Maintenance Manager at Dew Crisp (Pty) Ltd

About the job

• The ideal candidate will be constantly assessing the systems in place to ensure that they are both safe and operating efficiently. This candidate will be comfortable managing a team and conducting analysis in order to highlight areas for improvement. This candidate should also be comfortable ensuring necessary utilities are working correctly and possess strong organizational skills in order to keep track of multiple projects at once.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all equipment is operational
• Ensure that all equipment is serviced according to suppliers specifications (this may be completed by internal or external)
• Ensure that goods and services are procured to equipment specification
• Ensure that goods that purchased are of the correct quality match specifications
• Oversee all activity of the maintenance department drawing up work schedules
• Establish the human and material resources that required carrying out flawless work
• Work with peers to implement the company policies and goals
• Ensure that all spares are stored in a secure and access controlled area
•  Ensure that stock levels are monitored and recorded periodically as per company requirement
• Communicate with Procurement and Production on any issues related to breakdowns within production
• Schedule and perform minor and major repair of all buildings and equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance procedures on building mechanical equipment on a scheduled basis
• Continuous inspection and check up on preventative maintenance/break down jobs that were carried out by his team
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists on building equipment maintenance procedures and maintains records of scheduled maintenance procedures
• Respond to emergency maintenance requests as required
• Assist with the renovation / remodelling of buildings, repairs plaster and drywall, paints building structures
• Ensure that there is a preventative maintenance plan for all equipment within the factory
• Maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures
• Check quality standards and functionality of services and machines regularly
• Escalate any problems early and schedule repairs in order to minimize loss to business
• Conduct regular assessments and trainings to ensure safety of employees
• Analyze processes to ensure efficient functioning and perform analysis to make adjustments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• 5 years supervisory experience with heavy machinery, production lines or related fields
• Strong critical thinking and organizational skills
• Ability to identify and solve inefficiencies in processes