Maintenance Foreman - Port Elizabeth at The Heineken Company

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure routine, preventive and corrective maintenance of machinery and equipment on the packaging lines and related equipment.
• Improving machine efficiency and overall equipment efficiency of packaging equipment
• Input into departmental and lines’ maintenance budgets
• Ensure spares usage and associated costs are optimised.
• Managing people
• Performance management of staff
• Health and Safety Supervision
• Managing shuts and smaller packaging line-related projects
• Drive E2 (World class) practises- 5S, VM. TW, FI, with particular emphasis on Asset Care (AC)
• Ensuring job cards are effectively completed, updated (if required), controlled and administered in conjunction with the Planning office.
• Adherence to Service Level Agreements established with Packaging.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• Knowledge of packaging/ bottling equipment
• Have proven verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of safety regulations regarding tools.
• Knowledge in FMCG environment will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of all workshop/engineering tools, machines, apparatus and materials.
• Computer literate, SAP, MS Word & MS Excel
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.

Requirements:

• Recognised N6 Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering Certificate and a trade test certificate.
• Knowledge of bottling equipment, workshop and engineering practises, tools and apparatus.
• Minimum of 5 years practical exposure with Supervisory experience.