Description:
Our client, a leader in the automotive manufacturing industry is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to join their team based in Durban.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Grade 12 National Diploma or Degree in engineering with a dual trade in Electro-mechanical Must be a trade tested Millwright/Fitter/ Electrician 7 years’ experience in supervision of a maintenance department Proven track record of discipline Knowledge in instrumentation is advantageous Must have PLC and project management experienceMAIN JOB FUNCTIONS
Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives Determine resources (labour and materials) required and allocate overtime work Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.) Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top-10, etc.) Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares Maintain register of all electrical hardware on site and backups of all installed software Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment Maintain and update the Preventive Maintenance tasks lists Maintain and update Critical Spares and Spares ListsScheduled:
Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumablesBreakdown:
Supervises the carrying out of breakdown repairs Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully Inform/advise Management of any breakdowns of a serious nature or where any potential equipment failure is imminentProject Initiation:
Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budgetProject Planning:
Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedulesProject Management:
Manage implementation of Engineering Projects Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives Provide assistance in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirementsProject Administration:
07 Apr 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za