Job Description

Purpose - To oversee all mechanical and electrical maintenance systems, processes, practices and people to support the operational department actions, aligned with operations plan to ensure plant optimisation and efficiency, maintenance planning, and capital spares optimisation. The maintenance manager will also be responsible for implementing preventative maintenance strategies to minimise downtime and maintain a safe and functional work environment.

Key Performance Areas:

• Manage and monitor unit health, safety, environmental and quality aspects
• Ensuring sound and effective financial management
• Building solid customer and supplier relationships
• Engineering support for operation
• Business improvement initiation and implementation
• Effective and efficient reporting to enable strategic decision-making
• Effective people management
• Assessing and planning to prevent machine and operational failures
• Upgrading and replacing operational equipment critical for gaining a competitive advantage

Key Performance Indicators:

• Availability and total efficiency targets of the operation are achieved.
• Assessed and planned prevention of machine and operational failures
• Upgraded and replaced required machine components and technology
• Managed people effectively
• Managed finance within approved parameters

Key Competencies:

Problem-Solving

Problems of some complexity encountered, requiring a systemic perspective (thinks across functional boundaries within an operation, understands the interdependent functioning of the operation and the knock-on effect of issues on the organisation as a whole) with both short-term and longer-term (1 to 3 year) impact. Make use of problem-solving models and techniques.

Types of problems encountered:

Problems spanning across diverse technical engineering issues and influenced by legislative and industry.

Decisions requiring next-level approval

Operational influences, technical advances such as the upgrades and replacement of machine components and changing legal and environmental requirements.

Internal/External Impact of Poor Performance

Poor performance in this role could have the following impact:

Strategic Impact: Risk of long-term production and profit losses. Unmanaged risk. Reputational risk.

Operational Impact: Risk of production downtime, inefficient operations and financial losses.

Anticipated Future Forces

New challenges that could have a significant impact on this role include:

New engineering and technological advances

Increased demands from operations

Experience | Knowledge | Competencies required of the incumbent in the future:

Ability to navigate increased complexity

Ability to stay up to date with latest advancements in engineering field

Ability to implement world-class systems, processes and practices to increase plant efficiency and effectiveness

Leadership Requirements

Leadership - Builds and leads an inspired and engaged high performing team that consistently produces results; Developing others

Strategic Insight - Displays understanding of the business strategy and impact of own business area. Is able to operationalize and implement the strategic imperatives and policies in own business area.

Business Acumen- Identifies opportunities to increase revenue by focusing on optimisation of resources. Assists the organisation to capitalise on new opportunities for the business.

Continuous Improvement Orientation - Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement that create value. Demonstrates and encourages lateral thinking and innovative problem solving.

Managing Risk - Ensures effective management of risk and good corporate governance in the business area.

Conceptual Thinking -Identifies and analyses problems and their implications on the Section and wider organisation, adopting a systems perspective.

Drives for results - Actively influences events and makes the right things happen with the intent to implement best practice.

Change Management - Takes ownership of change in own section, removes obstacles and obtains buy-in. Responds in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty.

Customer Centricity -Provides service excellence by going the extra mile to understand and meet customers needs.

Communicating with Influence - Communicates persuasively to gain agreement to proposals or ideas in the organisation.

Building Relationships - Builds and maintains sound relationships and a network of contacts in pursuit of organisational goals

Qualifications & Experience:

Recognized iMechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification

Advantageous - GCC Factories / GMR (2.1) experience

About 5 years minimum experience in applicable maintenance and engineering roles in an industrial/manufacturing environment, with exposure to the main engineering and plant optimization

Personal Attributes -

Showing insight in systems management principles and systems alignment with company strategy

Strong people management skills; the ability to identify talent, mobilize individuals and teams towards the achievement of departmental objectives

Scanning the mechanical engineering department and mechanical engineering business environment to ensure best practice is applied

Representing the organisation and department within the management team as well as external environment

Showing insight in cultural diversity, being adaptable

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