Maintenance Leader

Bridgestone EMEA; Brits; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing company is seeking a Maintenance Lead in Brits, South Africa. This role involves overseeing maintenance tasks, managing processes to eliminate breakdowns, and training teams to enhance technical knowledge. The ideal candidate should have 4 to 7 years of experience in the maintenance field, excellent communication and troubleshooting skills, and a commitment to safety and quality standards. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Supportive onboarding experience

Growth through training and mentorship

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Work-life effectiveness support

Diverse and inclusive team

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of experience in maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a maintenance technician or in a related leadership role.
• Technical mastery in operations and planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance tasks and eliminate breakdown-related losses.
• Manage maintenance planning and scheduling for the cell.
• Coach and develop shift teams to improve technical knowledge.

Skills

Communication skills

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Leadership skills

Time management

Education

Technical secondary school

Certification in mechanical, electrical, electronic, or chemical fields

Job description

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID: 54699

Type of work: On site

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Brits, ZA

About Us

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

About The Role

Job Purpose

You will oversee the day to day tasks of the maintenance needs of the specific cell including managing the Progressive Maintenance (PM) in the cell by eliminating maintenance and breakdown related losses. Perform a wide variety of maintenance duties including preventative, progressive, emergency, and routine maintenance and regular inspections. The Maintenance Lead will also act as a trainer, technical coach, resource, and mentor to cell crew by disseminating technical knowledge among operators.

Responsibilities

• Eliminating engineering, maintenance, and breakdown related losses (loss elimination)
• Manage maintenance planning, maintenance scheduling and breakdown elimination daily management systems
• Manage the maintenance systems for the specific cell (Management of maintenance Planning & scheduling (MP & S).
• Responsible for building capability in operating teams to deliver overall cell results supporting the Compelling Business Need (CBN)
• Drive breakthrough results in planned and unplanned downtime
• Manage M&R costs for the cell (percentage planned maintenance, percentage planned maintenance completed and breakdown reduction
• Ensures stock control and looks for reducing levels of spare parts and pickings
• Provides process improvements on related processes
• Coach and develop shift teams by serving as technical coach, resource and mentor (Improving operator’s technical knowledge).
• Participate in cell daily direction setting meetings and execution of daily plan
• Develop a time base maintenance system
• Ensure base condition of machines
• Facilitate inspections, manage repairs and defect finding
• Initiate & train operators on autonomous maintenance step 1 to 3 initiated, guide operators to become equipment owners
• Management of the Breakdown Elimination (BDE)
• Track and report maintenance indicator results and in Process measures.
• Develop improvement plans
• Champions and lead the continuous improvement plans

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification

• Profile /specification: mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical.
• Technical secondary school
• One year as a maintenance technician, leader, shift supervisor, Kaizen specialist, engineer e.g. TS, QA, and EM,IE for 3 years.

Experience (years)

• 4 to 7 years’ experience in the maintenance field in a manufacturing environment
• Experience and reasonable technical mastery in operations
• Planning, Leading, Technical and Organizing skills

Technical Skills

• Skill in disseminating knowledge
• Skill in performing at least one job in the area at the operator’s level

Soft/Behavioral Skills

• Communication skills and willingness to interact with shop floor staff
• A desire to be in a lead role
• Be a self-starter
• Emphasis on safe work practices
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Must pay attention to detail
• Time management skills
• Knowledge of production process and quality requirements, AM and PM standards
• Basic PC Skills
• Priority setting
• Communication/training skills

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.