109 Maintenance Mechanic jobs in South Africa

An exciting opportunity exists for a Qualified Diesel Mechanic who has the attributes to lead and manage a maintenance department. The successful candidate will be responsible for all Mechanical Maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Regular inspections on equipment to identify hazards, defects or need for repair.
2. Complete equipment check sheets as per manufacturer's requirements.
3. Capacity to take initiative on all projects.
4. Complete projects in the expected time frame.
5. Making schedules, assigning work, and training employees.
6. Motivate employees to increase their productivity and meet work goals.
7. Ensure proper maintenance of equipment, compliance with mechanical codes, and adherence to safety regulations.
8. Responsible for mechanical systems installation, troubleshooting, repairs, and services as required.
9. Design mechanical systems and equipment, as well as contribute to improved designs and manufacturing processes.
10. Report any incidents to the maintenance manager.
11. Attend to breakdowns.
12. Ensure adequate inventory, prioritize purchases, prepare cost estimates, and document purchases.
13. Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools in a factory environment.
14. Grade 12.
15. 3-5 years’ experience working as a qualified artisan.
16. Management/Supervisory experience.
17. Valid Driver’s Licence.
18. Own transport.
19. Knowledge of mechanical maintenance and related universal best practices.
20. Knowledge of legislative and industry protocols and regulations that apply in maintenance.

Should you wish to be considered for this opportunity, please apply directly to the advertisement. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks of application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

Location: Durban

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) or higher.

In possession of a GCC (Factories)

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the chemical industrial environment, coupled with a minimum of 5 years’ middle management or a leading role.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Mechanical Maintenance team.
• GMR2.1 appointee responsibility for the site.
• Accountable for application of the Maintain Facility Work Process.
• Provides technical strategy to facility on how to improve equipment and machinery reliability.
• Ensuring that the plans for the equipment viability are designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
• Ensures delivery of best-in-class services to the business.
• Accountable for maintenance work process results and maintenance cost.
• Accountable for MRO inventory levels and the achievement of facility stretch targets.
• Establish annual financial plan consistent with business needs, functional goals and targets.
• Defines skills necessary to implement the work process and ensures effective resource leveraging within the mechanical facility.
• Manage the formation of empowered teams for fast resource leveraging.
• Provides engineering strategic support for specification, identification, and purchasing of needed parts.
• Ensures that empowered teams apply the work process consistently and effectively.
• Leverage most effective technology through partnership with the Discipline Activity Specialists.
• Ensuring that Capex is strategically allocated to critical and future projects aligned with the strategy and the long-term mechanical renewal plan.
• Actively participate and drive maintenance process improvements.
• Serve as a strategic leader for the Mechanical subject matter experts in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Ensure that the department provides equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance, vendor performance.
• Determines appropriate near-term actions on Evaluated Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) results.
• Applies the maintenance work process, tools, and effective technology. Accountable for functional goals and for establishing financial plan that is consistent with the business needs and for supplying best in class maintenance service using effective leveraging of resources.
• Ensuring equipment reliability to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Strategic thinking to ensure stable operation between statutory outages.
• Technical expertise provided to mechanical and reliability engineering teams.
• Driving plant and equipment improvements.
• Accountable for safety, mechanical work process results, mechanical cost management, asset mechanical reliability (AMR) results and improvements as required by the plants.
• Custodian for the mechanical asset utilization database (AUDB).

MINIMUM CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have good Interpersonal Effectiveness.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Productivity Focused, Technical Capability, innovative and strong assertiveness.
• Highly analytical.
• Conceptualize and drive the mechanical maintenance strategy alongside.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an Empowered MANCO team member.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

BENEFITS

A market related salary package, inclusive of a retirement fund and medical aid.

A Tissue manufacturing company in Kempton Park is looking for a Mechanical & Maintenance Foreman with a minimum of 5-10 years FMCG / heavy engineering & maintenance experience, preferably in a continuous manufacturing process environment with training & practical experience in the principals of preventive maintenance.

We are seeking the services of a highly capable Mechanical & Maintenance Foreman.

The incumbent is responsible for minimizing plant downtime, improving equipment reliability and extending the operating life of machinery through the effective and efficient execution of all mechanical maintenance activities at Picknik Factory (Converting site).

THE POSITION : The position reports to the Technical Manager.

