Maintenance Manager

Objective Personnel; Gauteng; Vor Ort; ZAR 420.000 - 660.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Objective Personnel is seeking a maintenance professional in Gauteng to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain packaging and date-coding equipment. The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical fault-finding, and the ability to lead a maintenance team with shift planning.

You will implement preventive maintenance and drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime and boost efficiency. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, preferably in food/FMCG, and holds suitable

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years maintenance experience in manufacturing, preferably food or FMCG.
• Hands-on experience with flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair capabilities.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing maintenance teams.
• Experience in shift management, continuous improvement, and project execution.

Aufgaben

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain flow wrappers, sealing jaws, conveyors, printers, and date-coding equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and minimise production downtime.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programmes.
• Manage and supervise a team of artisans, including shift planning and task allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Manage maintenance projects and ensure strict adherence to project deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with food manufacturing safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
• Maintain maintenance records, spare parts control, and breakdown reports.
• Provide support during critical breakdowns and production requirements.

Kenntnisse

Flow wrappers

Packaging machinery

Printers

Date-coding systems

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Maintenance team management

Shift management

Continuous improvement

Project execution

Ausbildung

Matric / Grade 12

Certificate / Diploma Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (N4 - N6)

Trade-tested Artisan (Mechanical Fitter / Electrician / Millwright)

Jobbeschreibung

Qualification

• Completed Matric / Grade 12
• Completed Certificate / Diploma Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering (N4 - N6) or similar
• Trade-tested Artisan (Mechanical Fitter, Electrician, or Millwright) strongly preferred

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG.
• Proven hands-on experience with flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair capabilities.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing maintenance teams.
• Proven experience in shift management, continuous improvement, and project execution.
• Able and willing to work overtime, extended hours, weekends and on public holidays as and when required operationally.

Duties

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain flow wrappers, sealing jaws, conveyors, printers, and date-coding equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and minimise production downtime.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programmes.
• Manage and supervise a team of artisans, including shift planning and task allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Manage maintenance projects and ensure strict adherence to project deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with food manufacturing safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
• Maintain maintenance records, spare parts control, and breakdown reports.
• Provide support during critical breakdowns and production requirements.