Business context

Reports to :

Utilities Manager

Direct reports: (if applicable)

N/A

Key contacts and contact purpose:

Internal:

• Production Manager
• Packaging Manager
• Brewing Manager
• Quality Manager
• Maintenance Manager
• Utility Operators and Technicians
• WWTP Operators
• Maintenance Technicians

External:

• Suppliers of equipment
• Suppliers of maintenance
• Health, Safety and Quality

Personal Attributes

Role Attributes

• Focuses externally
• Thinks globally
• Fosters collaboration
• Engages and inspires others
• Develops people and teams
• Drives to win

• Role model
• Team player
• Good communication skills 

3. Role profile

Language(s):

English

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 - 10 years in engineering, production, or related field
• 5-10 years’ experience as Utilities specialist or similar roles: Min BSc Eng., B-Tech, T4 (National Higher Dip Mech/Chem/Elec Eng.), S4 (National Dip Mech/Chem/Elec Eng.) and or studying towards.
• 10-15 years’ experience as Utilities specialist or similar roles: N6 with Trade test certificate, S

Experience:

• Advanced knowledge of Utility processes. Knowledge of TPM,