Maintenance Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Scope:
• Constantly seek ways to improve plant efficiency and effectiveness, conduct regular reviews and monitor progress, and act. This action requires great research and solutions.
•Be a dedicated and focused leader to lead the team and manage the day-to-day maintenance of the plant.
•Understand the full implications of potential problems and minimize their impact.
•Have an excellent understanding of Mechanical /Electrical engineering together with general factory engineering principles.

Minimum Requirements
•A Degree/Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, with 5 years trade experience of which least 3 years in a supervisory category.
•Good understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Engineering Management:
• Drive the daily / weekly maintenance planning process for the plant – prioritizing, scheduling, and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner.
•Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment and plant to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff
•Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings
•Management of the day-to-day activities and out puts of each discipline of the engineering department.

Maintenance:
•Drive sustainable maintenance practices throughout the plant
•Manage maintenance team and ensure that planned maintenance programs are implemented to enable optimal asset utilization.
•Ensure that maintenance practices and procurement processes are aligned to business standards
•Management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs.
•Ensure that all are working according to safety regulations and ensure the enforcement of food safety requirements.
•Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of team and effective maintenance of equipment

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ):
•Guides the engineering team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved, and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance
•Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to
•Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility

Safety and Security:
•Reporting theft and dangers on the premises
•Ensures safety equipment is in good working and ensure safety registers are complete and signed off.
•Maintain safety audits credibility.