Production & Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

JVR Software; Durban; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve in Kwazulu-Natal is seeking an experienced Production & Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to oversee production, supervise staff and maintain industrial machinery to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities include diagnosing electrical faults on plant equipment, troubleshooting PLCs, VFDs and control circuits, performing preventative maintenance and coordinating maintenance to minimise interruptions.

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical trade or industrial maintenance qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with PLCs, VFDs, motors and industrial control systems.
• Previous supervisory or production management experience.
• Good problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on industrial machinery.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, motors, sensors and control circuits.
• Perform preventative maintenance and maintain equipment records.
• Oversee production output, quality, waste and downtime.
• Coordinate maintenance to minimise production interruptions.
• Supervise, train and manage production and maintenance staff.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Electrical trade/industrial maintenance qualification

Tools

PLCs

VFDs

Industrial motors

Industrial control panels

Job description

Employer Hire Resolve Location Kwazulu-Natal Job type Other Engineering Salary Not specified Posted 31 Oct 2026

An established roof tile manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Production & Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to oversee production, supervise staff and maintain industrial machinery to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on industrial machinery.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, motors, sensors and control circuits.
• Perform preventative maintenance and maintain equipment records.
• Oversee production output, quality, waste and downtime.
• Coordinate maintenance to minimise production interruptions.
• Supervise, train and manage production and maintenance staff.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical trade or industrial maintenance qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with PLCs, VFDs, motors and industrial control systems.
• Previous supervisory or production management experience.
• Good problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.

Our client offers a highly competitive salary based on experience.