Maintenance Manager at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join SANULAC Nutritionals at our Clayville Plant as a Maintenance Manager. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead the civil, electrical, and mechanical maintenance teams, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations. The role is responsible for planned and breakdown maintenance, Pragma system compliance, equipment performance, asset management, safety, quality, OEE targets, project installations, budget control, and continuous improvement. You will also coach technical teams, manage performance, and drive operational excellence across the maintenance department.

Required Skills    

• N6/T4/S4 Technical Diploma essential - mechanical and electrical
• Qualified as a Millwright Artisan
• Minimum 8 - 10 year’s experiences in Plant Maintenance in the FMCG environment, includes 3 – 5 years supervisory experience, with budget control
• Sound experience in refrigeration and automation control instruments (Siemans PLC, Scada, HMI)
• Working knowledge of homogenisers, heat exchangers, evaporators, dryers, processing and filling & packaging machinery.
• Self-motivator with good planning and organising skills
• Computer literate with sound knowledge of MS Office
• Willing to work overtime, weekends and public holidays, when required

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Daily management of artisans includes ensuring all logbooks are completed
• Make artisans completed all job cards in Pragma
• Ensure artisan productivity is captured on and tracked on Pragma
• In collaboration with maintenance planner ensure all planned maintenance activities include schedules and services are done
• Ensure that all maintenance conducted is of high quality and adheres to FSSC 22000 and HACCP requirements
• Ensure that all staff in your report conduct their work in a safe manner, that is in line with all safety procedures and policies
• Ensure minimal down time and speedy resolution of breakdowns, minimising down time and ensuring maximum efficiency
• Coaching Millwrights and processing & packing technicians
• Conduct performance management for subordinates
• Ensure all Productivity targets are achieved
• To ensure that an OEE of between 80% and 85% is always maintained.
• Complete maintenance schedules on or before required dates
• Complete preventative maintenance schedules and make use of data to improve preventative-maintenance
• Feedback on job cards and machine history to be accurate and on time
• Maintain two-way communication with department managers and supervisors
• Provide training to machine operators to service machines during normal production runs
• Always adhere to the quality and hygiene standards of the plant
• Do fault-finding on PLC systems
• Day-to-day job planning and scheduling
• Responsible for all maintenance of machines to ISO and HACCP standards
• Update all logbooks and keep records on all plant equipment
• Responsible for all maintenance and services of machines used in the plant
• Schedule planning of the Plant equipment and update according to the Pragma system
• Uphold safety procedures
• Maintain section targets and improve targets of Plant KPA
• Control of spares availability, budget etc.
• Responsible for Project installation work Responsible for all Technical Documentation and drawings of the plant
• Maintain and manage the maintenance department

Deadline:18th September,2026