Maintenance Supervisor – Amaro Foods / Cape Town

Libstar; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Cape Town is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to manage a maintenance team, ensuring all equipment operates efficiently. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of maintenance experience and 2 years in a supervisory role, with strong mechanical and electrical knowledge. This position emphasizes compliance with safety regulations and effective resource management.

Qualifications

• 5 years maintenance experience is required.
• 2 years supervisory experience is needed.
• Experience in a food factory setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance team to ensure efficient equipment operation.
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
• Manage artisans' workloads and allocate resources effectively.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Supervisory skills

Problem-solving

Education

N4 Qualification

Trade test

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Supervisor – Amaro Foods / Cape Town. Purpose: To oversee and assist the maintenance team to ensure that all equipment, utilities and facilities operate efficiently during their life through maintenance and optimization. Assist production to reach their targets of production and quality.

Responsibilities

Comply with the necessary Occupational Health and Safety requirements and food safety requirements. Ensure compliance to all food safety regulations, allergen control, housekeeping and pest control. Ensure legal and safety inspections are completed. Comply with company protocols and rules. Ensuring all maintenance contractors comply with Amaro Food Standards and policies. Participate in personal hygiene checks. Oversee allocation of job cards and resources. Manage artisans' workloads and ensuring that the jobs have been done properly. Analyse issues and items that are slowing the artisans down. Establish ways to overcome these issues and items. Ensure feedback and job cards are completed on CMMS. Assist with first line maintenance manuals. Escalation to maintenance manager where necessary. Root cause analysis of scheduling problems / work not being completed. Assist with keeping stock and spares. Assist with planning and scheduling of cleaning with hygiene / technical department. Over inspections to be carried out on completed jobs and artisans assigned areas. Assist on the job artisans where necessary. Ensure maintenance tactics are adhered to. Responsible for the day-to‑day management of the outputs of the team/s. Ensure fair allocation of workload. Provide backup and support to the Maintenance Manager. Live the brand by living our core values. Always striving to do your best.

Qualifications

Technical Skills and Experience: 5 years maintenance experience; 2 years supervisory experience. Good all-round mechanical and electrical knowledge. N4 Qualification. Trade test. Food factory experience.

Application and Enquiries

To be considered, please apply with a copy of your most recent CV by 16 October. Please quote the following reference number on your application in the subject line: AMAMAINSSuccessful applicants shall receive communication from the Human Capital Office by 20 October. If no communication is received to this regard, please consider your application as unsuccessful. The position will be filled in line with Amaro Foods Employment Equity Policy and plan. In order to consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information. The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of POPIA, provides that when one processes another's personal information, that collection, retention, dissemination, and use of that person's personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner. To give effect to the above, we are required to provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal information. This information is recorded under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the Company website at / . Printed copies of this Processing Notice can also be accessed from the HR department. We kindly request that you read the HR Processing Notice to ensure that you understand how Libstar uses and processes your personal information.

• Apply by 16 October.
• Quote reference number AMAMAINSS in subject line.
• Successful applicants will receive communication by 20 October; if no communication, consider application as unsuccessful.