Maintenance Manager (Gcc)

121Talent Pty Ltd; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Chemical Manufacturing firm in Durban seeks a Maintenance Manager who will oversee maintenance operations, ensure compliance with safety standards, and provide leadership to the team. Ideal candidates should have a Grade 12 Certificate, a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree/diploma, and 5 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a chemical manufacturing plant in a similar role.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and compliance requirements.
• Experience implementing maintenance systems and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Maximise efficiency of maintenance operations.
• Ensure the maintenance team is resourced effectively.
• Monitor, measure, and report on maintenance issues.
• Provide leadership and mentorship.

Skills

Advanced computer literacy – MS Office

Risk management

Leadership and mentorship

Education

Grade 12 Senior Certificate

Degree/Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

ERP (Sage) System

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Our client, a leading Chemical Manufacturing company based in Durban, is looking to fill the position of Maintenance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Maximise efficiency of maintenance operations: plan, develop and implement systems/strategy for maintenance management and development to meet agreed organisational performance plans within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Ensure that the maintenance team is resourced to achieve organisational goals.
• Implement maintenance systems and strategy to ensure these resources keep up to world‑class norms.
• Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of maintenance management and development.
• Monitor, measure and report on maintenance issues, opportunities, and development plans.
• Manage and develop direct reporting staff.
• Ensure training needs are addressed.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and motivational support to teams.
• Set, manage, and control departmental budgets within agreed parameters.
• Liaise with other managers to understand all necessary aspects and needs of maintenance development, ensuring they are fully informed of maintenance objectives, purposes, and achievements.
• Ensure activities meet and integrate all organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, and general duty of care.
• Pile, implement and manage a project plan for the annual plant maintenance shut and plant improvement CapEx and projects.

Environmental Health and Safety

• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and company safety standards.
• Appointed as a GMR 2 for the site.
• Implement and maintain LSS, PSM policy and the 5’s principles.
• Required to work standby and act as a Fire Marshall.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 Senior Certificate.
• Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current).
• Advanced computer literacy – MS Office, ERP (Sage) System.
• 5 years’ experience in a chemical manufacturing plant in a similar role.

If you have not been contacted within two weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.