An exciting career opportunity exists in Wellington for a plant maintenance manager within an engineering manufacturing environment. If you have the following competencies and experience, we look forward to receiving your application

Competency:

• Ability to analyse and interpret problems on different types of highly complicated machinery, equipment and processes
• Ability to make quick decisions and sound judgments with general company policies with little technical guidance 
• Ability to motivate and maintain a healthy working environment within own department   

Duties include the following, but not limited to:

• Provide strategic and operational inputs for an effective and efficient asset management of the site in line with best maintenance practices
• Ensure effective and efficient preventative and corrective maintenance of equipment and facilities 
• Lead technical investigations into problem areas of asset management using problem solving techniques
• Prepare and manage the maintenance budget and assist with capital expenditure projects of the engineering group
• Compile and ensure implementation of EE Plan for maintenance disciplines
• Ensuring that the business plan is executed accordingly within the approved budget
• Ensuring that OSHACT ISO regulations are always up to date
• Responsible for employee development, training, performance management as well as succession planning in the department
• Ensuring that Asset Register is available and accurate all the time
• To manage the Boiler operations (daily steam generation requirements) as well as Boiler statutory maintenance

Requirements:

• Minimum BSC/Btech in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Government Certificate Competency (GCC Factories) as pre-requisite, registration as Pr Eng preferred
• At least 10 years of experience in Mechanical and Electrical maintenance in a Process Plant environment. Knowledge of hazardous chemicals, in particular explosives, is preferred
• Proven knowledge and experience in steam generation (Boilers Management), refrigeration plants (Freon and Ammonia) and air compressors
• At least five years’ experience in Project management
• At least eight years of experience in Manufacturing, preferably in Process Plant with hazardous chemicals
• Occupational safety, health and environmental awareness
• Performance and strategic management skills
• Financial management skills will be an added advantage  

Vacancy Reference no.:  CPT002246     
Closing date: 18 February 2019  

If you don’t hear from us within three weeks of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted on 15 Feb 10:59