Job Purpose

• To provide technical support and supervision to maintenance artisans during execution of corrective and preventative maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan the daily maintenance tasks for artisans before the start of shift.
• Manage and maintain a preventative maintenance system to keep day to day operations running smoothly.
• Prioritize execution of corrective maintenance activities.
• Train and mentor junior artisans in maintenance procedures and best practices.
• Conduct regular plant maintenance task observations and inspections.
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulations and procedures to prevent irregular expenditure.
• Influence the plant maintenance shutdown plans.
• Drives and participates in failure investigation and root cause analysis.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Maintaining a safe working environment and ensuring housekeeping principles are always adhered to.
• Perform other duties that are related to the function as prescribed by business requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• N. Diploma in Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
• Trade Tested.
• At least 4 years post trade test experience within the manufacturing environment.
• A strong knowledge of various spot-welding equipment, automated machines, and electro-pneumatics.
• A good knowledge of maintenance in a production environment.
• Knowledge of various maintenance management strategies and their application.
• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems.
• Team management skills.