Middelburg: General Mechanical Supervisor posted by Fem Recruitment
Posted on 2025-07-27 00:00:00
| Employer | Fem Recruitment |
|---|---|
| Category | Mining |
| Location | Mpumalanga / Middelburg |
Job Summary
1. Mechanical Asset Management & Maintenance Execution
– Oversee the daily performance, diagnostics, and lifecycle management of equipment such as conveyors, crushers, pumps, gearboxes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
– Implement and enforce preventive and predictive maintenance plans to minimize reactive work and breakdowns.
– Coordinate scheduled shutdowns, inspections, and major repairs, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
Qualifications & Experience
– Minimum Education: Red Seal Trade Test as Fitter, Millwright, or Mechanical Artisan.
– Preferred: N6 or NDip in Mechanical Engineering; GCC (Factories or Mines) is highly advantageous.
Experience:
– Minimum 7–10 years hands-on mechanical maintenance experience in mining, smelting, manufacturing, or industrial plant environments.
– At least 3–5 years in a mechanical supervisory or foreman-level role, managing multi-skilled maintenance teams and assets.
– Proven record of plant uptime improvement, project execution, and mechanical performance enhancement.
2. Leadership & Team Supervision
– Manage, motivate, and mentor a team of qualified artisans, fitters, mechanical assistants, and third-party contractors.
– Lead toolbox talks, shift briefings, and task allocations, ensuring safety, productivity, and accountability.
– Support skills development and internal training in mechanical maintenance best practices.
3. Technical Fault Diagnosis & Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
– Lead technical investigations into mechanical failures, component wear, vibration anomalies, and process-related equipment damage.
– Apply structured RCA methodologies to recommend corrective actions and improve long-term reliability.
– Collaborate with engineering and reliability teams to upgrade systems, recommend design improvements, or optimize configurations.
4. Operational Integration & Cross-Functional Coordination
– Liaise with production, maintenance planning, procurement, and engineering teams to align mechanical availability with operational targets
Communicate job priorities, equipment status, and emerging risks to all relevant departments.
– Participate in daily planning meetings, KPI reviews, and plant performance assessments.
5. Health, Safety, Quality & Compliance
– Enforce compliance with OHSA, MHSA, ISO 45001, and company-specific mechanical safety protocols.
– Lead site inspections, mechanical audits, LOTO procedures, and lifting gear inspections.
– Maintain up-to-date job safety analyses (JSAs), risk assessments, and incident investigations.
6. Systems & Reporting
– Ensure accurate record-keeping of job cards, equipment histories, and maintenance schedules using CMMS/ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Pragma).
– Track and report on equipment availability, MTTR, MTBF, and other mechanical KPIs.
– Submit weekly and monthly reports to the Engineering Manager with updates on task completion, failures, and resource needs.
Technical Skills
– Strong working knowledge of rotating equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, crushers, vibrating screens, pumps, and gearboxes.
– Proficient in mechanical drawings, fault-finding methods, tolerances, fits, and technical specifications.
– Experience using CMMS systems (SAP PM, Pragma On Key, or similar).
– Familiar with lifting equipment, rigging standards, and machinery alignment.
-Competence in basic fabrication, welding, and field repairs is an advantage.
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