Maintenance Supervisor Mechanical & Facilities

The primary responsibilities is to carry out routine and preventative maintenance of all allocated plant and equipment machinery and facilities as well as to deploy the maintenance team operationally in the plant to repair breakdowns improve equipment reliability and optimize maintenance quality. Furthermore this role will play a crucial part in ensuring the plant operates efficiently minimizes downtime and effectively allocate resources so that it will contribute to the profitability of the company. Maximize plant performance at reduced costs on a 24/7-hour operation and satisfy the identified needs of the production plants.

Required Skills:

Artisan Performance

• Effectively deploy artisans to expedite the repair of plant breakdowns.
• Conduct thorough quality assessments on equipment repairs and ensure timely closure of job cards.
• Cultivate motivate and lead teams to achieve optimal performance and productivity.
• Ensuring effective housekeeping

Maintnence

• Maintain plant equipment
• Perform plant maintenance during the shutdown period
• Understand and interpret new drawings and manuals
• Install new machines and equipment as and when instructed
• Responding to emergency machine breakdowns throughout the plant
• Do regular inspections of plant equipment
• Give feedback to Maintenance Engineer on breakdown root cause analyses
• Attend to all relevant breakdowns during standby period
• Complete DMS Work orders and Work order book to keep a record of work completed
• Apply for parts by making use of the requisition procedure

Root Cause Analysis

• Investigate breakdowns and equipment failures to identify root causes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective solutions to prevent recurrence.

Maintenance Optimization

• Work closely with maintenance teams to develop implement and refine maintenance strategies that align with industry best practices to minimize downtime.
• Monitor and analyze maintenance processes to identify areas for improvement.

Predictive Maintenance

• Assist the Reliability Supervisor in implementing predictive maintenance techniques including vibration analysis thermography and oil analysis to proactively identify potential issues and mitigate risks.

Quality

• Implement and enforce housekeeping practices to uphold a high standard of work quality.
• Lead daily discussions on performance and safety to analyze equipment performance identify trends and enhance plant reliability.

Spare Parts Management

• Collaborate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure the availability of critical spare parts thereby minimizing equipment downtime.
• Maintain accurate records of spare parts usage and inventory levels.

Employee management and development (People-KPI)

• Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and policies across the team.
• Define clear job profiles for all team members and regularly review goals to assess achievement of results.
• Provide ongoing support coaching and mentoring to ensure objectives are met.
• Develop individual development plans for each employee to support their career growth.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet operational demands.
• Communicate team events and activities effectively to ensure everyone is informed.
• Ensure adequate succession planning to meet ongoing and anticipated business needs.

Health and Safety

• Participate in safety forums and attend relevant training/programmes
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Comply with safety policies and procedures
• Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times