Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Quantum Foods has a career opportunity at one of its Layer Farms in Gauteng for a Maintenance Manager to join their dynamic team. The position reports directly to the Manager Farming Operations II and will also be responsible for maintenance procedures on a Layer farm. The position will be based in Randfontein, Gauteng (Nulaid, Boshoek Laying).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement reactive and preventative maintenance and optimize plant, vehicle, and equipment.
• Manage internal maintenance projects and control maintenance cost, equipment, and spares inventory.
• Ensure the workshop, personnel, and contractors are managed efficiently.
• Coordinate and oversee all work done by contractors.
• Ensure occupational health and safety.
• Dismantle, move, assemble, install & align equipment and machinery.
• Attend to civil and domestic house repairs.
• Construct foundations for machines.
• Follow and implement health and safety policies and procedures.
• Set programmable logical circuits (PLC’s).
• Test, calibrate and document instruments such as flowmeters and scales.
• Faultfinding and correction of process control equipment.
• Train and mentor apprentices and assistants.
• Fulfil internal and external audits on site.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Relevant Technical Trade.
• Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience.
• Experience in Poultry Farming Operations would be advantageous.
• Prepared to work standby, callouts, and overtime.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Computer Literate.
• Reside within 30km radius from work.
• Have own reliable transport.

At Quantum Foods we are committed to Employment Equity and offer a competitive salary package and benefits. Closing Date: 15 April 2024 Please note that candidates who do not receive a response from us within 14 days after the closing date should accept that they were not successful. #J-18808-Ljbffr