Technical Manager
SALARY AND BENEFITS: R650 000 – R850 000 CTC p/a
LOCATION: JHB, Gauteng
DESCRIPTION / SYNOPSIS:
Well established packaging manufacturer requires an experienced Maintenance Manager to join their expanding team. The successful candidate requires relevant experience within a plastics manufacturing plant and will attend to all electrical and mechanical breakdowns and put preventative measures in place.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Trade tested as a qualified Millwright with red seal and 10 years post qualifications experience
- Must have extensive experience in fault finding on electrical circuits, PLC’s, HMI’s, Electronics, drives, pneumatics and Hydraulics
- Management experience of a maintenance team
- Knowledge and experience of plastics machinery will be advantageous
- Ability to work independently and under pressure with a sense of urgency
- Prepared to work overtime when require and take calls during the night (24/7 operation)
- Manage Time keeping and job card system
- Must be computer literate – Will require to operate DMS software
- Physically fit and able to do physical work
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Attend to electrical and mechanical breakdowns
- Service and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment
- Preventative maintenance of electrical and mechanical equipment
- Insure that all machinery and services are 100 percent efficient
- Carry out check lists on machinery
- Conduct safety inspections according to statutory requirements
- Maintain and upgrade equipment for improved performance and targets with reduction to maintenance costs and down time
- Be familiar with Planned Maintenance Systems (DMS)
- Able to do a budget and maintain budget and load requisitions (ERP system used is Syspro)
- Manage maintenance warehouse / Critical stock levels
- Sign off work requisitions, write reports and general administration as required
Managing:
- Manage 4 shift (2 per shift- One senior and one junior technician)
- Day shift – 3 senior technicians and 2 helpers
- 27 thermoforming machines
- 6 extruders
- 4 injection moulding machines
- 2 cup printing machines
- 1 Slitting machines
- 4 Grinders
- Pelletizer and other smaller machines
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Should you meet the above minimum requirements, please submit your CV and a copy of your ID and Qualifications to tarryn [at]kingsleyirons.co.za. Please quote the TITLE of this vacancy in the subject line of your email as reference. Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. However, we will keep your details on record for suitable future roles. Thank you.