Maintenance Manager

Ramsay Engineering; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramsay Engineering in Prospecton seeks a seasoned Manufacturing Engineer to ensure standards and customer specifications are defined and adhered to across Operations. The role covers waste elimination, 5S, safety, quality, delivery, and people development, with focus on tooling, maintenance, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in automotive engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams to meet production

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience in automotive engineering.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with machine and process.
• Diploma in mechanical engineering would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in and support the ME plans on existing and new production lines.
• Utilise all allocated resources within your control effectively at all times.
• Participate in daily production and project planning.
• Ensure 5S direction to defined standards and sustain improvements.
• Meet or exceed customer quality requirements and interpret 2D drawings.
• Design using 3D CAD data from customer/suppliers and ensure compliance with design standards.
• Approve manufacturing processes for production and support trial activities.
• Ensure attendance is 98% to support production continuity.

Skills

Managing change

Team player

Leadership skills

Understanding production process

Problem solving

Work accurately

Education

Diploma in mechanical engineering

Tools

Design

Injection moulding

Fabrication

Tool manufacture

Job description

Location: Prospecton

Contract type: Permanent

Ramsay Engineering would like to offer the opportunity to all employees who meet the requirements for the position that is available to apply.

Main purpose

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the Manufacturing standards and customer specifications in Operations are defined and adhered too.

Key Responsibilities

Elimination of waste

• Assist in and Support the ME plans on existing and new production lines.
• Utilise all allocated resources within your control effectively at all times .
• Participate in daily Production and Project related planning. On site (22 Birmingham Rd), Head Office (No. 14 Lincoln Rd.), 31 Lincoln Rd. and Rosslyn.
• Ensure all agreed to ME facilities , Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures improvements are timeously planned and implemented as requested thru implementation and or reported losses.
• Ensure planned tasks are carried out according to planned schedule.
• Ensure equipment and spares for maintenance are always available for planned and unplanned maintenance.

5s

• Ensure 5S (Ensure 5S direction to defined standards).
• Ensure 5S condition is sustained and improvement activities planned and tracked.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Ensure that the SHEMS policy and procedures are implemented and followed.
• Comply with all applicable compliance obligations to which the company subscribes in your area of responsibility.
• Provide a workplace that is without risk and of injury and ill-health.

Quality

• Meet or exceed customer Quality requirements.
• Interpret 2D drawings and ensure that the specific requirements are fully understood.
• Design using 3D CAD data from the customer / suppliers, using available software packages inside the organization.
• Utilize internally developed processes that adhere to the design requirements of the Customer, the manufacturing process and the design standard of the organization.
• Approve manufacturing processes for production in the organization.
• Support trial activities.

Delivery

• Improve management.
• Ensure actions are entrenched to manage / eliminate the production of scrap.
• Evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Manage HR and IR items.
• Assist in identifying faults in Tooling.
• Ensure that part manufacturing is done in accordance to agreed schedules so that the plant does not stop due to preventative maintenance not carried out.
• Assist Purchasing in tooling related requirements
• Responsible personal attendance to ensure it is 98% on an ongoing basis (Since the role is to support production, your attendance is vital for the successful running of the plant).

People Development

• Responsible for own personal development in line with company strategy
• Adhere to HR policies & procedures (Performance Management, Talent management, Skills development, Development planning).

General

• Uphold the Company Vision & Values (Act in the best interest of the company in accordance with all the Company Policy & Procedures).
• Maintain and make improvements regarding manufacture of tooling components.

Internal matrix customers

• Ramsay Members & Management

External Customers

• Toyota

Competencies and Attributes Required

• Managing change and uncertainty
• Team player
• Strong leaderships skills
• Understanding of production process
• Problem solving
• Work accurately

Technical skills and specialist knowledge

• Design
• Injection moulding
• Fabrication
• Tool manufacture (Would be beneficial)

Qualifications

• Diploma in mechanical engineering (Would be beneficial)

Experience

• 10 years’ experience in automative engineering
• Extensive knowledge and experience with machine and process

Other

• Managing Change & Uncertainty
• Team Worker.
• Understanding of production processes
• Problem Solving
• Work accurately

EEO Statement

Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 and any amendments thereto, Ramsay Engineering Internal Recruitment Policy as well as the Employment Equity Plan.