Maintenance Manager
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Contract
- Permanent
- Salary (as advertised)
- R70 000 – R80 000 per month
- Closing date
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In brief
Overview This role is for an experienced Maintenance Manager at an established manufacturing operation in Johannesburg South, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The position involves taking full ownership of the reliability function, acting as the subject matter expert, and leading and developing an existing maintenance team. It is a critical, high-end appointment reporting to the Operations Manager with exposure to group executive level. The company offering the role is Morton Moore. What you will do * Take full ownership of the reliability function across all electromechanical equipment on site. * Act as the subject matter expert for the team while managing and leveraging the people within it. * Lead fault finding activities and carry out structured root cause analysis on breakdowns and recurring failures. * Record problems and prevention methods, ensuring findings are shared and applied. * Analyse equipment trends and performance data to determine true root causes. * Source spares and build an accurate view of expected machine run time and required parts. * Build the site reliability budget using a zero-based approach. * Include a realistic breakdown budget within the overall site budget and track spend. * Manage a team of between 10 and 20 people, including a stores person, a planner, and approximately eight millwrights and electrical staff. * Handle administrative aspects of the reliability function, including planning, reporting, and record keeping. * Maintain proper documentation and accurate records of all maintenance and reliability activity. * Work daily with production managers, millwrights, and operators on the plant floor. * Report into the Operations Manager and engage with group executive level on reliability performance and spend. * Work shifts as required to support a continuous 24 hour, seven day operation. Requirements (from the original advert) * A mechanical, electrical or millwright background, with the ability to think like an engineer across electromechanical equipment. * Strong problem solving and root cause analysis ability. * Working knowledge of pneumatics. * Budgeting ability, including zero based budgeting. * Proven ability to manage and leverage a team while remaining the technical subject matter expert. * Comfortable engaging at CEO and CFO level as well as with production managers, millwrights and operators. * Strong documentation and record keeping discipline, including spares sourcing and planning. * Willing and able to work shifts on a plant that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Who should apply This role is suitable for an experienced maintenance professional with a background in mechanical, electrical, or millwright disciplines, who possesses strong engineering thinking for electromechanical equipment. The ideal candidate will be a proven leader capable of managing a technical team of 10-20 people while also acting as a subject matter expert. They should have strong problem-solving skills, experience with root cause analysis, budgeting abilities (including zero-based budgeting), and a working knowledge of pneumatics. Comfort in engaging with various levels of personnel, from plant floor operators to group executives (CEO/CFO), is essential. A disciplined approach to documentation, record-keeping, spares sourcing, and planning is required. Candidates must be willing and able to work shifts in a 24/7 manufacturing environment and are likely seeking a critical, high-visibility role with direct exposure to executive levels. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/it-computer/other-it-computer/johannesburg-south/maintenance-manager-id-7603884 Source: jobmail
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