ENGINEERING FOREMAN

Fraser Alexander; Mpumalanga; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial services company located in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a dedicated maintenance manager to oversee the maintenance and repair of processing plant equipment. You will be responsible for executing routine maintenance, managing a team, controlling costs, and ensuring workplace safety. Effective communication and team management skills are essential, along with the ability to implement preventive maintenance strategies. This role presents an opportunity to improve machinery reliability and enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and repairs of machinery and processing plant equipment.
• Ability to implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Capability to manage parts and inventory effectively.
• Strong supervisory and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair all machinery and related equipment.
• Control maintenance costs and prevent over expenditure.
• Prepare and execute scheduled routine maintenance.
• Communicate with team for two-way feedback and performance monitoring.
• Generate performance and cost reports for management.

Job description

PURPOSE

The role is responsible for maintenance and repairs of all machinery and related Processing Plant equipment’s.

Responsibilities

Safety, Health and Environment

• Carry and fulfil responsibilities of a MHSA Section 2.9.2 legal appointment.
• Maintain FAMP policies, Standards and procedure requirements.
• Preparation and execution of scheduled routine maintenance, in conjunction with production planning.
• Champions the implementation of proactive maintenance and the elimination of reactive maintenance by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
• To support operations by providing effective equipment maintenance ensuring equipment reliability and availability.
• Parts and inventory management.
• Control maintenance costs effectively and prevent as far as possible over expenditure.

Coordination

• Issuing of work schedules and job cards.
• Lead team to complying with company SHE strategy and zero harm frame-work
• Develop, review and agree the weekly maintenance plan with the Maintenance and Process team. Ensures safe execution.
• Reduce reaction times to breakdowns (MTTR) and increase mean time between failures (MTBF) through the effective implementation of maintenance best practices, systems and procedures.
• Oversee third party contractor maintenance and compliance.
• Maintains an organised, clean and safe work area.
• Evaluates condition monitoring status.

Administration

• Ensures maintenance logs and work order documentation on equipment inspection and repairs are maintained to required standard
• Prepares month end performance report for engineer
• Generates cost report to site manager/engineer.
• Ensures all break downs are appropriately recorded by subordinates.

Managing the team

• Select and appoint competent and passionate people.
• Supervision, training and development of maintenance subordinates.
• Maintain open channel communication with subordinates through daily meetings for two-way feedback.
• Monitor performance & maintain discipline.
• Serve as a mentor to yearly intake of work integrated learning students.