Maintenance Manager - Durban at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized, technically skilled and people orientated Maintenance Manager within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be required to manage all aspects of the maintenance department, in relation to the plant and facility. This includes managing the upkeep of all manufacturing assets, managing maintenance budget and resources and assisting in the design and installation of new systems.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the General Manager.
• This role is a Fixed term contract to Permanent.

Minimum Requirements    
Education

• Grade 12
• Trade Tested Artisan/Time served Artisan or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English.
• Good numeracy
• Managerial Skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office
• Mechanical/Electrical Skills

Experience

• Minimum 5 year’s practical experience as an artisan
• A further 3 year’s experience as Maintenance Supervisor, preferably from a bakery background
• Must have managed and developed a team of at least 3 people
• Previous experience using an ERP system

Duties & Responsibilities    
Transactional Duties

• Create spares list per machine and ensure up to date at all times
• Ensure all breakdowns recorded timeously and reported to Factory Operations Manager
• Develop planned maintenance schedule, ensuring machinery runs efficiently with no down time
• Establish minimum stock levels on critical spares and ensure maintained by department
• Ensure job cards are attended to timeously and sign off once job is complete
• Ensure timeous resolution on facility maintenance
• Prepare annual budget prior to start of new financial year
• Monitor expenses against budget and report on deviations
• Ensure cost efficiency with regards to expenditure
• Submit weekly breakdown report to Management
• Prepare and present monthly KPI report for maintenance in management meeting
• Follow up on outstanding deliveries
• Ensure more than one quote is obtained
• Ensure checklists are up to date at all time
• Ensure trac tech is up to date
• Ensure Po’s invoices and delivery notes up to date
• Verify data sheets are correct and up to date to be actively involved on production floor.
• To perform standby duties
• Update SOPs and ensure teams are communicated on changes and all signed off
• Ensure water and paraffin and electrical usage is within limits

Special Projects

• Complete project plan, including timelines and budget
• Obtain approval from Factory Operations Manager and General Manager
• Manage contractors on site and ensure compliance
• Report on deviances from project plan and revise plan where necessary
• Hold regular project plan/adherence meetings.

Continuous Improvement

• Work with Factory Operations Manager and Maintenance HOD to identify improvements to be made on machinery to improve production efficiencies
• Monitor life cycle of machinery through record keeping and advise Production Manager when replacement is necessary of part or all of a machine
• Conduct root cause analysis on breakdowns to minimize recurrence of problem
• Implement process change or modification to prevent further problems, improve efficiencies and minimize unnecessary costs and update critical spares lists
• Continuous training of staff.

People Management

• Take disciplinary action when breach of procedure or company rules
• Leave management and planning
• Ensure rosters in place for team
• Conduct formal performance reviews twice yearly
• Ensure maintenance team has full productivity
• Address development areas through appropriate training/coaching interventions
• Continuous training and development of maintenance team
• Delegate tasks to team in terms of plan and priority and follow up
• Provide job specs and participate in interviews of new employees
• Control working hours and overtime

General

• Ensure daily floor walks are conducted and preventative maintenance is identified and incorporated into the planned maintenance schedule
• Ensuring adherence to health and safety and food safety regulations
• Conduct weekly meetings with maintenance team and set daily and weekly objectives for them, ensuring full productivity
• Communicate with operations daily regarding issues
• Maintain good relationship with all suppliers and customers