Senior Plant Reliability & Facilities Leader

Ramsay Engineering; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramsay Engineering in Prospecton, Durban, is seeking a General Manager: Plant Engineering & Facilities to lead reliability, maintenance, facilities and compliance across our manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on moving from reactive to proactive, building systems for planned work, root cause analysis and long-term equipment performance with strong leadership of artisans, technicians and contractors.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in reliability-led maintenance and asset management.
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Strong budgeting, planning and contractor management skills.
• Knowledge of machinery safety, compliance and risk controls.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary maintenance and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Asset Reliability: Improve equipment availability and reliability; reduce repeats.
• Maintenance Management: Plan, schedule and oversee maintenance work; ensure standards.
• Facilities, Utilities and Infrastructure: Manage building services to avoid production disruption.
• Engineering Capability: Develop maintenance teams and governance standards.

Skills

Reliability Centred Maintenance

Preventative maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Maintenance planning

Shutdown planning

Critical spares management

Engineering compliance

Machinery safety

Contractor management

Maintenance budgeting

Education

Grade 12 (Critical)

NQF 7 in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent recognised engineering qualification

BSc/BEng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

GCC Factories

Job description

Ramsay Engineering in Prospecton, Durban, is seeking a General Manager: Plant Engineering & Facilities to lead reliability, maintenance, facilities and compliance across our manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on moving from reactive to proactive, building systems for planned work, root cause analysis and long-term equipment performance with strong leadership of artisans, technicians and contractors.