Manager: Maintenance

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Leader to direct the site maintenance team and ensure all assets are kept in optimal condition within budget and regulatory requirements.

You will drive preventative maintenance, supervise compliance with health, food safety and OSHACT, and collaborate with production to maintain product quality and process efficiency. The role requires GCC certification, a mechanical/electrical engineering background, and PLC experience.

Qualifications

• Requires GCC as Artisan (Electrician/Millwright)
• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is essential
• Confectionary manufacturing certificate is desirable
• 5–7 years as Maintenance Manager at FMCG site is essential
• 3–5 years mechanical or electrical engineering experience
• 3–5 years working with plant-related PLC systems

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site maintenance team.
• Ensure adherence to preventative maintenance plans and Premier procedures.
• Ensure health and safety, food safety and OSHACT compliance through training and audits.
• Collaborate with production to ensure baking/confectionery processes meet specs.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, efficiency improvements and quality enhancements.
• Procure, manage and control essential spares, stock, and tools within budget.
• Plan resources for maintenance, breakdowns, projects, inspections and audits.

Skills

Leadership

Performance management

Fault finding

Hygiene and food safety

Financial acumen

Education

Diploma or Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Qualified Artisan (Electrician/Millwright) with GCC

Confectionary manufacturing certificate

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

About Premier FMCG

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa's FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Job Purpose

Responsible to lead and manage the site maintenance team responsible to maintain all site assets utilizing the Premier maintenance systems within budget whilst adhering and complying to all legal requirements, also ensuring a high-performance culture. (The Premier way).

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure high performance culture and teamwork in the maintenance team by:
• Building and motivating capability though competency-based selection
• Training and development, coaching, mentoring, performance management
• Effective communications
• Leading and participating in Invocoms and/ meetings
• Ensuring a conducive and safe working environment in line with Premier way.
• To ensure adherence to preventative maintenance plan and system by the maintenance team as per Premier procedures and standards in collaboration with the site manager.
• To ensure full statutory compliance to all health and safety, food safety and OSHACT requirements in line with Premier standards and SOP's by ensuring training of relevant persons, audits and corrective action of all findings.
• To ensure baking process delivers quality products within specifications in collaboration with the production manager by:
• Ensuring adherence to baking equipment parameters
• Monitoring confectionary process
• Identifying exceptions and variations
• Performing route cause to address and correct them.
• To support cost effective operations by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, increased efficiencies, cost saving or quality improvements in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders through regular benchmarking and identification of best practises.
• To procure, manage and control essential spares, stock, consumables and tools in line with budget and lead team requirements in order minimise down time and support continuous confectionary operations.
• To plan and organise resources to support the execution of preventative maintenance, breakdowns, support for projects, inspections and audits and day to day operations in line with budget and targets for the team.

Experience And Qualifications

• Qualified Artisan (Electrician/ Millwright) with GCC - Essential
• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering - Essential
• Confectionary manufacturing certificate - Desirable
• Maintenance Manager at any FMCG Site - 5-7 years - Essential
• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering experience or both - 3-5 years - Essential
• Working with plant related PLC systems - 3-5 years - Essential

Skills and Competencies

• Maintenance system and best practices
• Fault finding and root cause analysis techniques
• Hygiene and food safety standards
• Good understanding of confectionary processing and bagging equipment, processes, safety devices and procedures
• Understanding of manufacturing related legislation relating to maintenance
• Leadership and managerial principles and practises
• Financial acumen to support planning and budgeting
• Performance management skills

Diversity & Inclusion

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.

Closing Date: 24 October 2026