Site Manager

Talented Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Site Manager to lead safety practices, manage equipment maintenance, and ensure project success in the heavy equipment sector. The ideal candidate has strong project management experience and technical report writing skills. This role involves critical oversight of project costs and supplier management, contributing to a culture of excellence and accountability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Site Manager, preferably in yellow equipment or heavy equipment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proven project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive a safety culture and ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Maintain maximum uptime on equipment and develop maintenance plans.
• Oversee weekly project reporting and cost management.

Skills

Microsoft Office competency

Technical report writing

Project management experience

Education

Project management / Engineering qualifications

Matric

Job description

Responsibilities

• Safety: Drive a safety culture within the site and ensure all site‑specific safety requirements are met. Keep site team training up to date and book training timely. Ensure all safety documents are in place before carrying out any task. Ensure safe execution of tasks and lead the project to Zero LTI & Injuries.
• Equipment Uptime: Ensure maximum uptime on equipment and set uptime targets for shifts. All site equipment must be in operating condition.
• Maintenance: Develop a maintenance plan for all equipment and lead the maintenance team during execution. Allocate daily tasks to artisans and follow up on task deadlines. Drive excellence and a proactive work culture. Ensure all equipment abides by a strict maintenance plan and that all breakdowns are promptly resolved.
• Communication: Establish communication channels with site team and project stakeholders. Communicate all site bottlenecks with site responsible people.
• Weekly Reporting: Report to project manager weekly on project performance, bottlenecks and achievements. Complete daily equipment uptime and account daily for missed uptime targets.
• Project Strategy: Develop a project execution strategy and structure that will drive project excellence. Improve employee accountability.
• Housekeeping: Drive a housekeeping culture and develop a housekeeping plan with site team. Ensure all housekeeping standards are adhered to.
• Product Quality: All processed material must be within customer specifications. The material must be the correct size and expected quality.
• Timesheet: Complete all employee timesheets and send to HR on or before the required date. Check that all information is correct and rectify any errors.
• Supplier Management: Manage all project suppliers. Ensure jobs are done on time, issue purchase orders and liaise with finance for timely payments. Assist finance with requesting invoices and statements from suppliers.
• Cost Management: Control all project costs and regulate project spending.

Requirements

• Matric / Grade + years experience as a Site Manager.
• Preferably within the yellow equipment industry / heavy equipment.
• Microsoft Office competency (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Technical report writing.
• Project management / Engineering qualifications.
• Project management experience.