MAINTENANCE MANAGER (FMCG)

SUMMARY:
Our Client in City Deep, Johannesburg has a vacant position for a Maintenance Manager.

POSITION INFO:

PURPOSE:

Manage all aspects of the maintenance department. This includes management of plant maintenance teams, plant maintenance costs, preventative maintenance systems and project engineering.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:

• Management of the maintenance team to ensure appropriate use of resources for all

operations. Planning and scheduling of maintenance works to ensure maximum

operational efficiency and minimize plant downtime.

• Ensure all maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled manner with

particular emphasis on Health and Safety, Food Safety, Hygiene, and Environmental

standards.

• Promote a food safety culture.

• Maintain plant safety compliance, safe standards of maintenance work, equipment

upkeep, and coordinate safe systems of work in relation to permits as required by the

company and regulatory authorities.

• Management of maintenance budgets and daily maintenance costs.

• Management of utilities including water and electricity in line with company’s cost

saving initiatives.

• Management of suppliers to ensure cost effective and timely delivery of spares and

services and to ensure work is carried out to the highest standard.

• Manage preventive maintenance system to deliver an effective planned maintenance

programme that maximises equipment availability and leverages maintenance best

practices.

• Advise on new projects and support overall project execution with a focus on safety,

schedule, and budget adherence while complying with good engineering practices,

company policies, regulations, and codes.

• Be actively involved in lean initiatives to drive efficiencies.

• Management of spare parts, stock control, and maintenance stores purchasing.

• Set up of central stores.

• Participate in Manufacturing/Operations meetings as required.

• Facilitate regular meetings and transparent communication with site health & safety

team, site engineering, and site facilities teams.

• Member of the HACCP team.

• Ensure that the highest levels of service, quality and workmanship are maintained and

all required training needs for the function are met through continued team up-skilling

• People management (recruitment in line with talent strategy, identify and develop

talent, develop career progression pathways (e.g., apprenticeship programmes)

• Taking on the role as GMR2 for the site.

EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant 5 years’ experience in a similar role

• Relevant supervisory management experience

• Experience in equipment automation

• Must hold appropriate educational qualifications combined with relevant automation

experience

• Engineering qualification will be highly advantageous

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing will be highly advantageous

• Strong business knowledge and ability to work with various departments within the

organisation.

• Capex project management experience

• Project management skills/disciplines

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Equivalent of NQF Level 6 qualification

• A working knowledge of industrial refrigeration (ammonia) is preferred.

• An engineering qualification will be highly advantageous

• A relevant Bachelors’ degree will be advantageous

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

• Possess clear ability to work within the team.

• Computer literate Skills/Attributes

• Excellent Communicator with strong interpersonal skills

• Highly motivated and organised with the ability to perform well in a fast-paced

manufacturing environment

• Ability to manage and motivate the maintenance team while building good working

relationships across all functions

• Hands-on approach to problem solving

• Is approachable and enthusiastic.

• Is strategic and continuously looking for ways to improve how things are done.

• Customer and results focused and be highly committed to providing an excellent

standard of service.

• Ability to use own initiative.

• Accountability