Maintenance Manager - Durban at Yara International

Responsibilities

• To manage the maintenance function and lead the workshop teams in support of enabling a safe, efficient production environment. Improve plant reliability, manage all planned and unplanned maintenance work.
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• Create maintenance strategy. Effectively lead, control and manage the maintenance team. Oversee and performance manage all artisan work.
• Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spare parts, as part of maintenance strategy.
• Ensure the improvement of plant uptime.
• Develop and adhere to a planned maintenance schedule. Implement and manage a preventative maintenance system.
• Ensure the maintenance on equipment and machinery is executed within prescribed budgetary and statutory requirements.
• Contribute to the development and control of departmental budget.
• Contribute to lean manufacturing principles in accordance with Yara standards.
• Contractor and internal stakeholder management on site.
• Implementation and upkeep of all engineering related systems for e.g.  ISO standards, HOPS, TOPS, HAZOPS
• Preforming quality checks on all incoming fabrications of parts and spares to ensure compliance with technical specifications and drawings.
• Enforce systematic inspections. Perform inspections and identify potential risks.  Follow up on deviations identified; take necessary action and feedback information to relevant stakeholders. 

Profile

• Minimum Engineering Degree, B-tech Engineering or Honors Level. 
• Preference to Mechanical Engineering backgrounds, with a background in industrial, Chemical manufacturing. 
• Plant maintenance experience at management level (Managing Teams and Managing Department) is a must. 
• High level of safety knowledge and engineering laws. GCC preferred.