General Manager – Maintenance & Projects (Acid Division)

Zibuse Staffing Solutions; Richards Bay; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent role in the Acid Division focusing on optimizing maintenance strategies and leading projects in a high-risk processing environment. The General Manager will oversee a multidisciplinary team, ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and enhanced asset reliability in maintenance and project execution.

Benefits

Leadership role in critical infrastructure improvements

Work alongside industry experts

Qualifications

• 15+ years in chemical, metallurgical, or heavy industrial plants.
• 8+ years in senior leadership roles within maintenance or engineering.
• Proven track record in CAPEX projects exceeding R50 million.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute maintenance strategies for critical infrastructure.
• Lead CAPEX and operational projects, ensuring risk control.
• Oversee shutdowns, turnarounds, and emergency maintenance.

Skills

Plant reliability

Technical governance

Cost efficiency

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Government Certificate of Competency (Factories or Mines & Works)

Project Management Certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)

MBA, MBL, or Postgraduate Qualification in Engineering / Operations Management

Job description

Are you a visionary leader with a track record of optimizing maintenance strategies and delivering high-impact capital projects in heavy industrial environments? Our client is seeking a General Manager – Maintenance and Projects to drive operational excellence and strategic oversight in our Acid Division.

POSITION INFO :

As the GM of Maintenance and Projects, you will spearhead maintenance, project execution, and technical governance within a high-risk processing environment. You will lead a multidisciplinary team managing fixed plant maintenance, shutdown execution, and CAPEX projects, ensuring asset reliability, compliance, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor''s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Essential)
• Government Certificate of Competency (Factories or Mines & Works) (Essential)
• Project Management Certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
• MBA, MBL, or Postgraduate Qualification in Engineering / Operations Management (Advantageous)

Experience :

• 15+ years in chemical, metallurgical, or heavy industrial plants (sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, smelters, refineries, etc.)
• 8+ years in senior leadership within maintenance or engineering
• Proven success in CAPEX projects >

R50 million in a processing plant context

• Demonstrated expertise in plant reliability, statutory inspections, and shutdown execution
• Strong experience engaging with regulators, unions, and OEMs in high-risk environments

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute maintenance strategies for critical acid plant infrastructure
• Enhance plant reliabilitythrough predictive maintenance and asset integrity management
• Lead CAPEX and operational projects, ensuring risk control and performance
• Ensure engineering governance and regulatory compliance
• Oversee shutdowns, turnarounds, and emergency maintenance management
• Optimize OPEX and CAPEX budgets, driving cost-saving initiatives

Why Join Us?

• Leadership role driving critical infrastructure improvements
• Opportunity to shape long-term maintenance strategies in a high-impact division
• Work alongside industry experts in a dynamic and challenging environments

Ready to lead transformation in industrial maintenance and project execution? Apply today and let’s build excellence together!

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