The incumbent must collaborate effectively with Line Engineers, Production Managers / Supervisors, Maintenance Planner, and Artisans to maximize plant and equipment availability. Provide strong and focused leadership to the mechanical and maintenance team, as well as expertise in implementing and maintaining world-class maintenance best practices.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS :

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :

Deliverables :

• Attend Daily Operations Meetings and together with production personnel ensure that the 24-hour operating window is secured by addressing priority equipment repairs.
• Plan and execute all breakdown repairs without delay.
• Identify causes of equipment failures and repetitive repairs by completing RCFA page 1’s and page 2’s for all mechanical failures. Agree corrective actions with the plant engineers.
• Champion the implementation of proactive maintenance and the elimination of reactive maintenance by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Develop, review, and agree on a weekly maintenance plan with the Maintenance Planner. Ensure the effective execution of the weekly maintenance plan.
• Plan, prepare and oversee the execution of monthly maintenance shuts. Ensure that there are no shut overruns.
• Reduce reaction times to breakdowns (MTTR) and increase mean time between failures (MTBF) through the effective implementation of maintenance best practices, systems and procedures.
• Meet with suppliers, contractors and 3rd party inspectors when required.
• Do general daily administrative tasks and weekly / monthly reports.
• Perform standby duties when required and give assistance with after hour breakdowns.
• Perform any work that the engineering leadership team may assign from time to time.

Quality :

Cost :

Health, Safety and environmental :

People :

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES :

SUMMARY : POSITION INFO :

A Tissue manufacturing company in Kempton Park is seeking a highly capable Mechanical & Maintenance Foreman with a minimum of 5-10 years of heavy & maintenance experience, preferably in a continuous manufacturing process environment, with training & practical experience in preventive maintenance principles.

The incumbent will be responsible for minimizing plant downtime, improving equipment reliability, and extending machinery lifespan through effective execution of all mechanical maintenance activities at Picknik Factory (Converting site).

THE POSITION : The position reports to the Technical Manager.

The incumbent must collaborate effectively with Line Engineers, Production Managers / Supervisors, Maintenance Planner, and Artisans to maximize plant and equipment availability. Provide strong leadership to the mechanical and maintenance team, and implement world-class maintenance best practices.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS :

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Deliverables :

• Attend Daily Operations Meetings and coordinate with production personnel to ensure the 24-hour operating window by addressing priority equipment repairs.
• Plan and execute all breakdown repairs promptly.
• Identify causes of equipment failures and repetitive repairs by completing RCFA pages 1 and 2 for all mechanical failures. Agree on corrective actions with plant engineers.
• Champion proactive maintenance and eliminate reactive maintenance by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Develop, review, and agree on weekly maintenance plans with the Maintenance Planner, ensuring effective execution.
• Plan, prepare, and oversee monthly maintenance shutdowns, ensuring no overruns.
• Reduce reaction times (MTTR) and increase mean time between failures (MTBF) through best maintenance practices, systems, and procedures.
• Meet with suppliers, contractors, and third-party inspectors as required.
• Perform daily administrative tasks and prepare weekly/monthly reports.
• Perform standby duties when required and assist with after-hours breakdowns.
• Perform any additional work assigned by the engineering leadership team.

Quality :

• Ensure no maintenance rework by ensuring work performed by artisans and external service providers meets standards.
• Regularly review and maintain the maintenance system (task lists and PM schedules).
• Develop work instructions to standardize tasks and spares requirements following World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles.

Cost :

• Control maintenance costs effectively and prevent over-expenditure.
• Identify critical spare requirements and ensure their availability.
• Coordinate with store personnel regarding spares holding, storage, and stock requirements.
• Display maintenance team performance metrics (costs, effectiveness, productivity) visually with graphics.

Health, Safety and Environmental :

• Participate in onsite Safety Programs, conduct safety talks, toolbox inspections, and ensure lifting equipment is regularly inspected.
• Ensure all maintenance work is performed safely and efficiently.
• Maintain high safety and work standards in the area of responsibility.
• Implement 5S principles to maintain high plant housekeeping standards.

