Engineering Manager

Recruiter:

Edge Executives

Job Ref:

1210727452

Date posted:

Friday, July 11, 2025

Location:

Alberton, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Engineering Manager
Location: South Africa
Type: Permanent | Engineering & Facilities Management

Optimise. Lead. Deliver excellence.

This is a senior operations role for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead customised solutions, continuous improvement, and maintenance strategies within a complex environment. If you excel at optimisation, planning, and inspiring teams — this is your chance to drive efficiency and innovation.

About the Role

You’ll support operations at a strategic and daily level — overseeing planning, monitoring, plant optimisation, risk management, compliance, and disaster recovery. You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team, manage contractors, and develop robust maintenance frameworks that meet SLA requirements and deliver measurable value.

What You’ll Do

Plan and monitor operations, maintenance, and long-range capital replacements
Drive continuous plant optimisation and energy management
Manage compliance, disaster recovery, and risk assessments
Develop improvement proposals for services, systems, and processes
Oversee material and spare part management to ensure efficiency
Conduct quality management audits and ensure service transparency
Manage subcontractors, statutory requirements, and site procedures
Lead and mentor teams, identify development needs, and build talent pipelines
Perform root cause analyses and implement performance improvements

What You Bring

BTech or BSc Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical) with sound commercial knowledge
Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) highly desirable
Minimum 5 years’ experience with similar systems in a production environment
Proven staff leadership and performance management skills
Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, risk management, and SLA optimisation
High resilience, initiative, and results orientation
Good understanding of ISO 9001, OHSA, and environmental legislation

What Success Looks Like

High-performing plant operations and optimised equipment lifespan
Effective cost reduction and efficiency gains through innovation
Strong, compliant maintenance frameworks aligned to industry standards
A motivated, skilled team delivering continuous improvement

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