Job Description

Amazing opportunity available for a Maintenance Manager within the FMCG industry, based in Bellville. The Maintenance Manager is primarily responsible for all maintenance work including preventative and corrective maintenance.
Duties and responsibilities:
Staff Management:

• Recruitment:

• Sufficient and competent staff must be recruited in a cost-effective manner as required
• Ensure proper induction training of new employees
• Training:

• Ensure that all employees have correct employment contracts
• Staff must be adequately trained to be able to properly do their tasks
• Leave:

• Regular refresher training must also take place
• Manage all workers' leave plans to ensure sufficient continuity
• Staff Communication:

• Company matters must be communicated regularly with staff
• Departmental and functional aspects to be properly communicated with staff including goals
• Discipline:

• Ensure sound discipline in the department
• Apply disciplinary procedures when necessary
• Staff Performance Management:

• Make sure every employee knows exactly how tasks must be done
• Monitor performance
• Give recognition for good performance
• Engage corrective action for sub- performance
• Performance Appraisals:

• Performance appraisals must be done thoroughly
• Appraisals must be finished within the required schedule
• Employee s:

• Job descriptions must be revised and updated to always be relevant

Goal Management:

• Departmental Goal Setting:

• Departmental goals supportive of company goals
• Setting of innovative and creative departmental goals
• Importance and quality of goals - Help with company goals setting
• Goal Achievement

• Continuously monitor progress on goals
• Success of meeting goals

Reporting:

• Daily Reporting

• Quality
• Completeness
• On time
• Monthly Reporting:

• Quality
• Completeness
• On time

General and Technical Management:

• Member of the Technical Committee:

• Knowledge of all the production processes
• Knowledge of all the production machines
• Active involvement

• Stand in for the General Manager when required

• Know how to stand in regarding key issues in case of absence or emergency

• Problem Solving

• Must play an active and innovative role to ensure technical problems are solved

Maintenance:

• Scheduled Maintenance:

• Ensure thorough and timely completion of maintenance tasks as stated in company scheduled maintenance documents
• Must be familiar and understand:

• the operation of each machine
• how to adjust to optimal operation
• how to properly disassemble and reassemble the machines
• Break Downs:

• Organize and maintain a call standby system for continuous standby for after hours mill operation
• Be on second call standby for break down recovery
• All repairs on breakdowns must be done quickly and efficiently
• Walk the plant twice a day to listen for any defects
• Corrective and General Maintenance:

• Any defects on the plant that may lead to a breakdown must be reported and repaired immediately
• Daily inspections will be carried out according to document 7013 Maintenance Daily Inspection
• For repairs complete document 7015 Plant Deviation Report
• Maintenance of administrative items as well as buildings and any other equipment must be carried out as requested by staff in consultation with the General Manager
• Implement a Job Card system to ensure all required repairs are done timeously
• Spare Parts:

• Always have sufficient serviceable spare parts to ensure that there are no waiting times if breakdowns occur
• Document 7010 Emergency Spares
• Spare parts/equipment must be approved by the Maintenance Manager and marked before stored for use
• Spare parts must be ordered and stored neatly
• Consumable Materials:

• There must always be sufficient stock of maintenance materials such as grease, sieves, silicone, adhesives, etc.
• Consumable materials should always be used wisely to minimize waste
• Consumables must be stored neatly and be easily identifiable
• Materials must be carefully checked when received from the supplier before the receipt documentation is signed off
• Tools:

• There must be sufficient tools for all maintenance tasks
• Tools must be stored neatly and be identifiable
• A tool log system must be maintained to reduce losses
• Document 7009 Tool Check
• Do regular tool checks to avoid lost or damaged tools by maintenance staff
• Maintenance staff must be always trained to use tools correctly
• Documents 11030 How to use Hand tools, 11031 How to use Power Tools
• Logistics:

• All scheduled maintenance tasks must be correctly documented and filed timeously
• All maintenance documentation must be regularly reviewed and updated for approval by the Managing Director
• Deviation documents 7006 Food Safety and Quality Deviation Report plus 7015 Plant Deviation Report must be completed, signed off and handed back to the Production Manager
• Workshop and Parts storage:

• These buildings must always be maintained in a safe and tidy condition
• All unused parts in storage that is no longer of use must be approved and sold
• Special attention should be paid to pest control
• Professional Safety:

• It must be ensured that maintenance staff always wear the necessary protective clothing
• Safety harnesses must be worn and secured at dangerous or at high conditions
• Ensure that the lock-out procedure document 1053 is applied when necessary

Projects:

• Design:

• Supportive with the designing
• Approval at Technical Committee

• Planning

• Scheduling
• Resource allocation
• Planning with staff

• Acquire materials

• Obtain quotes
• Place orders
• Accept all goods to be correct and in working condition

• Project execution

• Place orders on contractors
• Control contractors and staff during the process
• Make sure of correctness of construction
• Make sure of quality of construction

• Commissioning

• Make sure the project is working as planned
• Do corrections if required to obtain performance

Food Safety:

• Food Safety Systems:

• Ensure that food safety standards are always met by the maintenance staff
• Document 9004 Food Safety Policy and 8001 Food Safety
• Responsible for food safety in the following areas: Parts store, Workshop, Tool Room, Office
• Cleanliness:

• Ensure that the workshop, spare parts, tool room, office and storage areas of maintenance equipment are always clean and tidy
• Hygiene

• Ensure that maintenance staff meets hygiene standards applied according to document 8001 Food Safety
• Pest Control

• Be familiar with the Company Pest Control system as per documents 1022 Pest control Procedure, 9041 Pest control Policy, 8002 Pest control
• Contamination

• Be careful and monitor the situation so that no foreign objects would end up in products
• Area Responsibilities

• Appointed and responsible for food safety in the following areas: Maintenance Office, Workshop, Spare Parts, Tool Room, Storage areas and Passageway in front of workshop.

Occupational Safety:

• Occupational Safety Systems

• Be familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
• Ensure that maintenance staff is trained and comply with document 9006 Technical Staff Code of Conduct
• Supervision

• Ensure that employees comply with the safety rules
• Fire

• Ensure that protected equipment is always worn
• Ensure employees know what to do in the case of a fire
• Emergency

• Ensure that sufficient people are trained and know how to manage emergency situations
• Flammable Materials

• Manage flammable materials as per factory act

Weekend Service:

• Management:

• One weekend a month focus on maintenance tasks, whether it is scheduled maintenance or plant development that cannot normally be done during normal production hours.

Requirements:

• Qualified Millwright
• Experience in the manufacturing and food industry
• Strong mechanical and electrical installations
• Experience in team management
• Able to drive projects
• Can implement systems and processes
• Computer literate
• Inventory and parts management experience