- RCL FOODS is seeking two Maintenance Foremans to join our Groceries division.
Purpose:
- To provide supervision and oversight on site wide preventative maintenance, breakdown maintenance, enact duties as per OHS act regulation 8.2 duties of employer, improve and maintain plant availability
Minimum Requirements
- Trade tested Millwright, Electrician or Fitter with an N4 Engineering Mechanical or
- Electrical certificate, NQF Level 4 Grade 12 or
- Matric Equivalent Certificates or N (C) V Level 4,
- Trade tested Millwright and National N6 certificate, NQF Level 5 Higher Certificates
Duties & Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintenance on all equipment on the site. GMR2.7 appointee under the OHS Act.
- Ensure compliance in terms of statutory inspections.
- Ensure all machinery are maintained and operated as per requirements of OHS act and are safe to all users.
- Report and rectify any defective equipment, which may cause a risk to business continuity or may cause an injury.
- Manage leave and time management for all direct reports.
- Reduce Sick leave and poor time attendance for all direct reports.
- Manage development plans of the artisans and apprentices, and plot.
- Ensure compliance in terms of FSCC22000, ISO45000.
- Provide technical support in breakdowns and improve MTTR KPI.
- Ensure targets are met with artisan utilisation and improve preventative maintenance schedules.
- Improve and maintain 5s within workshops and machinery.
- Managing relationships with contractors and enforcing SLA agreements with contractors.
- Fully competent with the use of precision instruments such as multi-meters, insulation testers, Micrometres, Vernia callipers, torque wrench, etc.
- Lead Level 1 meetings with artisans.
- Support cross function departments such as quality, production and supply chain.
- Ensure critical spares for critical A, B and C equipment are kept on site and lead discussions with stores to plan to stock these items.
- Lead counselling sessions, issue verbal and written disciplinary actions, with direct reports.
- Lead with execution of maintenance shut down plans.
- Initiate Capex Project from start to completion as per RCL Capex process.
- Maintenance and maintenance processed implemented as per RCL maintenance process developed by Maintenance COP committee.
Deadline:2nd November,2026