Maintenance Manager

Stratogo; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FMCG bottling industry is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Durban. This role includes managing operational projects, ensuring adherence to safety standards, and fostering continuous improvement. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and relevant experience in maintenance management.

Qualifications

• FMCG bottling experience with a minimum of 3-4 years leading maintenance teams.
• Lean manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Clear criminal record is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational projects in maintenance, ensuring timely completion within budget.
• Oversee maintenance activities for plant and equipment availability.
• Participate in operational planning and budgeting.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Education

Grade 12, Matric or NQF4 equivalent qualification

Bachelor's Degree / NQF level 7 - Bachelor of Science: Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

The Purpose of the Role: This role will take accountability for managing operational projects within the maintenance space, ensuring infrastructure maintenance initiatives are carried out successfully within agreed timeframes, cost, and scope.

They will also manage ad hoc maintenance requests, ensuring issues are addressed within agreed SLA's.

Role: Maintenance Manager

Location: Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Industry: Manufacturing - Bottling - FMCG

Operations: Accountable for maintaining quality, standards, service, and desired outputs within inter-related functional areas of responsibility.

May be responsible for ensuring the adherence of others to a set framework of policies and procedures.

This role will work with various concrete variables, requiring an understanding of the theory or practices underpinning inter-related functional processes within a multi-procedural environment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must have Grade 12, Matric or NQF4 equivalent qualification.
• Bachelor's Degree (3-4 years) / NQF level 7 - Bachelor of Science: Engineering (Essential)
• FMCG bottling experience with a minimum of 3-4 years leading maintenance teams (bottling preferred)
• Lean manufacturing experience (preferred)
• Leadership Capability
• Proficiency in MS Excel, SAP, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Email
• Clear criminal record

Key Qualities

• Communication: Ability to explain products, services, or systems clearly to internal or external customers or clients.
• Problem Solving: Proactive in identifying functional problems, determining causes, and selecting solutions based on experience and understanding of underlying practices.
• Relationships Maintained: Maintains relationships with senior management within the organization.

Core Competencies

• Project Management: Conducts team building, provides rewards, develops team guidelines, clarifies roles, and manages planning and organization.
• Leadership: Communicates vision, delegates effectively, addresses inequalities, inspires, and nurtures team pride.
• Continuous Improvement: Seeks performance improvements, sources information, adapts ideas, and introduces innovations.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Gathers information, understands cause-effect, develops alternatives, and makes timely, impactful decisions.

Key Accountabilities and Outputs

• Manage operational projects within maintenance, ensuring initiatives are completed on time, within scope and budget.
• Manage maintenance activities to ensure plant and equipment availability and safety standards.
• Handle ad hoc maintenance requests and manage relationships with contractors and suppliers.
• Participate in operational planning and budgeting.
• Drive continuous improvement, ensure adherence to operational, safety, and food safety standards.

Staff must adhere to all safety, health, food safety, and environmental policies and procedures, including visitor and contractor policies, hygiene, contamination control, and incident reporting. Maintain high standards of housekeeping and enforce compliance with legislative and statutory requirements.

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Maintenance Manager • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal