Maintenance Team Leader at The Heineken Company

Purpose of the role:

• The Maintenance Team Leader is responsible for monitoring and driving the execution of maintenance plans across the Packaging, Brewing & Utilities. 
• The Maintenance Team Leader is responsible for the activities of approximately 7 Maintenance Technicians reporting to the role.

Key responsibilities:

Maintenance Programmes:

• To coordinate maintenance activities across the sections at the Production department.
• To order the execution of maintenance and inspections in compliance with the agreed maintenance concept (work-flow control).
• To call in assistance in respect of, and to remedy, breakdowns in three-shift operation.
• After consultation with the maintenance coordinators, to draw up weekly and monthly maintenance planning in respect of the deployment of personnel.
• To chair the team consultation and to ensure the execution of the ensuing decisions and activities.
• In consultation with maintenance planners and Installation Controllers, to apply priorities to the execution of the activities.
• To ensure the dissemination of best practices in the field of maintenance within Production.
• To contribute to the implementation & execution of the brewery’s TPM, PM and AM.

Maintenance Optimisation:

• To optimise the work of the Maintenance Group workforce and of maintenance technicians in compliance with the multi-year plan.
• To optimise maintenance activities.
• To effectively and efficiently deploy the maintenance personnel reporting to him.
• To ensure a clear supply of information to the maintenance group in respect of the department’s structure.
• To ensure the availability of all required specialism’s by drawing on the departments’ own personnel or by hiring in third parties.
• To (co-)direct the development of professional technical knowledge within Production, particularly among the operators.
• To evaluate the progress of the organisation process with the Manager, Maintenance Department and the Section Managers.

Maintenance Policy:

• To contribute to the maintenance policy of Production.
• To draw up the maintenance group’s budget for Maintenance Department’s operational plan.
• To draw up instructions and procedures in respect of the handling of routine orders, from request up to and including execution and settlement in SAP.

People Development:

• To direct, to develop and to support the personnel reporting to him.
• To ensure uniform establishment of roles and responsibilities.
• To coach and to appraise personnel, to hold performance interviews.
• To initiate training courses/training plans.
• To ensure optimum availability of personnel, both in the medium and the long term.
• To provide direction and to develop professional knowledge within the team.
• Evaluation of technicians’ and third parties’ performance.

Safety, Health and Environment:

• Ensure the department operates within company SHE standards and OHS Act, through continued education and training and obtaining the co-operation and commitment of all staff to observe all safety rules, procedures and processes in order to drive zero accident mentality.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive improvement processes and set priorities in order to develop, implement and maintain best-in-class standards and basic conditions.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-4 year apprenticeship with trade test (Fitter/Turner/Millwright/Electrical)
• N6 or National Diploma in either Mechanical or Electrical engineering or equivalent

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. HEINEKEN South Africa is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity.