REQUIREMENTS

• Certificate in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF 5)
• Trade Test (NQF 5)
• Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP) (NQF 5)
• Diploma in a Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF 6) advantageous
• Up to 5 years of experience in maintenance operations in a manufacturing environment, of which
  • 1 to 2 years should be at a supervisory level
  • Up to 3 years experience in working shifts
• Proactive
• Action-oriented
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Planning and organizing
• Supervisory skills
• Customer focused
• Ability to cope under pressure and handle conflict situations
• Communication skills, both written and verbal

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Computer literacy (MS Office Suite, SAP,  ERP and other job-specific software systems)
• In-depth knowledge of maintenance practices, procedures and processes
• Sound understanding of compliance with applicable legislation, safety and other related manufacturing regulations

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Control factory maintenance operations and resources to contribute to the delivery of production targets and the optimal standards of final product quality in a safe and efficient manner
• Maintenance operations and control
  • Ensure effective reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance is performed on all plant/ infrastructure/ equipment as required, to limit potential failure and optimize production processes
  • Coordinate first-line maintenance to restrict or prevent plant/ equipment downtime
  • Raise job cards for all maintenance work required, and ensure work permits are included (work permits for “hot work”, vessel entry and elevated work to be escalated to the manager for approval)
  • Drive and participate in all fault analysis on equipment failure i.e. root cause analysis, 5 Why, 8D, etc.
  • Approve all job cards after maintenance work is completed successfully
  • Ensure that equipment and work areas are safe, and maintained by operators and that housekeeping principles are adhered to at all times
  • Preventative maintenance conducted as per schedule
  • Plant/ equipment downtime prevented or minimized
  • Equipment failures are monitored and rectified promptly
  • Plant shutdowns coordinated – feedback provided and received
  • Job cards are issued and work permits are adequately escalated to the manager for approval
  • Safety and housekeeping standards are complied with
  • Written reports submitted to the manager
• Compliance
  • Operate within controls and procedures to ensure the integrity of the company
  • Identifying and reporting risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure
  • Strictly adhere to, comply with and assume responsibility for enforcing Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, and regulations toward minimizing risk, exposure, incidents or damage to the organization and environment in any form or manner
  • Compliance with applicable regulations and procedures
  • Risks reported to the manager
  • Availability of documentation and records
  • Cost and expenditure monitored – waste minimized
  • SHE practices complied with
  • Incident reports
• Customer service
  • Maintain effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering the highest quality of services
  • Represent the company in meetings with relevant stakeholders
  • Identify and solve problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with the company's core values
  • Client/ customer/ employee satisfaction index
  • Comebacks/ discrepancies minimized
  • Compliance with applicable regulations and procedures
• Staff supervision
  • Ensure that all employees have signed performance agreements
  • Monitor and measure performance quarterly by conducting employee appraisals
  • In collaboration with HR, identify staff performance objectives, potential areas of development and action plans where necessary
  • Ensure ongoing training and development of employees
  • Address employee relations matters fairly and promptly
  • HR procedures are adhered to
  • Performance contracts are in place
  • Performance appraisal sessions are to be held
  • Performance objectives are set and achieved
  • Feedback received from employees
  • Training and development plans are in place
  • ER matters are attended to
• Cost and financial control
  • Contribute to the budget preparation process
  • Promote and communicate the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources
  • Monitor and control expenditure against budget and ensure spending occurs within budgetary limits and company financial guidelines, report deviations to the direct manager
  • Explore opportunities to control and reduce costs
  • Budget input is provided promptly
  • Compliance with applicable regulations and procedures
  • Cost and expenditure monitored – waste minimized