Maintenance Supervisor Electrical
Samancor
North West
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Job description
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY
- Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
- Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
- Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
PEOPLE
Supervise the Team:
- Ensure an enabling climate/culture
- Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover
- Labour complement in line with budget
- Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
- Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Conduct recruitment interviews
CUSTOMERS
- Ensure Customer Satisfaction
- Mobilise resources to attend to plant stoppages as quickly and safely as possible
- Provide constant feedback to the plant production personnel w.r.t. the progress of any maintenance work on the plant
- Align the maintenance effort with plant production priorities
BUSINESS PROCESSES
Unplanned Interventions:
- Prioritise breakdowns and authorize work
- Arrange resources
- Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
- Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
- Verify complete administration of unplanned work
Maintenance Support:
- Review task lists
- Provide resource & equipment information for plan review
Solve problems and implement solutions:
- Initiate root cause failure analysis
- Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
- Record issues surrounding problems
- Assure sustainability of solutions
Schedule Preparation:
- Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
- Review Bill of Quantities
- Prioritise Jobs / Forward Workload
- Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning)
Work execution:
- Reallocate resources and postpone jobs if necessary
- Manage materials if work order is postponed
- Ensure quality of work completed
- Check confirmations
- Support the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning) to technically complete works orders on a routine basis
- SAP PM and SAP HR System work
- Perform standby duties
- Work overtime as and when required
Work Analysis:
- Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance work management principles (percent planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns, number of proactive requests) to obtain maximum plant availability at minimum maintenance cost per unit produced
Contractor Management:
- Optimise manning plan through the use internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
- Create SES for contractor work
- Manage contractor activities on site
- Physically accept and document acceptance of work
- Verify quantities involved in contractor work
- Record contractor non-conformance
- Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma (Complete SAS); (Complete SES)
Rotables Management:
- Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
- Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag on the return item to rotable store
- TECO original PM01 order and complete notification
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
- Monitor and control section costs
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
- Safety Awareness
- Initiative
- Managing Work
- Results Orientation
- Customer Focus
- Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Work Standards
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Contributing to Team Success
- Business Understanding
Minimum qualifications:
- Degree or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Trade Certificate
- Grade 12/N3
- 4 year’s relevant experience, preferably 1 years’ supervisory experience
Closing date: 16 August 2026
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