Permanent - Maintenance Manager - Johannesburg - South Africa

Purpose of the role:

• Ensure that the maintenance personnel repair and maintain equipment, machines, and facilities in a safe and good working condition.
• Plan, organize, lead and control the maintenance team to meet expected standards.
• Ensure quality, cost, delivery, safety, and morale standards are maintained within maintenance.
• Plan, design and project manage all new installations and refurbishments to existing equipment.

Key Role Responsibilities:

• To fulfil duties as a GMR 2(1) appointee
• To report accurately and promptly on all maintenance related activities on site
• To facilitate and coordinate trials/projects with M&T/R&D
• To ensure the maintenance of equipment and facilities to Total Preventative Maintenance
• To conduct Practical Problem Solving (PPS) projects, when required
• To promote and implement continuous improvement and Lean initiatives
• Capture and report financial, material and HR data and trending the information
• Provide timeous feedback to management with regards to project status and identify non-conforming equipment accordingly
• Use data to resolve problems and reduce frequency of breakdowns
• Drive Group Safety Audit actions (IO’s, SIO’s, Safety Audits, Risk Assessments, Permit to Work, Lock, Tag, Try, amongst others)
• Prepare monthly site performance reports
• Update and maintain SWI, risk assessments, quality procedures and control plans
• Monitor maintenance team performance and manage absenteeism
• Lead PPS and CCAR investigations to determine root cause of quality concerns and implement permanent corrective actions
• Manage the plant maintenance system ensuring that the schedule is adhered to
• Implement preventative maintenance solutions for key equipment
• Allocate work to artisan team and monitor job completion, sign off job cards where applicable
• Order maintenance equipment and materials
• Liaise and negotiate outsourced maintenance services with engineering suppliers
• Control materials and engineering budget
• Design and purchase equipment as required

Qualifications, Skills and experience:

• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) Factories
• Trade test in Millwright will be beneficial
• 5 years related working experience within a Manufacturing environment
• Experience in Mining, Automotive or FMCG Industry will be advantageous
• Availability to work on standby is Essential
• Strong organizational & prioritization skills
• Good communication skills Computer literacy (i.e., MRP, MS Excel Advanced)
• Ability to manage suppliers and contractors effectively
• Solutions-oriented and self-motivated individual
• Be able to work in a pressured environment