Maintenance Manager
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Staff Solutions is a specialized employment and migration consultancy that assists overseas professionals and skilled tradespeople in securing work opportunities across New Zealand. The agency connects domestic employers with vetted international candidates while providing comprehensive settlement assistance, documentation compliance, and educational placement for international students. The organization manages its operations from its headquarters located in Ōhope, New Zealand.
Reference: PE006955-NM-1
Our Client in the Fruit Cold Storage Industry is seeking a well experienced Maintenance Manager to join their team in Gqeberha/ Port Elizabeth Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities:
Our Client in the Fruit Cold Storage Industry is seeking a well experienced Maintenance Manager to join their team in Gqeberha/ Port Elizabeth Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities:
- Take responsibility for the general maintenance and repair of the facility, including cold storage areas, buildings, dispatch bays and surrounding grounds.
- Carry out hands-on maintenance tasks such as welding, metalwork, plumbing, painting, mechanical repairs and general building repairs.
- Maintain cold room doors, insulation panels, seals, drainage and other related infrastructure.
- Perform regular maintenance checks, detect potential problems and carry out preventative maintenance to avoid breakdowns.
- Identify refrigeration and electrical issues and arrange for specialised technicians to attend to repairs when necessary.
- Service and maintain pumps, motors, ventilation fans, industrial doors, gates and workshop machinery.
- Control maintenance expenditure and oversee contractors, tools, spare parts and maintenance stock.
- Attend to emergency repairs quickly to reduce downtime and prevent disruptions to storage and export activities.
- Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment and ensure that all maintenance activities meet the required safety standards and protect fruit quality.
- A minimum of 5 years’ hands-on maintenance experience in an industrial, commercial, agricultural, warehousing or similar setting.
- Practical skills in welding, fabrication, plumbing and general facility maintenance.
- Previous experience in mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis and preventative servicing.
- Working knowledge of cold storage facilities and industrial refrigeration equipment.
- Basic electrical troubleshooting skills, appropriate to the candidate’s qualifications and authorised scope of work.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, identify faults and complete practical repairs.
- Good planning, communication and organisational skills, including the ability to coordinate contractors.
- A relevant trade qualification will be an advantage, as will a valid driver’s licence.
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