People :

• Manage maintenance personnel through guidance, supervision, inspection, and discipline.
• Assist with training, coaching, and development of subordinates.
• Maintain open communication through daily meetings for feedback.
• Conduct bi-annual performance appraisals of artisans.
• Enforce WCM principles among subordinates and use WCM tools daily.
• Maintain high standards of time management for self and team.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

• Matric or equivalent qualification.
• Mechanical Trade Test passed.
• National Diploma or B.Tech would be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance supervisory experience in heavy engineering and continuous manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of WCM tools, processes, and systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and present solutions quickly in a pressurized environment.
• Knowledge of legal requirements such as OHS Act, BCEA, LRA.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES :

• Self-motivated, energetic, with strong analytical skills and problem-solving desire.
• Highly proficient in computer applications (ERP / MRO / CMMS / MS Office).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Able to visualize and deploy maintenance improvement solutions.
• High integrity, decision-making under pressure.
• Willing to work outside normal hours and standby duties.
• Effective delegator, empowering team members with responsibility and authority.
• Neat, organized, and disciplined.

We are seeking the services of a highly capable Mechanical & Maintenance Foreman.
The incumbent is responsible for minimizing plant downtime, improving equipment reliability and extending the operating life of machinery through the effective and efficient execution of all mechanical maintenance activities.

The position reports to the Technical Manager.
The incumbent must collaborate effectively with Line Engineers, Production Managers/Supervisors, Maintenance Planner, and Artisans to maximize plant and equipment availability.
Provide strong and focused leadership to the mechanical and maintenance team, as well as expertise in implementing and maintaining world-class maintenance best practices.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Deliverables:
Attend Daily Operations Meetings and together with production personnel ensure that the 24-hour operating window is secured by addressing priority equipment repairs.
Plan and execute all breakdown repairs without delay.
Identify causes of equipment failures and repetitive repairs by completing RCFA page 1s and page 2s for all mechanical failures. Agree corrective actions with the plant engineers.
Champion the implementation of proactive maintenance and the elimination of reactive maintenance by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
Develop, review, and agree on a weekly maintenance plan with the Maintenance Planner.
Ensure the effective execution of the weekly maintenance plan.
Plan, prepare and oversee the execution of monthly maintenance shuts. Ensure that there are no shut overruns.
Reduce reaction times to breakdowns (MTTR) and increase mean time between failures (MTBF) through the effective implementation of maintenance best practices, systems and procedures.
Meet with suppliers, contractors and 3rd party inspectors when required.
Do general daily administrative tasks and weekly/monthly reports.
Perform standby duties when required and give assistance with after hour breakdowns.
Perform any work that the engineering leadership team may assign from time to time

Quality:
Ensure no maintenance rework by ensuring that work performed by internal artisans and external service providers are executed to the agreed standard.
Regularly review and maintain the maintenance system (task lists and PM schedules).
Develop work instructions through own and subordinates input to standardize tasks and spares requirements following World Class Manufacturing best practices.

Cost:
Control maintenance costs effectively and prevent as far as possible over expenditure.
Identify critical spare requirements and ensure the availability of these spares at all times.
Liaise with store personnel i.e. spares holding/storage and stock requirements.
Visual display with graphics the Maintenance team performance (costs, effectiveness, and productivity).

Health, Safety and environmental:
Partake in on site Safety Program and conduct regular safety talks, toolbox inspection and ensure lifting equipment is inspected regularly.
Ensure that all maintenance work is executed in a safe and efficient manner.
Maintain high work and safety standards within area of responsibility.
Ensure plant housekeeping is of a high standard by implementing 5S principles and practices in area of responsibility.

People:
Manage the maintenance personnel under his control through proper guidance, supervision, inspection and discipline.
Assist with training, coaching and general development of subordinates.
Maintain open channel communication with subordinates through daily meetings for two-way feedback.
Perform bi-annual performance appraisals of mechanical artisans.
Enforce World Class Manufacturing principles onto subordinates and use WCM tools daily as Foreman - Lead by example
Maintain a high standard of time management of self and subordinates.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Matric or equivalent
Mechanical Trade Test passed
A National Diploma or B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering would be advantageous
Have a minimum of 5 years maintenance supervisory experience in a heavy engineering and continuous manufacturing process environment
Have a high level of understanding of World Class Manufacturing tools, processes, and systems
Ability to do trouble shooting and present solutions in a fast-paced pressurised environment
Have knowledge of all the legal requirements of the OHS Act, BCEA, LRA and other legal requirements

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Self-starter, energetic and highly motivated individual with superior analytical capabilities and an intense desire to identify and solve problems.
Highly computer literate (ERP/MRO/CMMS/MS Office)
Excellent communication skills and leadership qualities.
Ability to identify, visualize, articulate, and deploy plant maintenance improvement solutions.
A person with high integrity and able to make decisions under pressure.
Prepared to work outside normal working hours and do standby duties.
Able to delegate effectively and empower subordinates by giving them real responsibility and authority to use their own initiative and discretion (within boundaries), and to be accountable for their own results.
Be neat and well organized.

