Maintenance Specialist (Plant)

Abantu Staffing Solutions; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing company seeks a Maintenance Supervisor for the automotive industry in Durban. You will oversee maintenance work, ensuring plant reliability and improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive supervisory experience and relevant trade qualifications. Additional responsibilities include project management and continuous improvement initiatives. This role may require excess hours as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in the automotive industry.
• Must be willing to work excess hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the safe and cost-effective execution of maintenance work.
• Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance Programme.
• Manage implementation of Engineering projects.

Skills

Supervisory experience

PLC experience

Project management

Diagnosis and fault finding

Education

Matric/Grade 12

Trade tested Millwright/Fitter/Electrician

Job description

Job Purpose:

• To supervise the safe and cost‑effective execution of Maintenance work in order to improve availability and reliability of plant and equipment. Reporting to the Technical Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric/Grade 12
• Trade tested Millwright/Fitter/Electrician Experiential
• 5 +years’ experience in a similar role preferable automotive industry
• PLC and project management experience (Highly Advantageous)
• Must have supervisory experience
• Must be willing to work excess hours when required

Main Responsibilities:

Maintenance Management:

• Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives.
• Determine resources (labour and materials) required and allocate overtime work.
• Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.)
• Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top‑10, etc.)
• Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares
• Maintain register of all electrical hardware on site and backups of all installed software

Maintenance Planning:

• Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment
• Maintain and update the Preventive Maintenance tasks lists
• Maintain and update Critical Spares and Spares Lists

Maintenance Process:

• Scheduled:
  
  • Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work
  • Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumables
• Breakdown:
  
  • Supervises the carrying out of breakdown repairs
  • Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully
  • Inform/advise Management of any breakdowns of a serious nature or where any potential equipment failure is imminent

Engineering Projects:

• Project Initiation:
  
  • Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
  • Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget
• Project Planning:
  
  • Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
  • Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules
• Project Management:
  
  • Manage implementation of Engineering Projects
  • Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise
  • Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives
  • Provide assistance in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirements
• Project Administration:
  
  • Implement project administration processes according to requirements
  • Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops
  • Fulfil procurement activities and supervise procurement administration
  • Provide procurement administration support to a project
  • Conduct project documentation management to support project processes

Continuous Improvement:

• Keep up to date with latest developments/technologies in Maintenance
• Identify areas for improvement
• Develop and implement continuous improvement interventions

Reporting:

• Analyse Maintenance Reports and identify opportunities for improvements

People Supervision:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Supervise the team to achieve work unit objectives
• Plan allocation of labour within area of responsibility
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Department
• Obtain approval for and recruit and select employees in the area of responsibility
• Conduct outcomes‑based assessments
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Ensure discipline is maintained in department (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Resolve grievances and disputes