Maintenance Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Stellenpak, a well-established fruit packing and cooling enterprise in Paarl, serving a niche market segment in the fruit industry, is looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join the team.

The incumbent will manage a small maintenance team, ensure that packhouse and cold store machinery and equipment is always in an excellent working condition and that breakdowns are kept to a minimum. Maintenance of buildings and the improvement and upgrading of facilities and equipment is part of the job.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and schedule maintenance
• Manage the maintenance team:
• Assign tasks
• Ensure tasks are completed timeously and correctly
• Performance evaluation of staff
• Disciplinary action when necessary
• Schedule and approve leave
• Communicate effectively with all team members
• Ensure all machinery is always operating optimally and efficiently
• Minimise downtime due to mechanical, electrical or electronic problems
• Determine when it is necessary involve external experts
• Oversee and manage workshop equipment, tools, spare parts and stock items
• Ensure premises are BRC (food safety) compliant and conduct regular inspections
• Identify, plan and implement improvements to machinery, equipment and premises
• Liaise with other department, external contractors and suppliers

Requirements:

• Qualified millwright or fitter and turner
• At least 5 years’ experience in packhouse maintenance, repairs, as well as technical and mechanical work
• Experience in an ammonia cold store environment will be beneficial
• Ability to manage a small team of artisans and factotums
• Results-oriented and goal driven
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Innovative problem solver
• Ability to work independently