Engineering Manager - JHB at Astral Foods Ltd

Required Qualifications:

• Must be in possession of an Electrical / Mechanical Engineers Certificate of Competency for Factories.
• Should have an electrical or mechanical engineering qualification.

Required Experience: 

• At least 10 years’ maintenance / engineering experience within a Poultry / FMCG / Food manufacturing environment.
• Must have a clear and proven ability to operate within a pressurized and fast paced production environment.
• Knowledge of the 20 Keys Program will be an added advantage.

The ideal candidate would be responsible for:

• Safe operation of the processing and utilities plant as per the OHS Act 85 of 1993.
• Effective management of downtime through focused and results driven management strategies.
• Planning, costing and execution of capital projects.
• Compiling of annual maintenance budget.
• Overall cost control within maintenance environment.
• Managing of a large engineering/maintenance labour compliment.
• Implementation and maintenance of various 20 Keys projects within the engineering/ Maintenance department.
• Enforcing and maintaining continued sustainability projects within the engineering department as per group policy.
• Daily interaction with various departmental and inter-Group role players at senior managerial level.