Purpose of the job:

• As the Maintenance Foreman you will be responsible for managing all installations, repairs and upkeep of operations and facilities.
• Machinery, planning repair activities, and developing maintenance procedures.
• Leading a team of 6 employees including Millwrights and Assistants.

Minimum requirements:

• Min 5 years’ experience in a managerial position (Technical environment).
• Min 5 years’ experience in a FMCG will be advantageous.
• Milling experience highly advantageous
• GMR 2.7 experience / Advance OHSACT Certification (Proven track record).
• FSSC 22000 Food Safety experience (Proven track record).
• Health and Safety experience (Proven track record).
• Experience in a planned preventative maintenance program (C-Works, Pragma or SAP).
• HR / IR process experience (Proven track record).
• Railway safety regulator experience (Proven track record).
• Experience on blowers, boilers and compressors (Proven track record).

Qualifications required:

• N3 technical qualification and Trade Tested Millwright

Main objectives of the position:

• GMR 2.7 compliance and Audits.
• Asset Management / planned preventative maintenance.
• Technical Support / Troubleshooting.
• Automated packing systems and Packing machinery (Fawema’s).
• PLC’s.
• Plant and systems upgrade.
• Assist with projects and Cost Control / Budget management.
• Health & Safety and Food Safety.
• Staff resource management and Performance management.
• Ensure sufficient maintenance stock in accordance with maintenance department requirements and standards.
• Co-ordinates, assigns, directs, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly schedules.
• Establishes job priorities and time frames for Maintenance staff.
• Responsible for the installation of repair of Electrical and Mechanical equipment.
• Monitors completion of job assignments through frequent observation and inspections to ensure compliance with standards and instruction and revises instructions and time frames as necessary.
• Responsible for training employees on equipment, task procedure, work standards and proper safety procedures.
• Schedules maintenance activities within the relevant system, including work performed by contractors.
• Develops specifications and makes recommendations on capital equipment purchases.
• Maintains appropriate documentation of maintenance schedules, equipment installations, structural repair and work orders and other operating reports 
• Ensure effective INVOCOM implementation.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Required to work long and unusual working hours (night shift, after hours, weekends and public holidays).
• Stocktake – 1st of every month.

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