Educational Qualifications:

Matric
Trade Test (NQF 5)
T4, BSC Mechanical or BTech Mechanical/ Industrial/ or relayed field

Experience:

Up to 5 years experience in Maintenance management or supervision in a Manufacturing environment of which:1 to 2 years should be at Supervisory level.
Up to 3 years experience in working Shift- Advantageous.
Must have a sound knowledge of automated manufacturing equipment

Duties:

Maintenance operations and control: Ensures effective reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance are performed on all plant / infrastructure / equipment as required, to limit potential failure and optimise production processes.
Coordinates first line maintenance to restrict or prevent plant / equipment downtime.
Raises job cards for all maintenance work required, ensure work permits are included (work permits for "hot work", vessel entry and elevated work to be escalated to Manager for approval).
Drives and participates in all fault analysis on equipment failure i.e. Root Cause Analysis 5 WHY, 8D, etc.
Approves all job cards after maintenance work is completed successfully.
Ensures that equipment and work areas are safe, maintained by Operators, and that housekeeping principles are adhered to at all times.
Evaluating and recommending improvements to optimize the efficiency and reliability of the factory systems.
Troubleshooting and resolving any issues or breakdowns that may affect the production process or quality.
Compliance: Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the company.
Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility.
Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure.
Accepts responsibility for Health and Safety by creating awareness, as well as to address all unsafe practices in a timeous manner.
Customer Service: Maintains effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services.
Represents company in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
Coordinating with external contractors and vendors for any repairs or upgrades that require their expertise.
Identifies and solves problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with company core values.
Staff supervision: Ensures that all employees have signed performance agreements.
Monitors and measures performance quarterly by conducting employee appraisals.
In collaboration with HR, identify staff performance objectives, potential areas of development and action plans where necessary.
Ensures ongoing training and development of employees.
Supervises and trains a team of maintenance technicians and ensures they follow safety standards and procedures.
Addresses employee relations matters fairly and promptly.
Cost and financial control: Contributes to the budget preparation process.
Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources.
Monitors and controls expenditure against budget and ensures spending occurs within budgetary limits and company financial guidelines, report deviations to direct Manager.
Preparing and maintaining records and reports on maintenance activities, costs, and performance indicators.
Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.