Description:
My client in Bellville, Cape Town is looking for an experience and hands-on Maintenance Manager to oversee the maintenance and upkeep of a busy meat production facility and multiple retail butcher stores.- The successful candidate will manage all installations, repairs, preventive maintenance schedules, technician teams, and ensure optimal performance of machinery, equipment, and infrastructure. This is not a clipboard-and-watch kind of job - you need to be in the trenches with the team, solving problems, planning ahead, and keeping the chaos under control with solid leadership and grit.
- Develop and implement efficient maintenance procedures
- Manage daily inspections and checklists to identify and resolve issues timeously
- Coordinate technicians and allocate workload for optimal output
- Oversee installations, repairs, and after-hour breakdown responses
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and all related documentation
- Monitor and manage spare parts inventory and place orders as required
- Strategically plan repairs to control costs within budget
- Keep accurate maintenance logs and job card records
- Ensure health and safety, as well as food safety protocols, are enforced
- Maintain effective communication between departments, stores, and service providers
- Cultivate productive working relationships with internal teams and contractors
- Lead with calm and authority in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Matric (NQF Level 4) or equivalent
- Red Seal Millwright/Electrician
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in a maintenance management role
- Proven experience in managing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general factory maintenance
- Experience working with meat processing equipment is highly advantageous
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- High level of computer literacy
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and report on activity effectively
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
- Physically fit and able to work in a demanding production environment
- Available for after-hour breakdowns and emergencies
- Doing callouts when required
Send your updated CV, Proof of Matric & Tertiary Qualifications/Red Seals , contactable references , and a recent head & shoulders photo
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Requirements:
- The successful candidate will manage all installations, repairs, preventive maintenance schedules, technician teams, and ensure optimal performance of machinery, equipment, and infrastructure. This is not a clipboard-and-watch kind of job - you need to be in the trenches with the team, solving problems, planning ahead, and keeping the chaos under control with solid leadership and grit.
- Develop and implement efficient maintenance procedures
- Manage daily inspections and checklists to identify and resolve issues timeously
- Coordinate technicians and allocate workload for optimal output
- Oversee installations, repairs, and after-hour breakdown responses
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and all related documentation
- Monitor and manage spare parts inventory and place orders as required
- Strategically plan repairs to control costs within budget
- Keep accurate maintenance logs and job card records
- Ensure health and safety, as well as food safety protocols, are enforced
- Maintain effective communication between departments, stores, and service providers
- Cultivate productive working relationships with internal teams and contractors
- Lead with calm and authority in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Matric (NQF Level 4) or equivalent
- Red Seal Millwright/Electrician
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in a maintenance management role
- Proven experience in managing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general factory maintenance
- Experience working with meat processing equipment is highly advantageous
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- High level of computer literacy
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and report on activity effectively
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
- Physically fit and able to work in a demanding production environment
- Available for after-hour breakdowns and emergencies
- Doing callouts when required
Send your updated CV, Proof of Matric & Tertiary Qualifications/Red Seals , contactable references , and a recent head & shoulders photo
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
- Develop and implement efficient maintenance procedures
- Manage daily inspections and checklists to identify and resolve issues timeously
- Coordinate technicians and allocate workload for optimal output
- Oversee installations, repairs, and after-hour breakdown responses
- Maintain preventive maintenance schedules and all related documentation
- Monitor and manage spare parts inventory and place orders as required
- Strategically plan repairs to control costs within budget
- Keep accurate maintenance logs and job card records
- Ensure health and safety, as well as food safety protocols, are enforced
- Maintain effective communication between departments, stores, and service providers
- Cultivate productive working relationships with internal teams and contractors
- Lead with calm and authority in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Matric (NQF Level 4) or equivalent
- Red Seal Millwright/Electrician
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in a maintenance management role
- Proven experience in managing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general factory maintenance
- Experience working with meat processing equipment is highly advantageous
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- High level of computer literacy
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and report on activity effectively
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
- Physically fit and able to work in a demanding production environment
- Available for after-hour breakdowns and emergencies
- Doing callouts when required
21 Jul 2025;
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