Maintenance Manager

3 weeks ago

Gauteng, South Africa FlowCentric Resourcing Full-time

Introduction

Are you a technically strong maintenance leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where plant reliability, safety and uptime are critical?

Join a well-established food manufacturing organisation operating within an integrated food value chain environment, with large-scale processing, production, cold chain and distribution operations. This is an opportunity to take ownership of the maintenance function within a complex industrial facility where your expertise will directly influence operational efficiency and production performance.

As Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability and safe operation of plant equipment while leading maintenance strategies, improving uptime and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Manage the full maintenance function for a large-scale production facility.
  • Fulfil GMR 2.1 responsibilities and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
  • Develop and implement preventative maintenance strategies to improve plant reliability.
  • Oversee breakdown management, fault finding and root cause analysis.
  • Coordinate maintenance planning, projects, contractors and technical resources.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency and downtime reduction.
  • Ensure mechanical and electrical systems are maintained to required operational standards.
  • Lead and develop a technical maintenance team.

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • Minimum Requirement: Valid Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) – Factories
  • Experience with plants/facilities operating at 3+ Megawatts (MW)
  • Proven experience managing maintenance within a high-capacity industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Registered/appointed as a GMR 2.1 responsible person.
  • Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting ability.
  • Experience in production-driven environments such as food manufacturing, FMCG, processing or similar industries.
  • Strong leadership, planning and problem-solving skills.

Package & Remuneration

Renumeration: Market-related

Interested?