Description:
Maintenance Specialist required for an automotive company based in Durban
Requirements:
Must be in possession of a school leaving Certificate Must be a trade tested Millwright/Fitter/ Electrician essential Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role preferable automotive industry Must have supervisory experience Must have PLC and project management experience Must be willing to work excess hours when requiredMaintenance Management
Supervise the maintenance team to achieve departmental objectives
Allocate labour, materials, and overtime effectively
Analyse planned maintenance and breakdown reports to minimise downtime
Diagnose plant and equipment faults and recommend improvements, upgrades, or replacements
Maintain registers for electrical hardware and software backups
Maintenance Planning & Execution
Develop, implement, and maintain the Preventive Maintenance Programme
Update maintenance task lists, critical spares, and spares registers
Plan and approve scheduled maintenance, repairs, and spares requisitions
Supervise breakdown repairs and escalate unresolved or critical issues to management
Engineering Projects
Contribute to project initiation, scope definition, budgeting, and cost control
Plan, schedule, and manage engineering project activities
Supervise technical project teams to deliver objectives on time and within budget
Manage project risks, quality standards, and implementation outcomes
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