Maintenance Supervisor
Headhunt
Full-time
On-site
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Our client in the Manufacturing industry is currently looking to employ a Maintenance Supervisor to their team in Port Elizabeth.
Requirements:
Maintenance Operations and Control (55%)
- Certificate in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF 5).
- Trade Test (NQF 5).
- Certificate in First Line Management (FLMP) (NQF 5).
- Diploma in Technical discipline or Maintenance-related fields (NQF 6).
- Up to 5 years’ experience in Maintenance operations in a Manufacturing environment, including 1 to 2 years at Supervisory level and up to 3 years working shifts.
- Computer Literacy (MS Office Suite, SAP, ERP, and other job-specific software systems).
- In-depth knowledge of maintenance practices, procedures, and processes, with a sound understanding of compliance with applicable legislation, safety, and manufacturing regulations.
Maintenance Operations and Control (55%)
- Ensures effective reactive, predictive, and preventative maintenance are performed on all plant, infrastructure, and equipment to minimize downtime, limit failures, and optimize production processes.
- Coordinates first-line maintenance and raises job cards for all required work, ensuring work permits (e.g., "hot work," vessel entry, and elevated work) are properly escalated to the Manager for approval.
- Drives and participates in fault analysis of equipment failures, utilizing methods like Root Cause Analysis, 5 WHY, 8D, etc.
- Approves job cards upon successful completion of maintenance work.
- Ensures equipment and work areas are safe, well-maintained by Operators, and always comply with housekeeping and safety standards.
- Monitors and rectifies equipment failures in a timely manner, conducting preventative maintenance as per schedule.
- Coordinates plant shutdowns, providing and receiving feedback as needed.
- Submits written reports to the Manager.
- Operates within controls and procedures to ensure the integrity of the Company’s and compliance with relevant regulations to prevent wasteful or irregular expenditure.
- Identifies, reports, and addresses risks or areas of concern to management within the department.
- Adheres to and enforces Health, Safety, and Environmental (SHE) legislation to minimize risks, incidents, or damage to the organization and the environment.
- Monitors cost and expenditure, minimizing waste, and ensures documentation and records are available.
- Maintains effective working relationships with internal and external customers to deliver the highest quality of service.
- Represents Company’s in meetings with stakeholders, addressing issues creatively and demonstrating integrity in line with Company’s core values.
- Monitors client, customer, and employee satisfaction, aiming to minimize discrepancies and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Ensures performance agreements are signed, performance is monitored quarterly, and appraisals are conducted.
- Collaborates with HR to set performance objectives, identify development needs, and create action plans.
- Oversees training and development, addresses employee relations matters fairly, and ensures HR procedures are followed.
- Receives feedback from employees and ensures performance objectives are achieved.
- Contributes to the budget preparation process and promotes the effective, efficient, and transparent use of resources.
- Monitors and controls expenditure against the budget, ensuring compliance with financial guidelines, and reports deviations to the Manager.
- Identifies and implements opportunities to control and reduce costs.