Maintenance Supervisor - Kokstad at CHEP

The purpose of this position is to drive and implement maintenance programs to ensure the smooth, efficient operation of plant and machinery in accordance with Company and Government Regulations and set standards. The incumbent will be responsible for adhering to and maintaining all company, legislative and regulatory safe work requirements and practices.

He/She will be required to cost, and time estimates of the planned maintenance work and prepare applicable technical documentation to promote quality and defect-free maintenance work.

People and Safety

• Promotes and fosters the CHEP culture of Zero Harm
• Maintains the corporate safety strategy
• Manages and controls Operational and Engineering strategic goals and objectives
• Recruits, motivates and develops subordinate staff which includes succession planning
• Uses effective people management and communication skills
• Ensures that good communications, sound relationships are maintained
• Assists and prepares for GAP, SEMP and Environmental audits by assisting and ensuring that the region is compliant to the set of requirements

Cost and Metrics

• Drives efficiencies throughout the plant in order to reduce cost
• Ensures that the plants deliver optimum production
• Proposes and presents projects and plans for new plant installations and replacements through effective cost saving initiatives
• Drives ‘over time’ down and reduces plant ‘down time’ that are caused by maintenance
• Reports monthly to Management on all maintenance costs, expenses and overtime
• Assists in vendor creation and getting the best service out of our current vendors
• Assists in developing and implementing SLA’s for contract suppliers
• Responsible for the up-keep and accuracy of equipment maintenance history and job records database
• Perform root cause analysis and conduct investigations
• Schedule maintenance work into production plans
• Sourcing and requesting maintenance spares required for the workshop.

Stock Management

• Assists plants in managing stores and maintenance stocks efficiently.
• Prevent run out of critical spares
• Ensures that the plants are efficiently and effectively stocked with the necessary tools and equipment to support the PMS programme

Quality

• Ensures that the minimum quality standards are maintained to meet customer satisfaction
• Sets high standards on equipment received and ensures that all equipment delivers desired results in volume and quality.

Plant and Property Maintenance

• Ensures overall compliance to all CHEP Operational SOP’s as well as local laws which includes LRA, BCEA, EE, OSH Act
• Ensures that all plants have a controlled preventative maintenance plan in place
• Promotes and manages the safe, efficient and effective use of all plant and equipment
• Ensures that all breakdowns are attended to immediately
• Assists in the Designs, Installations and Commissioning of new plants
• Plans for expansion
• Ensuring the plant is fully maintained to minimise plant downtime
• Ensuring that all plant, tools and equipment always delivers optimal production under the safest conditions and maintaining minimal machine down time.

Operational Systems

• Ensures that all legal and statutory requirements (such as labour legislation) as well as Company policies and procedures applicable to the Operations function are implemented
• Ensures efficient and effective operating methods (i.e. for inspection, repair, manufacture, etc.) are developed and maintained to achieve productivity, quality and cost targets.
• Ensures that purchasing systems are applied in line with best practice.

General

• Ensures the effective management of planned maintenance for all plants
• Ensures the adequate security and control of all Company assets in the Region
• Develop and maintains effective relationships with suppliers.
• Ensures that all products and services meet Customer satisfaction
• Carries out all tasks as designated by his immediate line manager

Qualifications and Experience

• Required: Millwright/Electrician or suitable qualification in the mechanical or electrical

engineering field

• Advantageous: An accredited Mechanical or Electrical Eng degree
• Incumbent should have between 5-10 years’ experience in the mechanical and electrical fields. (Specific exposure to Allan Bradley and Siemens systems will be advantageous), which includes approximately at least 3 years managerial experience.
• Specific exposure and experience to the design and implementation of PMS through SAP is a requirement 

Experience and Skills

• Computer literacy (SAP, Outlook, Excell, PowerPoint)
• Assertive with good communication, organisational and negotiation skills (Written and oral)
• Sound business and commercial acumen.
• Ability to read and interpret vendor manuals and drawings
• To perform basic cost analysis
• Highly motivated and results driven
• Ability to organise and plan tasks
• Self-directing