Maintenance Manager

Unique Personnel boasts over 50 years (established in 1970) of personnel and staffing experience, so it's not surprising that even though our main focus has been providing on South African Staffing Solutions, we now recruit internationally for over 5000 clients Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

To lead the maintenance function, ensuring maximum uptime and reliability of production equipment, with a strong focus on flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain flow wrappers, sealing jaws, conveyors, printers, and date-coding equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults and minimise production downtime.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programmes.
• Manage and supervise a team of artisans, including shift planning and task allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and production efficiency.
• Manage maintenance projects and ensure strict adherence to project deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with food manufacturing safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
• Maintain maintenance records, spare parts control, and breakdown reports.
• Provide support during critical breakdowns and production requirements

Desired Experience & Qualification

Qualifications:

Completed Matric / Grade 12.

Completed Certificate / Diploma Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering (N4 – N6) or similar.

Trade-tested Artisan (Mechanical Fitter, Electrician, or Millwright) 

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG.
• Proven hands-on experience with flow wrappers, packaging machinery, printers, and date-coding systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair capabilities.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance programmes and managing maintenance teams.
• Proven experience in shift management, continuous improvement, and project execution.
• Able and willing to work overtime, extended hours, weekends and on public holidays as and when required operationally

Personal Attributes:

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Hands-on, proactive, and results driven.
• Able to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Willing to work overtime when required.