Minimum Job Requirements: Degree: Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) Section 13 Trade Tested: Millwright Experience: 5 plus years in an automotive environment Advantage: Government Certificate of Competency The Job: Process: Maintenance Management Develop the Maintenance strategy and ensure implementation. Provide leadership and manage the Maintenance function and teams. Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance reports. Analyse and interpret Breakdown reports. Diagnose Plant and equipment problems (fault-finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares. Upkeep of general facilities and utilities. Maintenance Planning: Compile and manage the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the Maintenance requirements for machines and equipment. Maintenance Process (Scheduled): Approve Stores requisition for spares and consumables. Maintenance Workshop: Ensure the effective management of the maintenance and fabrication workshop. Support R&D with product realisation by fabrication of prototypes and jigs for the use in Manufacturing. Engineering Projects: Project Initiation: Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control. Project Planning: Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution. Continuous Improvement: Keep up to date with latest developments/technologies in Maintenance. Benchmark Maintenance practices against Best Practices. Develop and implement continuous improvement interventions. Reporting: Analyse Maintenance reports and identify opportunities for improvements. SHEQ - SHE: Facilitate the management of a Safety, Health and Environmental Management Programme in the workplace. Ensure compliance to SHE legislation and other requirements (Standards, Best Practices etc.). Operate according to standard operating procedures and within parameters of applicable legislation. Quality Management System: Manage and implement the Maintenance Quality Assurance systems. Improve employees' awareness within the department of quality targets and objectives. Ensure conformance to the ISO Quality System and ISO 14001 standard. Policies and Procedures: Initiate, approve, develop, and update Maintenance Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc. Other: Financial Management: Provide input into the budget process. Monitor performance against budget. Initiate requests for ***/disposal/transfers. Participate in the audit process. Staff Management: Participate in the implementation and utilisation of equity related processes. Compile and update performance contracts and individual development plans. Conduct performance reviews and manage sub-standard performance. Competencies: MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook). Familiar with Maintenance Management system. Product and process knowledge Operational problem-solving and decision-making. Project management Quality leadership and orientation Safety awareness and leadership. Strategic planning, organising, and controlling. Systems thinking. #J-18808-Ljbffr