- Management of a diverse Maintenance Team.
- Ensure maintenance KPIs and targets are achieved.
- Maximise plant operational availability and uptime.
- Ensure the processing plant complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and all relevant South African National Standard requirements.
- Driving the planned and preventative maintenance program.
- Ensure maintenance work is performed at a high operational efficiency standard.
- Ensure maintenance department and teams perform effectively and efficiently, measured according to the 20 Keys continuous improvement program.
- Review SOPs and ensure artisans are trained and that they work safely.
- Review critical spare part requirements and ensure stock is available.
- Report, and make recommendations for improvement on poor-performing machines.
- Implementation and management of efficiency improvement projects in the Engineering and Maintenance department.
- Daily interaction with various departmental and inter-group role players in management level.
- Prepare departmental budgets, and control and manage expenses.
- Planning, costing, and execution of capital projects.
- NQF 6 qualification in the Mechanical or Electrotechnical Engineering field.
- Minimum 5 years of Management experience.
- Experience in a Poultry Processing Plant or Fast Moving Consumer Goods facility.
- Experience and understanding of Ammonia refrigeration.
- Experience in Project Management and the ability to work with engineers from diverse engineering disciplines.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good understanding of PLC systems;
- Valid Code 8 Driver's license and own reliable transport;
- A good comprehension of a second official language would be advantageous.
- Enthusiastic, energetic, and self-motivated with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Long-term ambitions to qualify for General Certificate of Competency (advantageous);
