Plant Maintenance Coordinator

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd is seeking a Plant Maintenance Coordinator for a busy industrial manufacturing site in Bellville. You will own maintenance planning, coordinate breakdowns, manage statutory inspections, and oversee service providers, spares, fleet upkeep and general factory maintenance.

The role suits an experienced Maintenance Technician, Planner or Technical Coordinator with strong planning, administration and follow-through skills, willing to work on the factory floor and drive

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in maintenance, manufacturing, engineering or technical coordination.
• Experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment with production machinery.
• Strong experience in preventative maintenance planning and coordination.
• Experience coordinating breakdowns, contractors and external service providers.
• Practical mechanical knowledge with basic electrical fault awareness.
• Experience with maintenance records, stock/spares control and purchasing.
• Strong Excel and Outlook skills.
• Willingness to work on the factory floor and address maintenance and safety issues with technicians and suppliers.
• CMMS familiarity is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Coordinate breakdowns and liaise with contractors and service providers.
• Oversee statutory inspections and compliance checks.
• Manage critical spares, stock control and purchasing.
• Maintenance of fleet and general factory upkeep.

Skills

Excel

Outlook

Education

N4-N6 qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd | Full time

Plant Maintenance Coordinator

Bellville, South Africa | Posted on 22/09/2026

Red Ember is looking for a Plant Maintenance Coordinator to take ownership of maintenance planning, breakdown coordination, statutory inspections, service-provider management, critical spares, fleet maintenance and general factory upkeep within a busy industrial/manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will be technically credible, highly organized, and comfortable coordinating maintenance activities across production machinery, auxiliary equipment, vehicles, and factory infrastructure. The role is suited to an experienced Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Planner, Junior Maintenance Manager or Technical Coordinator with strong planning, administration and follow-through skills.

Requirements

3-5 years' relevant experience in maintenance, manufacturing, engineering, field service, or a technical coordination role.

Industrial/manufacturing environment experience with exposure to production machinery and equipment.

Strong experience in preventative maintenance planning and coordination.

Experience coordinating breakdowns, contractors, and external service providers.

Practical mechanical knowledge with basic electrical fault awareness.

Experience with maintenance records, stock/spares control and purchasing.

Strong Excel and Outlook skills.

Must be comfortable working on the factory floor, identifying maintenance and safety issues, and following up with technicians and suppliers.

Qualifications

A relevant N4-N6 qualification, trade qualification, technical certificate or diploma will be advantageous. Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) will also be beneficial.