Mechanical Section Engineer

Ingrain; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingrain in Germiston, South Africa, seeks an experienced maintenance leader to direct the engineering maintenance team and drive reliability and efficiency across plant operations.

You will oversee planned and unplanned maintenance, coordinate shutdowns, and champion safety, quality, and environmental standards while managing budgets and training staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering maintenance team to achieve operational objectives.
• Ensure the effective execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Drive equipment reliability and availability through root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate plant shutdown planning, execution, and post-mortem reviews.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards.
• Manage maintenance budgets, control costs, and optimise resource utilisation.
• Provide technical leadership and support to maintenance teams and contractors.
• Implement and enhance maintenance strategies and systems to improve plant performance.
• Develop, coach, and manage employee performance and training

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering maintenance team to achieve operational objectives.
• Ensure the effective execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Drive equipment reliability and availability through root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate plant shutdown planning, execution, and post-mortem reviews.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards.
• Manage maintenance budgets, control costs, and optimise resource utilisation.
• Provide technical leadership and support to maintenance teams and contractors.
• Implement and enhance maintenance strategies and systems to improve plant performance.
• Develop, coach, and manage employee performance and training