RCL Foods is currently looking for a Maintenance Lead to join our Groceries & Spreads Business Unit. The role is based in Boksburg and will report to the Engineering Manager.
Purpose of the role:
This position will provide hand on expertise and leadership of the engineering staff, operators and artisans and assistants ensuring the proactive maintenance, repair, and service of equipment within the production plant.
Problem Solving
Where problems have occurred during routine or planned maintenance activities, apply structured problem solving approach to resolve.
Where required calls in additional resources to assist in problems solving or escalate to engineering manager for direction.
Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request.
Take part, as a functional expert, in RCAs on request.
Assist artisans with Lost and Waste and provide on a weekly basis maintenance Lost and Waste to key stakeholders.
Project Management
Gives input to the Plant and Project Engineer on the feasibility of projects by analyzing technology, resources needs and market demands to ensure that project is feasible.
Works with the Project Engineer to ensure that the requirements of internal customers are met and to prepare accurate project specification for implementation of projects.
Effective Teamwork & Self-Management
Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrates effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritizing, and self- development.
Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
Support and drive the business core values.
Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
Champions training and development of self and others through utilizing available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions relating to product costing in collaboration with national training specialists.
Participate and drive in regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.
Maintain a basic appreciation and awareness of employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
Minimum Requirements
Qualified Mechanical Artisan with at least a National Technical Diploma or other relevant diploma (NTS 6).
Four years as an apprentice, plus a minimum of 3-5 additional years’ experience is required
Fmcg – Wet food, Pharmaceutical, Mechanical & Electrical services industry
Duties & Responsibilities
Health & Safety
Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
Ensure the engineering team adheres to the Siqalo safety policies and procedures.
Drive compliance to the legal OSHA requirements within the scope of production plant
Identify unsafe conditions in the production plant and ensure quick and effective resolution.
Ensure un-safe work-practices and behavior within the Production Plant area are identified, documented, and resolved.
Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to
Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
Maintain and implement Food safety standards.
Governance
Ensure that Siqalo ethical standards are adhered to by all personnel in the Utilities org structure and service providers employed by Siqalo.
Report and or escalate any areas of non-compliance appropriately.
Production Plant Reliability
Drive execution of routine preventative and predictive maintenance.
Lead the development of maintenance standard maintenance procedures for Production Plant.
Ensure problem solving tools are used by the team and take part in problem solving sessions.
Lead the development of the reliability plan for Production Plant and ensure maintenance team has the required competencies.
Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used and ensure that these are ordered and available at the work site, in conjunction with the input of the asset care planner.
Uses planned maintenance schedules to co-ordinates daily activities of artisans, machine operators and assistants.
Develops a daily work schedule for all activities to be performed to ensure the smooth operation of the team, minimize downtime and overtime taking food safety imperatives into consideration.
Supervises and assigns maintenance work to contractors daily, ensuring clear allocation of responsibility and accountability.
Control daily job cards, by issuing to employees, receive back completed ones and verify work is done satisfactorily.
Production Plant Optimization
Analyses Production Plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Identify and implement best in class cost saving initiatives within Production Plant.
Evaluate and implement performance improvement suggestion CAPEX projects within Production Plant.
Evaluate and sign off new equipment and all Production Plant modifications
Engineering Team Leadership
Management of the Maintenance team with regards to HR and IR issues.
Management of the day-to-day activities and outputs of all team members across 4 shifts.
Train and mentor Maintenance team to improve performance and improve machine availability.
Utilize skills matrix to assess capability gaps within the team and to develop training plan in conjunction with HR development specialist to address skills gaps.
Be available on callout or to work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of team and effective operation and maintenance of equipment.
Arrange and lead daily meetings with staff and prepare inspection reports.
Manages the maintenance and operations staff in terms to facilitate attainment of KPI’s and monitor performance of individuals in attaining KPI’s and institutes corrective action if necessary.
Drives company culture and morale within the team.
Partners with HR to recruit staff who are technically capable and fit in with company culture to ensure that team has the correct resources to maintain and operate the facility.
Supports and advises maintenance team / contractors and operators on the execution of their tasks.
Plan and manage leave roster and register.
Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks and compliance with legislative, SHEQ and in-house procedures.
Maintain discipline and standards in area of responsibility.
Budgets and Administration
Management of the maintenance spend against budget through daily review of budget vs. actual financial reports.
Provide input to the Engineering Manager to co-create and commit to an appropriate an engineering budget during the annual budgeting process.
Authorizes stores requisitions and provide initial sign off of invoices prior to submission to Engineering Manager.
Work with the Engineering Manager and planner to ensure accurate reporting.
Co-ordinate and sign off on the electricians’ submission of all required documentation to the engineering planner for inclusion in Computerized Maintenance Management System( CMMS)—Shopware. Ensures that engineering staff, keep time cards and other routine records.
Organizes meetings with engineering staff, prepares inspection reports and action the non-conformances.
Ensure that all maintenance Certificate of Compliance issued and action according to the scheduled plan and that action and task lists are recorded by the planner.
Planned Maintenance
Utilizes skill matrix to assess the applicability of assignments based on individual skill sets.
Planning and management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests, in conjunction with the inputs received from the Engineering Planner.
Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used and ensure that these are ordered and available at the work site, in conjunction with the input of the asset care planner.
Plan and manage weekend mechanical maintenance tasks and projects, based on the priority listing from the asset care plan.
Uses planned maintenance schedules to co-ordinates daily activities of artisans, machine operators and assistants.
Ensures the neatness of the workshop.
Develops a daily work schedule for all activities to be performed to ensure the smooth operation of the maintenance team, minimizes downtime and overtime taking food safety imperatives into consideration.
Supervises and assigns maintenance work to contractors on a daily basis, ensuring clear allocation of responsibility and accountability.
Control daily job cards, by issuing to employees, receive back completed ones and verify work is done satisfactorily.
Repairs / Overhauls
Coordinates major overhauls of existing equipment.
Coordinates and inspects major contract work in area of responsibility.
Stock Control
Controls the distribution of equipment and supplies amongst artisans.
Ensure that non stock items are sourced and ordered according to BOP’s and RPM.
Assists as required to verify the correctness of engineering stock levels and advise on correction where needed.
Governance
Ensure that Siqalo Foods ethical standards and the requirements of the RPM are adhered to.
Report and or escalate any areas of non- compliance appropriately.
Information and Data Management
Ensure team members accurately and regularly captures data onto the information
System to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making.
Ad hoc/Other
Oversee filing and safeguarding of records within area of responsibility.
Compile of ad hoc spreadsheets when required.
Processing of documents for Intercompany charge outs
Deadline:8th April,2026
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