Permanent - Maintenance Manager - Johannesburg - South Africa

Purpose of Position:

To lead the maintenance function, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability of production equipment, with a strong focus on flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain flow wrappers, sealing jaws, conveyors, printers, and date-coding equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and minimise production downtime.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programmes.
• Manage and supervise a team of artisans, including shift planning and task allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Manage maintenance projects and ensure strict adherence to project deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with food manufacturing safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
• Maintain maintenance records, spare parts control, and breakdown reports.
• Provide support during critical breakdowns and production requirements

Qualifications:

Completed Matric / Grade 12.

Completed Certificate / Diploma Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering (N4 – N6) or similar.

Trade-tested Artisan (Mechanical Fitter, Electrician, or Millwright) 

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG.
• Proven hands-on experience with flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair capabilities.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing maintenance teams.
• Proven experience in shift management, continuous improvement, and project execution.
• Able and willing to work overtime, extended hours, weekends and on public holidays as and when required operationally

Personal Attributes:

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Hands-on, proactive, and results driven.
• Able to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Willing to work overtime when required.