Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• Ensures that the plant is mechanically operational at all times..

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Maintenance planning and scheduling
• Do planned maintenance scheduling, update schedules and sign off on completed schedules
• Conduct plant inspections, and issue unplanned maintenance schedules
• Issue job cards and maintenance schedules.
• Approval of all engineering spares, within budget
• Ensure quality maintenance is done on maintenance day.
• CAPEX budgets
• Understand the plant needs and do CAPEX budget planning (5 year plan)
• Complete and submit CPAEX motivations as per Tiger requirements
• People Management
• Promote a high performance culture.
• Engage regularly with employees through invocoms, union engagements.
• Identify and develop Talent and competency gap closing actions.
• Ensure training and development are undertaken as per PDP’s
• Ensure workplace discipline and manage ER issues in line with Tiger Brands policies and procedures.
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Ensure and maintain safe working conditions for employees and equipment based on risk assessments and compliance with OHS-Act.
• Instill an environmentally conscious mindset within the manufacturing environment (H2O, noise pollution, utilities, landfill)
• Compliance with internal ISO14001  and FSCC22000 standards
• Quality
• Equipment setting as per SOP
• Process check alignment
• Hygiene
• Equipment cleaning
• Root cause analysis and preventative actions
• Self-assessments on all Tiger standards (Hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, traceability, allergens) 

Audits

• Engineering audit
• Risk audit
• Environmental audit (ISO 14001)
• DQS audit
• BMR audit
• Finance
• Understand cost drivers, maintenance budgets, spares inventory and contractor management
• Develop cost saving strategies
• Understand Cost Per Loaf (CPL), difference between budget and actual, and develop plan of action to recover
• Manage stock movement procedure, book out spares on job cards only, conduct stock takes.
• Accurate and timely reporting (Supply Chain, environmental, scorecard)
• Instrument calibrations
• Electrical and mechanical operation
• Ensure specialised equipment is operating correctly (scaling weights, water and dough temperatures, mixer energy watt hour calibrations)
• Ensure adherence to process SOP’s
• DMS reporting – draw all reports for scorecards and action non-conformances
• Conduct root cause analysis for all breakdowns
• Drive implementation of PM pillar of MECP
• Drive LTIFR
• SBO’s
• Near misses
• Essential spares to be reviewed and available

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role in FMCG 
• Trade Test and N6 or Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)
• Previous experience within Bakeries would be an added advantage