Maintenance Foreman

Closing Date 2025/11/15

Reference Number RCL

Company RCL Foods

Job Title Maintenance Foreman

Functions Engineering

Job Type Classification Permanent

Location - Town / City Pretoria West

Location - Province Gauteng

Location - Country South Africa

Job Description
At RCL FOODS we see GROW what matters

RCL FOODS is searching for a
Maintenance Foreman
to join our Engineering team at our
Baking Unit
based in
Pretoria West.
The role will be reporting to the
Maintenance Manager
.

Minimum Requirements

• Trade Tested in Millwright or Electrical Engineering, with minimum N4.
• Requirement of 8 years trade experience of which at least 3 years in a supervisory category.
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration, and electrical engineering.
• Exchange information in a clear and concise manner (both written and verbal) to senior staff and subordinates.
• Will be required to work overtime and weekend when requested
• Excellent leadership skills
• Thorough understanding of the Labour Relations Act.
• Constantly looking and finding ways to improve plant efficiency and effectiveness.
• Regularly reviews and monitors progress, taking action to reschedule and re-prioritise (must be able to "think on his feet").
• Understand the full implications of potential problems and minimize their impact.
• Recommend solutions based on rigorous and sound information research.
• Dedication and Loyalty to the company
• Highly skilled in PLC's
• Bread/Buns Bakery Experience Required

Duties & Responsibilities
Operational Engineering Management
Drive the daily/weekly maintenance planning process for the plant – prioritizing, scheduling and allocation of tasks to the different disciplines of the engineering

department, with the assistance of the planner.

Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment and plant to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.

Maintain the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.

Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings.

Management of the day to day activities and outputs of each discipline of the engineering department.

Maintain discipline and standards in the area of responsibility.

Maintenance
Drive sustainable maintenance practices throughout the plant.

Manage maintenance team and ensure that planned maintenance programmes are implemented to enable optimal asset utilization.

Ensure that maintenance practices and procurement processes are aligned to business standards Management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules,

work requests and breakdowns, with support from a planner and Shift Fitters.

Ensure that all are working according to safety regulations and ensure the enforcement of food safety requirements.

Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of the team and effective maintenance of equipment.

Ensure that the Planner develops a work schedule for all activities to be performed.

Organizes meetings with engineering staff and prepares inspection reports.

Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks.

Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used.

Plan and manage weekend maintenance tasks and projects against budget.

Coordinates daily activities of engineering personnel.

Ensures the neatness of the buildings and premises.

Coordinates and manage, inspects, repairs and maintains all plant and equipment and grounds. Plan and manage leave roster of engineering staff.

Repairs and Renovations
Coordinates renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities.

Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems.

Ensures that the building has adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation and that it is properly cleaned, maintained and in good working condition.

Provide Leadership
Leads a team of artisans towards meeting the plant engineering strategy and targets – through regular communication and utilization of a full organizational talent

management toolset.

Deliver on agreed succession plans and develop the generation of leaders and specialists, overseeing engineering development programmes and on the job training.

Manage employee relations and team climate to ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.

Drives Employment Equity within the plant engineering team to ensure that diversity is achieved at all levels and that statutory targets and requirements are met.

Champions training and development of the team utilizing available training opportunities, apprenticeships and on the job training.

Contribute to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with regional training specialists.

Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates and ensure that the process is cascaded throughout the engineering team.

Develops and manages high-performance multi-disciplinary teams in order to solve problems within engineering proactively.

Conducts daily operational meetings and ensures that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered

upon.

Maintain the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.

Management of the artisan and labour force with regards to HR

and IR issues.

Train and mentor, his team to improve performance and reduce downtime.

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ)
Guides the engineering team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved, and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance.

Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.

Suggest amendments to policies and practices within the operational area of responsibility with the processing engineering manager to ensure that these are kept up to date and are aligned with company objectives and standards.

Ensure that and documentation required within the Total Quality Management system, is maintained and applied consistently throughout the area of responsibility and any policy and procedure training required highlighted in the training needs analysis and action appropriately.

Safety and Security
Ensures engineering staff follow safety rules and regulations as per the organization's safety plan.

Ensure that security access points to the premises and the BMS system are in good working condition Reporting theft and dangers on the premises.

Ensures safety equipment is in good working order e.g. fire extinguishers.

Ensure that security is maintained and escalate any security concerns to the processing engineering and security manager.

Financial Management
Manage costs to ensure the lowest cost production and the optimal utilisation of assets.

Report to Plant Engineer on a weekly basis on actual KPIs versus budget and work with the team to address areas of nonconformance or concern proactively and timeously.

Report on and manage all input costs and manage any over or underspend appropriately to ensure that issue are escalated before significant financial loss occurs.

Authorizes plant engineering expenses within authority level and monitors spending activity within teams to ensure compliance to financial and ethical standards.

Implements and encourages cost-cutting initiatives within the team where these do not impact on long term business sustainability.

Work with the Plant Engineer to allocate spend to areas of high priority within the plant.

Provide input into CAPEX documentation taking into account return on investment, resourcing and sustainability requirements.

Manage suppliers and contracts in collaboration with the procurement team to ensure agreed service levels are met, and escalate areas of concern to the Plant Engineer where necessary.

Manage contractors in collaboration with Project Engineer on a daily basis through engineering foremen to ensure that correct standards of work are delivered and agreed delivery timelines are maintained.

Ensure that stores team maintains a supply register and inventory of equipment and spares for use by engineering.