Maintenance Specialist and Tooling

• Must be in possession of a school leaving Certificate
• Must be a trade tested Millwright/Fitter/ Electrician
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role preferable automotive industry
• Must have supervisory experience
• Must have PLC and project management experience
• Must be willing to work excess hours when required

Tasks:

Tooling Engineering:

• Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives
• Supervise and manage Tooling Workshop
• Read and understand customer drawings to design required tools
• Manufacture tools in-house and make arrangements to outsource complex tools
• Manage Tool modifications as per Engineering Changes
• Manage tool maintenance and technical support for the Business Unit
• Inspection and signing off Oversea manufactured tools
• Manage the Tooling Workshop for all legal and safety compliance

Maintenance Management:

• Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives
• Supervise and manage Plant Maintenance Department
• Determine resources (labour and materials) required and allocate overtime work
• Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.)
• Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top-10, etc.)
• Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares
• Maintain register of all electrical hardware on site and backups of all installed software

Maintenance Planning:

• Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance & Tooling Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment
• Maintain and update the Preventive Maintenance tasks lists
• Maintain and update Critical Spares and Spares Lists

Maintenance Process:

Scheduled:
• Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work
• Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumables
Breakdown:

• Supervises the carrying out of breakdown repairs.
• Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully.
• Inform or advise Management of any breakdowns of a serious nature or where any potential equipment failure is imminent.

Engineering Projects:

Project Initiation:
• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
• Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget
Project Planning:
• Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
• Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules
Project Management:
• Manage implementation of Engineering Projects
• Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise
• Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives
• Provide assistance in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirements
Project Administration:
• Implement project administration processes according to requirements
• Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops
• Fulfil procurement activities and supervise procurement administration
• Provide procurement administration support to a project
• Conduct project documentation management to support project processes

Continuous Improvement:

• Keep up to date with latest developments/technologies in Maintenance
• Identify areas for improvement
• Develop and implement continuous improvement interventions