Maintenance Manager

Job Advert Summary

NUTRI Feeds is one of the leaders in the manufacturing of animal feed in South Africa. We are also a world

player and the first choice in animal feeds for pigs, sheep, poultry, dairy, and beef cattle. The following position exists in our division in Viljoenskroon:

The incumbent will be responsible for the effective utilisation of all resources in the engineering/maintenance department to improve plant availability and to increase machine performance and quality at the lowest possible cost.

Department / Branch

• Participate with appointment and evaluation of staff
• Assess training needs
• Draft development plan
• Perform bi-annual employee performance appraisals.
• Follow company policy on discipline
• Communicate strategies / targets with sub-ordinates
• Approval or rejection of overtime
•  Ensure compliance to Pragma
• Perform annual maintenance audits to identify gaps
• Take full ownership of Pragma
• Planned Maintenance:
  • Develop and introduce new maintenance strategies / tasks
  • Determine frequencies and schedule maintenance tasks
• Unplanned Maintenance:
  • Conduct root cause analysis
  • Implement strategy to reduce unplanned downtime
  • Ensure compliance to materials manager
  • Ensure critical spares are available
  • Ensure effective purchase of spares
• Take part in official weekly and monthly stock counts.
• Coordinate and resolve all material variances on stock sheets.Assist GMR2:1 as GMR2:7
• Identify and assess all machine safety risks
•  Participate in the safety committee
• Conduct daily analysis of results on Pragma
• Implement initiative to improve maintenance performance
•  Monitor and control engineering expenses:
  • Authorized overtime
  • Spares
  • Consumables
  •  Electricity accounts
  • Maintain machine / equipment catalogues
  • Sign off job cards and conduct spot checks
  • Draft annual maintenance budget
  • Authorize time sheet, leave, etc

• Grade 12 (Matric)/ N4
• Qualified Artisan
• A tertiary qualification will be an added advantage
• 2 years’ relevant experience managing / supervising engineering department
• At least 4 years’ experience as a qualified
• 3 years of experience in FMCG or related fields
• Computer Literate