Maintenance Manager

Morton Moore Pty Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 781,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 leave days per annum

Exposure to group executive level

Job summary

Morton Moore Pty Ltd in Johannesburg South is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to own the reliability function for a 24/7 plant. You will lead a team of millwrights, electricians and planners, acting as SME and driving root-cause analysis to prevent breakdowns.

The role reports to the Operations Manager and offers exposure to group executive level. A strong electromechanical background and budgeting skills are essential for success in this critical position.

Qualifications

• Mechanical, electrical, or millwright background with an engineering mindset.
• Strong problem solving and root cause analysis ability.
• Working knowledge of pneumatics.
• Budgeting ability including zero-based budgeting.
• Proven team leadership and SME capability.
• Comfort engaging with CEO and CFO as well as production managers.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the reliability function across all electromechanical equipment on site.
• Act as SME for the team and manage the maintenance staff.
• Lead fault finding and conduct structured root cause analysis on breakdowns.
• Record problems and preventive actions; share findings.
• Analyze equipment trends to identify true root causes.
• Source spares and estimate required parts and run time.
• Develop site reliability budget using zero-based budgeting.
• Manage a team of 10–20, including stores, planner, millwrights and electrical staff.
• Handle planning, reporting and record keeping for reliability.
• Collaborate with production managers and operators on the plant floor.
• Report to Operations Manager and engage with group executives on performance and spend.
• Support 24/7 operation with appropriate shift coverage.

Skills

Electromechanical expertise

Root cause analysis

Pneumatics knowledge

Budgeting (zero-based)

Team leadership

Documentation & record keeping

Stakeholder communication

Production collaboration

Education

Mechanical/Electrical background

Job description

Our client, an established manufacturing operation in Johannesburg South, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to take full ownership of the reliability function at a plant that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is a critical, high end appointment where the successful candidate will act as the subject matter expert for the site while leading and developing an existing maintenance team. The role reports to the Operations Manager and carries exposure to group executive level.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the reliability function across all electromechanical equipment on site.
• Act as the subject matter expert for the team while still managing and leveraging the people within it.
• Lead fault finding activities and carry out structured root cause analysis on breakdowns and recurring failures.
• Record what each problem was and how it will be prevented from recurring, ensuring the findings are shared and applied.
• Analyse equipment trends and performance data to get to the true root cause of issues rather than the symptoms.
• Source spares and build an accurate view of expected machine run time and the parts required to support it.
• Build the site reliability budget on a zero based approach rather than relying only on historic figures.
• Include a realistic breakdown budget within the overall site budget and track spend against it.
• Manage a team of between 10 and 20 people, including a stores person, a planner and approximately eight millwrights and electrical staff.
• Handle the administrative side of the reliability function, including planning, reporting and record keeping.
• Maintain proper documentation and keep accurate records of all maintenance and reliability activity.
• Work day to day with production managers, millwrights and operators on the plant floor.
• Report into the Operations Manager and engage with group executive level on reliability performance and spend.
• Work shifts as required to support a continuous 24 hour, seven day operation.

Requirements

• A mechanical, electrical or millwright background, with the ability to think like an engineer across electromechanical equipment.
• Strong problem solving and root cause analysis ability.
• Working knowledge of pneumatics.
• Budgeting ability, including zero based budgeting.
• Proven ability to manage and leverage a team while remaining the technical subject matter expert.
• Comfortable engaging at CEO and CFO level as well as with production managers, millwrights and operators.
• Strong documentation and record keeping discipline, including spares sourcing and planning.
• Willing and able to work shifts on a plant that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Benefits and Compensation

• Our client is offering a cost to company package of R 70 000 to R 110 000 per month, depending on experience.
• Pure cost to company structure, with no separate benefits added on top of the package.
• 15 leave days per annum.
• A critical, high visibility role with direct exposure to group executive level.