Packaging Maintenance Manager

Overall Responsibility:

The key purpose of this role is to ensure optimum reliability of all packaging plant & equipment by utilising the Maintenance system & resources provided. The implementation and roll out of the Manufacturing excellence program is key

Focus Area 1

Maintenance

• Ensure that maintenance goals are incorporated into team and individual goals
• Ensure that maintenance competencies are developed in the team. Where training needs have been identified, ensure these are addressed
• Assist with the introduction and roll out of Autonomous maintenance in packaging
• Exercise budgetary controls over the maintenance requirements of Utilities and Brewing

Focus Area 2 

Plant Reliability

• Responsible for the overall reliability and up time of Packaging equipment.
• Lead the team in the provisioning of maintenance
• Verifies that the team are carrying out routine and planned maintenance, and validates quality of work
• Verifies that the maintenance systems are working properly, and that data integrity and information accuracy is maintained
• Reviews plant reliability to ensure that equipment is operating optimally and to identify problems or opportunities timeously
• Takes part in maintenance problem solving, and ensure that the engineering team is applying the correct problem-solving techniques

Focus Area 3 

Plant Optimisation

• Analyses plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement to plant performance and initiates opportunity evaluation
• Analyses plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to correct root causes
• Takes part in evaluating continuous improvement opportunities identified by the production teams or engineering support
• Ensures that continuous improvement is built into engineering team goals and forms part of regular goal review sessions

Focus Area 4 

Team Leadership

• Lead the team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction 
• Lead the development of team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members 
• Conduct regular team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one on one and performance reviews
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the engineering team
• Ensure the Manufacturing Excellence program which includes all Pillars is understood and rolled out in the team

Focus Area 5 

Safety and 5S

• Ensure that the team apply proper safety and 5s procedures, and adhere to all legal requirements when carrying out their tasks
• Ensure implementation of the appropriate SHP and legislative policies (such as OSH Act) on safety and housekeeping
• Ensure that safety and 5S receive the appropriate focus through regular checks and safety audits 

Requirements of the Role

• BSc/ BEng (Mechanical/Electrical) or relevant technical qualification
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in Maintenance Management with deep expertise in asset management, Utilities and Brewing Processes
• Government Certificate of Competence would be highly advantageous 
• 3 Years technical, maintenance and leadership experience in an FMCG environment
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions (financial, operational, people)

Preferred Skills/Competencies

• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintain inequality     
• Mental alertness and analytical ability
• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance
• Leadership ability (to lead Maintenance Planners and Technicians)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to develop and control budgets 
• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop 
• Ability to manage complex projects of significant number
• Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum 
• High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high-pressure environment

NB: Specific duties/responsibilities will vary from time to time: the above list is intended to indicate the general nature of the post and is not exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to be flexible in supporting the business by undertaking any other responsibilities which are aligned with this job level.