Job Description

Position Title: Maintenance Excellence Lead

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time xe2x80x8b

Position Location: Delmas

Grade: Grade 04

Requisition ID: 26488

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Maintenance Excellent Lead to be based at the McCain Delmas site, reporting to Engineering Manager.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

As the custodian of Maintenance Capability Building, the candidate must be able to build excellence within the maintenance environment by continuously driving improvement efforts through maintenance assessments. The candidate must be able to facilitate meetings, summarise proceedings and give feedback in a structured manner. Must be willing to travel within and outside South Africa. Must be able to develop a tool to measure plant readiness to move from preventative to predictive maintenance. Must implement and maintain a system to harness continuous improvement ideas. Must take the lead to drive 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Internet of Things (IoT) opportunities within McCain.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Carry out Maintenance Assessments at both plants as planned.
• Identify shortcomings and put plans in place to resolve.
• Develop a 5-year maintenance capability building plan and develop an execution strategy.
• Develop readiness tool to move plants from Preventative to Predictive maintenance.
• Identify and implement Sustainable Cost Advantage (SCA) projects.
• Identify 4IR and IoT opportunities. Align opportunities with business initiatives.
• Implementation of global initiatives within the maintenance/engineering environment
• Ensure training of maintenance personnel takes place when new technology is introduced.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Degree will be an added advantage).
• N5/N6 Technical Certificates.
• 5-8 years engineering/maintenance experience in a FMCG environment at supervisory level.
• Intentional technical research for technological advancement.
• Facilitation of Root Cause Analysis (RCAs) - Cause & Effect Matrix, FMEA, A3, 5Why.
• Proven familiarity with IoT and identification of usable opportunities.
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Good knowledge of SAP
• Good knowledge of Equipment maintenance plan development tools/processes
• Good exposure to project management
• General knowledge of OHSA
• General knowledge of Quality, Safety and Environmental standards

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to lead a team of indirect reports.
• Good influential skills
• Team player
• Good communication skills
• Good systems knowledge and integration
• Sharing of knowledge
• Internal locus of control with a positive attitude
• Systems integrator
• Willing to work extra hours when workload demands.
• Is resilient and has the courage to challenge the status quo in order to achieve desired results.
• Good learner who's able to implement new knowledge.
• Good presentation skills
• Good facilitation skills
• Leverage 4IR and IoT to drive plant improvements.

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Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division: South Africa
Department: xe2x80x8bSprings Engineering Mechanical xe2x80x8b
Location(s): ZA - South Africa : Mpumalanga : Delmas || ZA - South Africa : Eastern Cape : Port Elizabeth || ZA - South Africa : Free State : Bloemfontein || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bapsfontein || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bedfordview || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bronkhorstspruit || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Johannesburg || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Katlehong || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Springs || ZA - South Africa : KwaZulu-Natal : Durban || ZA - South Africa : Limpopo : Marble Hall || ZA - South Africa : North West : Lichtenburg || ZA - South Africa : Other : Reference job description || ZA - South Africa : Western Cape : CapeTown || ZA - South Africa : Western Cape : George

Company: McCain Foods (S Africa)

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