Maintenance Foreman
3 weeks ago
**Purpose of the job**:
Responsible for ensuring the optimal operation and functioning of all infrastructure at the bakery, providing technical support, Maintenance of asset management and must be well versed in Audits (safety, food safety and stock control)
**Responsibilies**:
- Provide technical support / Troubleshooting
- Ensure Plant and systems upgrade / Energy management
- Maintenance of asset management / Maintenance planning
- Adherence to Cost Control (Budgeting)
- Performance management/Staff management/Industrial Relations
- Weekly maintenance and breakdowns
- Job cards / Maintenance system
- Asset/stock management and control
- Audits (safety, food safety and stock control)
- On the job training / mentoring
- Timesheets
**Qualification Requirements**:
- Matric
- Relevant Trade qualification
**Experience Requirements**:
- Registered Artisan (Dept. of Labour) (Red Seal)
- 5-7 years in relevant trade e.g. electrician, millwright
- 5 years’ experience in a bakery environment
**Key Outputs**:
**Job related skills and knowledge**:
- Industry (FMCG)
- Food safety knowledge
- PLC and SCADA systems
- Safe working practices
- In house systems
- Accuracy / Attention to detail
- Analytical thinking
- Communication skills (written and verbal)
- Coaching / People development
- Operational management
- Problem solving
- Innovation/Continuous improvements
- Teamwork
- Core business processes and capabilities
- Expert knowledge in engineering
**Essential Competencies**:
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Leading and Supervising
- Persuading and Influencing
- Planning and Organizing
- Working with people
- Coaching / People development / Leadership
- Decision making ability / Operational management
- Innovation/Continuous Improvements
- Accountability / Sense of urgency/results orientation
- Expert knowledge of engineering principles
**Other Requirements**:
- Pressurized environment
- 6-day position
- Required to work Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays as per roster
- Required to work shifts and be on standby
- Overtime expected from time to time
- Work with and on heavy equipment and plant (Mechanical and Electrical)
- Factory environment - hot and noisy
