Maintenance Supervisor : Mechanical Fitters

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Cape Town seeks a Mechanical Fitter Supervisor to lead maintenance efforts, drive team performance, and ensure safety standards are met in a challenging environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in heavy industry, a Red Seal certification, and effective leadership skills to support production operations.

Benefits

Provident fund

Life cover at 4x annual salary

Funeral cover

15 paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience as a Qualified Fitter in a heavy industry environment.
• Proven experience in a leadership role or position.
• Must be physically fit and able to work at heights.
• Valid driver’s license is necessary.
• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Rules.

Responsibilities

• Support Manager to drive maintenance procedures.
• Provide technical and hands-on support during breakdowns.
• Conduct quality control checks of fitters' inspections.
• Liaise with internal departments on job progress.
• Assist Manager in compliance with legal requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified Fitter Artisan (Red Seal certification)

Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

Power tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Word

Job description

The Fitters department currently has a vacancy for a Mechanical Fitter Supervisor to join the team. Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for supporting the Manager to drive routine planned and preventative maintenance procedures and protocols
• Using computerized maintenance management system to plan, track and record daily tasks as well as raising new work requests
• Ability to provide technical and hands‑on support to team during critical breakdowns as and when required on all Production machinery
• Monitor quality and efficiency of teams work programs and report any issues or possible improvements
• Support Management in ensuring compliance of timekeeping, productive output, quality output and discipline within the Fitters department
• Conducting regular quality control checks of inspections undertaken by fitters personnel across all production machinery
• Liaise and coordinate with internal departments on machine availability and progress of jobs
• Managing the servicing of any mechanical components
• Assist the Manager with liaising with suitable Contractors, suppliers and sourcing quality parts and spares
• Assist the Manager with ensuring compliance to legal requirements, Health & Safety rules, and Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that a high quality of work and safety standards are maintained at all times
• Promote Compliance and adherence to the Company in‑house maintenance program and procedures including managing manpower utilization
• Support the Teams by offering Technical training and on‑the‑job guidance and mentoring
• Any other tasks, as agreed with Management, suited to this level of leadership

Qualifying Criteria

• Qualified Fitter Artisan (Red Seal certification)
• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years’ experience as a Qualified Fitter in a heavy industry environment
• Proven Experience in a leadership role or position
• Must be physically fit and able to work at heights
• Must be able to work in confined spaces
• Valid driver’s license
• Extensive knowledge of power tools
• Knowledge and adherence to Occupational Health and Safety Rules and regulations
• Ability to work under challenging conditions
• Excellent communication skills (understand, read and write in English)
• Computer Literate – Proficient with MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word

Qualifying Attributes

• Attention to detail and an analytical approach to troubleshooting
• Ability to prioritise workload and perform effectively in a pressurized environment
• Ability to maintain professional working relations with diverse personalities
• Hard‑working and self‑motivated
• Time and priority management
• Logical and detail orientated
• Excellent standards of execution
• Clear leadership ability
• Critical thinking and conflict resolution potential
• Commitment to a strong business ethic and integrity
• Excellent planning, organisational, and decision‑making skills

Reporting to: Fitters Manager

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits

• Provident fund
• Life cover at 4x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• 15 x paid leave days per annum
• Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

• 07:30–17:00: Monday – Thursday
• 07:30–16:00: Friday
• May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre‑employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.