Job Purpose

• To 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.  

Key Performance Areas

• Maintenance Operations and -Control (55%)
• Compliance (15%)
• Customer Service (10%)
• Staff Supervision (10%)
• Cost and Financial Control (10%)

Maintenance Operations and Control:

• Ensures effective reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance are performed on all plant / infrastructure / equipment as required, to limit potential failure and optimise production processes.  
• Coordinates first line maintenance to restrict or prevent plant / equipment downtime.
• Raises job cards for all maintenance work required, ensure work permits are included (work permits for “hot work”, vessel entry and elevated work to be escalated to Manager for approval).
• Drives and participates in all fault analysis on equipment failure i.e. Root Cause Analysis – 5 WHY, 8D, etc.
• Approves all job cards after maintenance work is completed successfully.
• Ensures that equipment and work areas are safe, maintained by Operators, and that housekeeping principles are adhered to at all times
• Complaince:
• Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the company.
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure.
• Strictly adheres to, complies with and assumes responsibility for enforcing Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, regulation toward minimizing risk, exposure, incidents or damage to the organisation and environment in any form or manner
• Customer Service:
• Maintains effective working relationships with customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services.
• Represents the company in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Identifies and solves problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with the company’s core values
• Staff Supervision:
• Ensures that all employees have signed performance agreements.
• Monitors and measures performance quarterly by conducting employee appraisals.
• In collaboration with HR, identify staff performance objectives, potential areas of development and action plans where necessary.
• Ensures ongoing training and development of employees
• Addresses employee relations matters fairly and promptly.
• Cost and Financial Control:
• Contributes to the budget preparation process.
• Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources.
• Monitors and controls expenditure against budget and ensures spending occurs within budgetary limits and company’s financial guidelines, report deviations to direct Manager.
• Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.

Inherent Requirements    
Minimum Qualifications:

• Certificate in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF 5).
• Trade Test (NQF 5).
• Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP) (NQF 5).

Minimum Experience:

• Up to 5 years’ experience in Maintenance operations in a Manufacturing environment of which:
• 1 to 2 years should be at Supervisory level.
• Up to 3 years’ experience in working Shifts.

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

Behavioural Competencies:

• Proactive
• Action-oriented
• Problem Solving and Analytical skills.
• Flexibility.
• Planning and Organising.
• Supervisory Skills.
• Customer Focused.
• Resilient.
• Ability to cope under pressure and handle conflict situations.
• Communication skills (both verbal and written)