Senior Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Express Employment Professionals Midrand; Thabazimbi; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Midrand is partnering with a cement manufacturing site in Limpopo to recruit a Senior Maintenance Engineer/Manager. The role focuses on leading maintenance activities for plant equipment, optimizing reliability and asset performance while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in heavy industry, strong CMMS experience, and a track record in maintenance planning, RCA, and ISO 9001.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the cement manufacturing industry or heavy industrial environment.
• Proven CMMS experience.
• Knowledge of MHSA and applicable industry regulations.
• Strong engineering, asset management and maintenance planning skills.
• Understanding of maintenance best practices, safety standards and statutory compliance.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and fault-finding methodologies.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and continuous improvement principles.
• Excellent leadership, project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage maintenance activities on plant equipment safely, efficiently and within budget.
• Design and implement maintenance strategies to improve reliability and asset availability.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise routine maintenance, inspections, and repairs on critical equipment.
• Collaborate with operations to optimise maintenance processes and safety.
• Develop and improve preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Provide technical leadership and training to maintenance and production staff.
• Standardise engineering procedures and maintenance methodologies across the operation.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce costs and downtime.
• Coordinate major planned maintenance and plant shutdowns within approved schedules and budgets.
• Verify repaired equipment is tested, certified safe and ready for service.
• Monitor maintenance performance, resource use, and costs with CMMS records.
• Lead root cause investigations to prevent recurrence of failures.

Skills

CMMS experience

Root Cause Analysis

Maintenance planning

Asset management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Express Employment Professionals Midrand is partnering with a cement manufacturing site in Limpopo to recruit a Senior Maintenance Engineer/Manager. The role focuses on leading maintenance activities for plant equipment, optimizing reliability and asset performance while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years in heavy industry, strong CMMS experience, and a track record in maintenance planning, RCA, and ISO 9001.