Johannesburg: Maintenance Manager

Purpose of the Job: To ensure maximum efficient operations of equipment and machinery and ensure minimal production downtime due to machinery failure. Qualifications,Competencies & amp Experience:  BSc. Mechanical Engineering, with GCC essential.  Practical experience in manufacturing processes and metallurgical furnaces.  An experienced leader with a strong technical background and understanding of product development with a minimum of 10 years experience in management/supervision role.  Extensive knowledge of engineering principles and procedures  Experience in project management and team leadership  Participate in the development of the business strategy and 5-year plan Strategic Alignment: Ensure effective management of the production plant and operations processes in line with Health and Safety Act in accordance with budget and operational requirements (as per GMR 2 requirement). Duties &Responsibilities:  Direct and coordinate all aspects of engineering activities within the organisation by maintaining the equipments piping and electrical requirements to help maintain production within the facility either with in-house labour or by contractual services  Ensures complete care of plant and support equipment, through the direction of a technical support team made up of supervisors, technicians and artisans.  Ensures all equipment/assets initiatives and processes are in conformance with the organisations established policies and objectives related to mechanical, instruments, electrical and civil works.  Responsible for the purchase of necessary outside technical and non-technical support services  Recommends equipment modification for upgrades  Develops and maintains preventative maintenance programs  Develop implements and administers policies and procedures for engineering personnel that are consistent with engineering process, manufacturing and plant operating functions.  Quoting and assisting in capital acquisitions and lean continuous improvement.  Ensures efficient operations of the engineering department by development of systems that accurately monitor all cost elements.  Reviews production and operation reports and resolves operational and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.  Review and quote all new jobs while providing process flows, tooling requirements, BOMs, routing and setting maintenance standards.  Conduct cost-effective Production through RCA, Defect Elimination & amp; determining Customer Requirements.  Responsible for the Measurement & Effectiveness of all Internal Process  Updating Plant Maintenance Philosophies, Practices and Systems  Ensure adherence to Ingot Supply Pipeline, Rolling Daily Plan & Work In Process  Managing of Improvement Projects, Preventative Maintenances, and all Safety related issues.  Using JDE for Purchase Requisitions, Return Order Requisitions, Preventive Maintenance, etc.  To manage Standby for the Department, controlling Production, Quality, Maintenance & Human Resources  Provide supports to production process by doing business improvement to help achieve maximum profits with low labour costs.  Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 18000 and Fatal Risk Protocol Standards.  Ensure that staff is trained and skilled and that their expertise is optimally applied.  Ensures that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increasing productivity. General Attributes:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  A team player and be able to operate at strategic level in order to develop the departmental strategy.  Good leadership and Business acumen Skills  Problem solving and sound decision-making Skills.  Technical Proficiency  Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure  Good Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal Skills Please be advised that only applications meeting the stated minimum requirement will be responded to and should you not receive any communication within two weeks from the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful. Short listed candidates might be required (if not done in the past 18 months) to conduct psychometric assessment as part of the selection process.