Maintenance Manager - Pretoria at RCL Foods

• The Maintenance Manager is responsible for managing the Mechanical Maintenance function within the Engineering Department by upholding all mechanical standards and providing electrical support whenever required, within Milling to a high standard.

Minimum Requirements    

• Matric
• Trade test certificate as a Millwright, Fitter & Turner or Electrician
• Valid Code EB drivers’ licence
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in the milling industry with the wright trade

Duties & Responsibilities    
Maintenance:

• To ensure efficient and cost effective maintenance management systems are being practised.
• To be pro-active in identifying potential faults/breakdowns before they occur.
• To ensure regular visits to all parts of the site in order to monitor maintenance standards in general.
• To assist in the implementation and running of a planned maintenance scheduling system for all equipment.
• To ensure a good balance between (planned maintenance) proactive maintenance and (defects/breakdowns/call outs) reactive maintenance tasks.
• To ensure the ongoing management and development of a condition monitoring program to all critical (rotating machinery) machinery and equipment. Based on temperature, vibration and friction readings.
• To be influential in monitoring/investigating and recommending implementation of new technologies/techniques within the maintenance management function.

Projects:

• To identify maintenance projects whose implementations cost-effectively eliminate/improve the current operating scenario.
• To ensure that accurate and realistic justifications are given for the relevant projects.
• To ensure that an effective investigation is carried out before proposals are issued for all engineering maintenance projects.
• To ensure that proposals offered are the most effective and efficient solution for the specific project.
• To ensure a well-co-ordinated and successful implementation of the engineering maintenance projects.
• To ensure that maintenance projects are completed and successfully handed over, and all outstanding items are attended to within a reasonable time span.

Financial:

• To ensure that project costs are kept within the budgeted limit.
• To ensure that a well-constructed and effective financial motivation is compiled when necessary for the maintenance projects.
• Comprehensive, detailed control of the Mechanical Maintenance Budget allocation and maintenance of reports thereof.
• Provide regular, accurate input into budgeting and expenditure decisions

Administrative:

• To implement and maintain a functional filing system.
• To ensure that all internal and external admin requirements are fulfilled.
• To ensure that all necessary matters/decisions at meetings are recorded.
• Ensure that all documentation as required by the Pragma maintenance management system (job cards, change approvals etc.) are complete and submitted on time.
• Demonstrate a will to apply principles (5S, 20 keys, JIT etc.) to ensure a neat, functional, and meticulous workshop.

Safety:

• To promote and enforce a high standard of safety and housekeeping practices to all contractors on a regular basis.
• To ensure that all the relevant safety contracts and permits are completed by all the contractors before the work commences.
• Ensure that all subordinates strictly adhere to the practises adopted by the company at any given point in time.
• Plays a constructive role in improvement of safety discipline and commitment Will be required to provide inputs, either intermittently or regularly, to the health and safety committee.
• To consistently, and without any exception, uphold the requirements of the safety permit system (such as lock-outs, working at heights, etc.)
• To shoulder the necessary responsibility and use it to make sound decisions in the interest of Milling.
• Display discipline with regards to time keeping, professionalism and to carry the engineering department’s reputation proudly, not only for subordinates, but for self as well.
• Ensure a harmonious relationship between subordinates and internal divisions within the engineering department.
• Carry out relevant disciplinary procedures to completion.

Working for Customers:

• To ensure a quick response to work requests within all departments and implement a system to monitor same.
• To ensure a friendly and courteous frame of mind.
• To ensure that quality workmanship standards are maintained.
• To ensure that promises / commitments made to other departments are kept.
• To ensure that advice / recommendations is given to colleagues and sub-ordinates with the aim to reduce possible breakdowns or relieve bottle necks.

Training:

• To ensure the ongoing training and development of all subordinates within the budget constraints.

Closing Date    
2023/06/30