Olifantsfontein: Maintenance Manager (Manufacturing) posted by AtripleA recruitment & temps

About the Role

Our Client in the manufacturing industry is looking for a Maintenance Manager with Plastics experience to join their team in Olifantsfontein. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in maintenance management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead a team of 11 staff members and contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage 11 staff members and contractors.
• Daily management meetings.
• Monthly meeting with maintenance staff to discuss plant performance.
• Safety inspections.
• Customer and head office audits.
• Weekly plant production audits.
• Communicate directly with the production department to coordinate preventative maintenance and work repairs in the production areas.
• Communicate directly with the QC department to ensure effective participation by the maintenance staff in the implementation of QC policies and procedures.
• Communicate regularly with all maintenance staff both individually and as a group to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Hiring of maintenance personnel
• Carry out projects that improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Track, analyses and improve key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance costs, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
• Direct, maintain and enforce the safety program.
• Participate in objective setting and performance reviews of plant performance.
• Initiate, implement and manage the plant maintenance program based on best practices in motor industry with emphasis on planning, scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Monitor the use and inventories of the store and equipment.
• Planning and implementing plant improvements, new machine installations and expansions.
• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution of the maintenance staff.
• Conduct disciplinary hearings.
• Time keeping recording.
• Maintain and update operating and training manuals for the maintenance department.
• Ensure that all the maintenance staffs are trained on the most updated version of the operating procedures.
• Monitor and analyse plant equipment and systems.
• Review the operation of the plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime. Anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain and repair maintenance shop equipment.
• Maintain a computerised maintenance system.
• Prepare reports, analyse data, make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance related problems.
• Supervise plant maintenance personnel.
• Ensure that maintenance staff is adequately trained, equipped and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely and cost effective manner

Requirements

• National Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Qualified Electrician
• Certificate in Supervisory Management
• 5-6 years Maintenance experience
• 3-4 years in a Management capacity
• Plastics manufacturing experience highly advantageous
• Other skills required includes Sypro as well as MS Office
• Must be English and Afrikaans speaking / non EE position

Salary & Benefits

R45 000.00 (negotiable)