Company: Express Employment Professionals SA - PMB

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical field).
• 5-10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency in engineering software and tools, such as CAD, MATLAB, or similar programs.
• Solid understanding of technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Assist engineering managers in designing, developing, and testing projects and maintenance programs.
• Conduct research and analysis for equipment maintenance planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather project requirements and develop solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers on projects.
• Require strong technical skills and problem-solving ability.

• Assist engineering managers in the design, development, and testing of engineering projects and effective maintenance programs.
• Conduct research and analysis to support equipment maintenance planning and decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather project requirements and develop engineering solutions.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering reports, documentation, and technical drawings.
• Perform engineering calculations and simulations to evaluate design feasibility and performance.
• Support the implementation and testing of engineering systems and equipment.
• Conduct inspections and quality control checks on all engineering tasks to ensure compliance with engineering standards and specifications.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and propose effective solutions to ensure equipment reliability and achieving OEE.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in engineering technology.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical field).
• 5-10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proficiency in engineering software and tools, such as CAD, MATLAB, or similar programs.
• Working towards achieving G.C.C. (factories) within 3 years.
• Solid understanding of technical drawings and specifications.

Our client, a listed and leading plastics manufacturer based in Durban, serving customers and markets in South Africa, Africa and beyond, is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Manager to join their growing team.

Key Performance Areas:

• Manage the Mechanical Maintenance team
• GMR2.1 appointee responsibility for the site
• Accountable for application of the Maintain Facility Work Process
• Ensuring that the plans for the equipment viability are designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions
• Ensures delivery of best-in-class services to the business
• Accountable for MRO inventory levels & the achievements of facility stretch targets
• Defines skills necessary to implement the work process & ensures effective resource leveraging within the mechanical facility
• Provides engineering strategic support for specification, identification, & purchasing of needed parts
• Leverage most effective technology through partnership with the Discipline Activity Specialists
• Actively participate & drive maintenance process improvements
• Serve as a strategic leader for the Mechanical subject matter experts in equipment failures & repair techniques during root cause investigations

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) or higher
• GCC Factories
• 10 years' experience in the chemical industrial environment, with 5 years' middle management or a leading role

Critical Requirements:

• Exceptional leadership skills
• Productivity focused, technical capability, innovative & strong assertiveness
• Highly analytical
• Strong people management skills
• Conceptualize & drive the mechanical maintenance strategy
• Ability to work independently & as a part of an empowered MANCO team member
• Ability & willingness to travel

Our client, a listed and leading plastics manufacturer based in Durban, serving customers and markets in South Africa, Africa and beyond, is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Manager to join their growing team.

Key Performance Areas:

• Manage the Mechanical Maintenance team
• GMR2.1 appointee responsibility for the site
• Accountable for application of the Maintain Facility Work Process
• Ensuring that the plans for the equipment viability are designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions
• Ensures delivery of best-in-class services to the business
• Accountable for MRO inventory levels & the achievements of facility stretch targets
• Defines skills necessary to implement the work process & ensures effective resource leveraging within the mechanical facility
• Provides engineering strategic support for specification, identification, & purchasing of needed parts
• Leverage most effective technology through partnership with the Discipline Activity Specialists
• Actively participate & drive maintenance process improvements
• Serve as a strategic leader for the Mechanical subject matter experts in equipment failures & repair techniques during root cause investigations

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) or higher
• GCC Factories
• 10 years' experience in the chemical industrial environment, with 5 years' middle management or a leading role

Critical Requirements:

• Exceptional leadership skills
• Productivity focused, technical capability, innovative & strong assertiveness
• Highly analytical
• Strong people management skills
• Conceptualize & drive the mechanical maintenance strategy
• Ability to work independently & as a part of an empowered MANCO team member
• Ability & willingness to travel