Job Description

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POSITION INFO:
Engineering Manager
Location: South Africa
Type: Permanent | Engineering & Facilities Management
Optimise. Lead. Deliver excellence.
This is a senior operations role for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead customised solutions, continuous improvement, and maintenance strategies within a complex environment. If you excel at optimisation, planning, and inspiring teams - this is your chance to drive efficiency and innovation.
About the Role
You'll support operations at a strategic and daily level - overseeing planning, monitoring, plant optimisation, risk management, compliance, and disaster recovery. You'll lead a multi-disciplinary team, manage contractors, and develop robust maintenance frameworks that meet SLA requirements and deliver measurable value.
What You'll Do
Plan and monitor operations, maintenance, and long-range capital replacements
Drive continuous plant optimisation and energy management
Manage compliance, disaster recovery, and risk assessments
Develop improvement proposals for services, systems, and processes
Oversee material and spare part management to ensure efficiency
Conduct quality management audits and ensure service transparency
Manage subcontractors, statutory requirements, and site procedures
Lead and mentor teams, identify development needs, and build talent pipelines
Perform root cause analyses and implement performance improvements
What You Bring
BTech or BSc Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical) with sound commercial knowledge
Government Certificate of Competency ( ) highly desirable
Minimum 5 years' experience with similar systems in a production environment
Proven staff leadership and performance management skills
Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, risk management, and SLA optimisation
High resilience, initiative, and results orientation
Good understanding of ISO 9001, OHSA, and environmental legislation
What Success Looks Like
High-performing plant operations and optimised equipment lifespan
Effective cost reduction and efficiency gains through innovation
Strong, compliant maintenance frameworks aligned to industry standards
A motivated, skilled team delivering continuous improvement