Durban: Maintenance Specialist posted by Tower Group
Posted on 2025-08-24 00:00:00
| Employer | Tower Group |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Motoring |
| Location | Kwazulu-Natal / Durban |
Job Summary
Our client, a leader in the automotive manufacturing industry is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to join their team based in Durban.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Grade 12
- National Diploma or Degree in engineering with a dual trade in Electro-mechanical
- Must be a trade tested Millwright/Fitter/ Electrician
- 7 years experience in supervision of a maintenance department
- Proven track record of discipline
- Knowledge in instrumentation is advantageous
- Must have PLC and project management experience
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS
- Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives
- Determine resources (labour and materials) required and allocate overtime work
- Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.)
- Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top-10, etc.)
- Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares
- Maintain register of all electrical hardware on site and backups of all installed software
- Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment
- Maintain and update the Preventive Maintenance tasks lists
- Maintain and update Critical Spares and Spares Lists
Scheduled:
- Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work
- Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumables
Breakdown:
- Supervises the carrying out of breakdown repairs
- Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully
- Inform/advise Management of any breakdowns of a serious nature or where any potential equipment failure is imminent
Project Initiation:
- Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
- Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget
Project Planning:
- Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
- Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules
Project Management:
- Manage implementation of Engineering Projects
- Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise
- Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives
- Provide assistance in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirements
Project Administration:
- Implement project administration processes according to requirements
- Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops
- Fulfil procurement activities and supervise procurement administration
- Provide procurement administration support to a project
- Conduct project documentation management to support project processes
- Keep up to date with latest developments/technologies in Maintenance
- Identify areas for improvement
- Develop and implement continuous improvement interventions
- Ensure an enabling climate/culture
- Supervise the team to achieve work unit objectives
- Plan allocation of labour within area of responsibility
- Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Department
- Obtain approval for and recruit and select employees in the area of responsibility
- Conduct outcomes-based assessments
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Ensure discipline is maintained in department (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Resolve grievances and disputes
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