Maintenance Foreman at The Heineken Company

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

• Maintaining machinery and equipment on the site per required standard.
• Maintaining and repairing site equipment and building maintenance.
• Attend to breakdowns on packaging machinery and equipment.
• Adherence to Planned and Preventative maintenance schedules.
• Improving OEE and ME (Overall Equipment Efficiency, Machine efficiency) on all production lines.
• Reduce unplanned downtime by improving MTBF (Mean time between failures) and MTTR (Mean time to repair).
• Health and Safety supervision of machinery, equipment and working environment.
• Compliance to OHS Act.
• Provide an effective Engineering service to the Production department.
• Perform administrative tasks (job cards, quality check sheets, etc.)
• Perform stand-in duties, when required.
• Leading and supervising people.
• Participate in TPM empowering excellence.
• Maintenance ICC’s
• Plan utilities availability
• Store management
• Ensure efficient asset utilization
• Ensure that plant maintenance standards are met
• Ensure RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) principles are applied
• Compile, manage and control maintenance budget
• Assist with compiling short and long term equipment replacement plan.
• Approve cost estimates and capital proposals
• Manage abnormal and capex projects
• Ensure adherence to Procurement procedure
• · Ensure compliance to the QMS (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRC, IFS, HACCP, Organic, ISO 17025, SANS 1841)
• Ensure crew complies and adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, work instruction and SOPs at all times
• Accept the role of HACCP team member (if required) 
• Accept the role of Food defense team member (if required) 
• Accept the role of Environmental team member (if required
• Ensure compliance to OHSACT and all Distell Risk, Health and Safety procedures and statutory requirements. ·
• Ensure that unsafe conditions are reported and rectified.
• GMR2(General Machinery Regulation)
•  Lead team according to Secondary Production Operating Principles to achieve line objectives – Quality; Speed and Cost
• Ensure sound employee relations, corrective and grievance procedures are effectively managed in department
• Performance management is applied effectively.
• Ensure optimal utilisation of resources in the department.
• Ensure training and coaching in department takes place 
• Ensure culture of continuous improvement is developed and maintained at all levels
• Achieved Business Plans
• Support and encourage the values of the company
• Actively involved in Problem solving 
• Managing projects and initiatives

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• N3-N6 equivalent with Trade Certificate, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering qualifications
• Grade 12 or Electrical/Mechanical qualification.
• Experience in a high speed, high-tech bottling operation will be advantageous.
• Completed apprenticeship with recognized Institution i.e., was registered as an apprentice.
• 3-5 relevant working experience in the FMCG
• Ability to work under pressure and display good attention to detail.
• Proven ability in problem solving and knowledge of the various problem-solving methods.
• Must be self-motivated, innovative and able to work without or limited supervision.
• To reflect good leadership behavior - towards colleagues, superior and company values
• Must be willing and able to work shifts and overtime when required.