Maintenance Manager

• The purpose of this role is to manage the plant maintenance function by ensuring the reliability, availability and continuous improvement of plant assets and engineering services. The role provides technical leadership, drives maintenance strategies and risk mitigation initiatives, and supports operational decision-making to enable safe, efficient and cost-effective operations that achieve production and business performance targets.
• RCL FOODS is seeking an experienced and results-driven Maintenance Manager to join our Baking Business Unit based in Bushbuckridge.

Minimum Requirements    

• Must have a Trade in Mechanical/Electrical.
• Must have a N6 in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Diploma in Engineering, NQF Level 7 Advanced Diplomas or Bachelor’s Degrees.
• GCC factories (advantageous).
• Must have 6 years’ experience.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Maintenance Planning & Execution:

• Lead the planning, scheduling and execution of preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance activities to maximise asset availability and minimise production downtime.
• Coordinate shutdowns, major repairs, equipment overhauls and the timely completion of critical maintenance work.

Equipment Reliability & Asset Performance:

• Drive equipment reliability, availability and performance through monitoring, root cause analysis, corrective actions and predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Identify, mitigate and prevent recurring equipment failures and operational risks.

Safety, Health & Compliance:

• Drive compliance with health, safety, environmental and legal requirements across all maintenance activities.
• Promote safe working practices, enforce adherence to site safety standards and maintain statutory inspections and compliance records.

Team Leadership & Capability Development:

• Maintenance Manager Lead, coach and develop maintenance teams by setting clear performance expectations, managing employee performance and succession planning, and fostering a culture of ownership, teamwork, safety and continuous improvement.
• Identify and address technical and leadership development requirements.

Financial & Resource Management:

• Develop and control maintenance operating and capital budgets while optimising labour, contractor, spare parts and repair costs.
• Manage critical spare parts, inventory strategies and capital expenditure planning to support operational reliability and asset sustainability.

Contractor & Supplier Management:

• Manage contractor and supplier performance to ensure adherence to safety, quality, cost and service delivery requirements.
• Evaluate service providers and verify the quality and completion of contracted work.

Maintenance Systems, Continuous Improvement & Operational Support:

• Champion the effective use of maintenance systems and the integrity of maintenance records, technical documentation and asset data.
• Drive continuous improvement, reliability and equipment modernisation initiatives through collaboration with Production, Engineering and other stakeholders to enhance plant performance and maintainability.
• Balance operational requirements with equipment reliability, asset integrity and safe maintenance practices.

Strategic Asset Management:

• Develop and implement long-term maintenance and asset reliability strategies. Assess asset condition and lifecycle requirements, recommending refurbishment, replacement or upgrade solutions to mitigate reliability and obsolescence risks.

Deadline:19th October,2026