Maintenance Supervisor

Abantu Staffing Solutions; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Abantu Staffing Solutions seeks a Maintenance Supervisor for a manufacturing site in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. You will lead reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise uptime and compliance with safety standards.

The role requires 5+ years in maintenance operations, supervisory experience, and a relevant technical qualification. You will coordinate jobs, raise work orders, and ensure safe, clean work areas while driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Certificate/ Diploma in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF5/6).
• Relevant Trade Test.
• Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Maintenance Operations in a Manufacturing environment, including supervisory level (1-2 years) and shifts (up to 3 years).
• Computer literacy.
• In-depth knowledge of maintenance practices, procedures and processes.
• Sound understanding of compliance with applicable legislation, safety and related manufacturing regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensures reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance on plant/equipment to limit failures and optimise production.
• Coordinates first line maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Raises job cards and ensures necessary work permits are included.
• Drives fault analysis (Root Cause Analysis – 5 WHY, 8D).
• Approves job cards after maintenance is completed.
• Ensures equipment and work areas are safe and tidy; housekeeping standards maintained.
• Conducts preventative maintenance as per schedule.
• Minimises plant downtime and promptly rectifies equipment failures.
• Coordinates plant shutdowns with feedback to management.
• Safety and housekeeping standards complied with.
• Writes reports to Manager.

Skills

Maintenance management

Supervisory experience

Trade test

First Line Management certificate

Computer literacy

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Maintenance practices knowledge

Education

Technical diploma/certificate (NQF5/6)

Trade certificate

First Line Management certificate (FLMP)

Job description

Minimum Requirements

• Certificate/ Diploma in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF5/ 6)

• Relevant Trade Test

• Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP)

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Maintenance Operations in a Manufacturing environment of which:-

  • 1-2 years' should be at Supervisory level

  • Up to 3 years' experience in working shifts

• Computer literacy

• In-depth knowledge of maintenance practices, procedures and processes

• Sound understanding of compliance with applicable legislation, safety and other related manufacturing regulations

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures effective reactive, predictive and preventative maintenance is performed on all plant / infrastructure / equipment as required, to limit potential failure and optimise production processes.

• Coordinates first line maintenance to restrict or prevent plant / equipment downtime.

• Raises job cards for all maintenance work required, ensuring work permits are included (work permits for “hot work”, vessel entry and elevated work to be escalated to Manager for approval).

• Drives and participates in all fault analysis on equipment failure, i.e. Root Cause Analysis – 5 WHY, 8D, etc.

• Approves all job cards after maintenance work is completed successfully.

• Ensures that equipment and work areas are safe, maintained by Operators, and that housekeeping principles are adhered to at all times.

• Preventative maintenance conducted as per schedule.

• Plant / equipment downtime prevented or minimised.

• Equipment failures monitored and rectified promptly.

• Plant shutdowns coordinated – feedback provided and received.

• Safety and housekeeping standards complied with.

• Written reports submitted to Manager.