Maintenance Foreman

My client is looking for a suitably qualified person for the position of a Maintenance Foreman – in the Front-End Department.

This position reports to the Front-End Engineer.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Supervise maintenance employees in the Mechanical discipline to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity (Maintenance Excellence).
2. Drive implementation of the company to ensure it is the best-in-class producer.
3. Ensure implementation of preventative/reactive maintenance initiatives and plans to reduce costs and downtime.
4. Identify L&D needs within the team and manage training through business partnership.
5. Optimize maintenance performance by holding the team accountable to achieve the highest standards of efficiencies, quality, and agreed/required standards of maintenance.
6. Promote a culture of consistently assessing risks and drive continuous improvement throughout operations.
7. Adhere to and promote SHERQ & Food Safety standards.
8. Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of each employee on assigned shift, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely.
9. Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, monthly, and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritized and planned in a logical, systematic, and cost-effective way to optimize profitability.
10. Develop budget for discipline with Maintenance Head, finance business partner, optimization and manage costs effectively.
11. Monitor performance and support and advise teams in solving problems and/or taking corrective action.
12. Monitor standards for setting, operating, and maintaining equipment and ensure instructions are adhered to.
13. Manage company policy adherence to practices amongst maintenance teams.
14. Manage work quality to reduce rework and increase plant reliability.
15. Ensure equipment maintenance and reliability for respective area and ensure maintenance plans are aligned.
16. Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections.
17. Work with Optimization and Production team to solve problems and promote cross-functional engagement & teamwork.
18. Ensure Plant, Equipment, and BOM information and WO’s are captured accurately within Maximo.
19. Provide teams with necessary tools and equipment to perform work effectively.
20. Ensure technical and maintenance reporting (From Maximo) is compliant with company policy and procedures.
21. Manage and maintain key engineering activities guided by the Group technical risk guidelines.
22. Monitor performance and take corrective action where required.
23. Provide input into best practices, frameworks, and minimum standards within function through Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification and knowledge sharing.
24. Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues.
25. Promote and adhere to company's procedures, policies, and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS AREAS

1. Matric.
2. National Trade Test or Diploma in Mechanical.
3. 3+ years’ experience in planned maintenance systems.
4. Extensive experience using planned maintenance systems, especially Maximo.
5. Able to work methodically and systematically in a Sugar Mill environment.
6. Familiarity with company's systems would be an advantage & strong leadership skills.
7. Key culture attributes: Demonstrates the importance of safety, quality & teamwork; effectively leads and communicates because our people matter.