Job Description

Purpose:
Oversee new mechanical installations while maintaining all mechanical plant and equipment on site to meet safety and operational requirements by effectively managing all resources available in accordance with the maintenance plan whilst controlling and managing costs.
Principal Accountabilities:

• Rectify all mechanical breakdowns through fault finding diagnosis and allocation of resources.
• Implement new installations and projects.
• Accomplish departmental and operational objectives by managing and delegating responsibilities and duties to subordinates in accordance with the maintenance plan and operational priorities, evaluating outcomes and initiating corrective action plans as required.
• Accomplish staff results by communicating job instructions, motivating, appraising job results, coaching and initiating training and staff development initiatives.
• Initiate corrective action through counselling and disciplinary action as required;
• Accomplish financial objectives by controlling material and human resource costs through applying best practice principles when ordering and sourcing spares and controlling and managing overtime.
• Ensure a safe, secure and legal work environment by continually reinforcing safe work standards and applying the principle of continuous improvement in all activities such as initiating safety talks, conducting risk assessments, updating applicable safe operating procedures and maintaining safety records.
• Conduct over inspections on all critical equipment and report findings.
• Ensure all ISO, planned maintenance and general maintenance records are correctly captured and updated.
• Implement the 5 S principles through housekeeping.

Position Requirements:
Education and Experience

• Qualified Fitter with a minimum of 10 years supervisory experience preferable in a manufacturing or foundry environment.
• Understanding of basic safety legal liability and industrial relations.
• Basic Microsoft Office.

Personal Attributes

• Methodical, analytical and with a keen eye for attention to detail.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Honesty.
• Self-motivated.
• Investigation and root cause analyses skills.

Salary - R1 - R1.3 mill pa CTC
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