Maintenance Supervisor

**JOB PURPOSE**

Assist/support the Operations Manager with the implementation of production processes and procedures. Productivity improvements and project-based activities, improve quality and safety, and reduce operating costs. Support delivery of the KPIs and ensure preventative actions are taken to maximize success. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Millwright, BTech or equivalent
- Experience in Electrical and Mechanical
- Commitment to work towards professional accreditation with an industry related body
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in a manufacturing environment or similar role
- Ability to design processes and layouts
- Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work
- Work under mínimal supervision with frequent work reviews
- Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes
- Excellent understanding of engineering, scientific and other technical information
- Understand lean manufacturing
- Uses basic concepts and techniques of the profession
- Understanding of Health and Safety practices
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality

**MINIMUM SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**
- Excellent Communication skills
- Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
- Ability to Plan and prioritize activities
- Problem-solving and analytical skill set
- Analytic skills (Information processing)
- Leadership and people management skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
- Competent in problem solving (problem analysis), team building, planning and decision making
- Conflict management
- Organizing skills
- Monitoring
- Planning
- Manage controls
- Record keeping
- Planned maintenance knowledge
- Plant and process knowledge
- Computer knowledge
- Legislative knowledge
- Stock control
- Influence/ negotiating skills
- Teamwork
- Required to work overtime and call -out
- Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere
- Anticipate and overcome obstacles
- Embrace personal challenges and growth
- Resilient, optimistic and open to change
- Engage interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
- Focused and target driven with positive, can-do attitude

**ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Ensure all manufacturing equipment is set up and produces products according to established quality control specifications and standards.
- Lead the execution of preventative maintenance, breakdowns, plant uptime and safety projects
- Ensure any statutory legislation and/or quality system requirements are adhered to with regards to
- process changes and equipment modifications.
- Continually monitor in-process quality, addressing issues as needed.
- Manage critical spares.
- Cost control.
- Audits.
- Filing and document control.
- Analysis of recurring breakdowns.
- Attend to job cards
- Ensure that all existing and new equipment and processes are operated in compliance with all current Quality Control, Health and Safety and Environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained as assigned, and in accordance with requirements detailed on the appropriate schedule/plan or work instruction, ensuring the minimization of downtime within planned costs for repair and spares.
- Support the installation and validation of new equipment and technology and ensure a smooth and acceptable transfer to production.
- Undertake special projects and contribute to continuous improvement activities as required.
- Support and participate in process improvement activities.
- Report and provide information to line management.
- Achieve goals within budget.
- Plan projects or subtasks so that they may be tracked in line with budget and agreed timeframes.
- Be aware and work to achieve the section Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions.
- Undertake continuous training and development.
- Participate in root cause analysis and resolution of problems.
- Agree and comply with the approach to be taken for assigned tasks.
- Train and mentor apprentices and less experienced technicians
- Support training needs of the department and provide expertise to apprentices and trainees.
- Provide a communication point for the team and provide a proactive feedback process between the technicians and management.
- Assist with visiting specialist engineers when necessary.
- Work, liaise and utilize good effective communication with a range of internal departments, external suppliers, service providers and customers.
- Ensure that contractors are utilized in accordance with the Company procedures.
- Act as first po