Maintemance Foreman

6 days ago
Johannesburg, South Africa Eggs R Easy Full-time

Introduction

The Maintenance Foreman at Egg r Easy South Africa Pty Ltd supervises the maintenance team and ensures that buildings, equipment and essential services remain safe and operational to support production.

He/She is responsible to plan, supervise and coordinate the maintenance and repair of equipment, infrastructure, vehicles and mobile machinery, including the forklift to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Daily: Allocate tasks, supervise and work alongside maintenance team, inspect work and resolve immediate problems
  • Maintenance planning: Plan preventive maintenance, routine inspections and repairs. Schedule work with production management to minimise disruption with other operations.
  • Team supervision: Allocate daily tasks to maintenance team, monitor workmanship and productivity, provide guidance, and ensure work is completed safely. Tasks also includes daily attendance check and team discipline.   
  • Factory equipment: Maintain and repair systems and machinery and or the removal of equipment.
    • Identify requirements for repairs in time
    • Inspect and maintain fans, cooling systems, air inlets, controls and alarms to support suitable conditions inside the factory.
    • Water supply: Maintain pumps, tanks, pipelines, valves and drinking systems. Attend to leaks and supply interruptions promptly.
    • Power supply and backup systems: Coordinate maintenance of electrical installations, lighting, generators and backup systems. Ensure specialist electrical work is performed by appropriately qualified personnel.
  • Buildings and infrastructure: Maintain roofs, floors, doors, fencing, gates, drainage, roads and other farm structures.
  • Breakdowns and emergencies: Respond promptly to equipment failures, prioritising faults that affect production. Identify causes and prevent recurring breakdowns.
  • Tools, spares and costs: Control tools and spare parts, maintain essential stock, request purchases, and monitor maintenance expenditure against the approved budget.
  • Safety and biosecurity: Enforce safe work practices, PPE use and equipment isolation. Ensure maintenance staff and contractors follow biosecurity procedures when entering  the facility .
  • Contractor coordination: Arrange and supervise contractors, confirm the quality of their work, and check that equipment is safe, sanitized and according to bio security protocols , check quality of work before returning it to service.  Coordinate repairs done by contractors on site.
  • Records and reporting: Keep records of inspections, servicing, breakdowns, repairs and outstanding defects. Report equipment condition and maintenance priorities to management.
  • Workshop management: Maintain an orderly workshop, control tools and spare parts, and ensure safe storage and handling of oils, lubricants and maintenance materials.

 

Desired Experience & Qualification

Experience:

  • Approximately 5 years’ relevant maintenance experience, including 2 years in a supervisory or team-leader role.
  • Industry experience: Experience in a food manufacturing environment

Knowledge:

  • Grade 12 or equivalent
  • Technical qualification:  A recognized trade qualification as a millwright, fitter, electrician or diesel mechanic would be advantageous.
  • Knowledge of FSSC, HACCAP will be beneficial

        Basic mechanical aptitude

Skills:

  • Strong practical maintenance experience, the ability to supervise a team, and sound knowledge of farm equipment and machinery.
  • Mechanical maintenance: Diagnose faults and maintain motors.
  • Electrical knowledge: Understand motors, controls, lighting, alarms and backup power systems; recognise when a qualified electrical specialist is needed.
  • Vehicle and machinery knowledge: basic understanding of diesel engines, hydraulics, brakes and steering systems.
  • Building maintenance: Coordinate plumbing, roofing, drainage, repairs and general infrastructure maintenance.
  • Fault-finding: Identify the cause of breakdowns and implement repairs that prevent recurrence.
  • Maintenance planning: Prepare service schedules, prioritise repairs and organise work around production requirements.
  • Team supervision: Allocate tasks, monitor workmanship, coach staff and manage performance and discipline.
  • Stock and cost control: Control tools, spare parts and consumables; obtain quotations and work within approved budgets.

 

 

Package & Remuneration

Based on qualification and work related experience.

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