Maintenance Foreman - Centurion, South Africa - RCL FOODS Careers

RCL FOODS Careers

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Centurion, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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At RCL FOODS we see & do things differently, we think bigger, work smarter, and work collectively as a team to achieve our ambition to provide more food to more people, more often

RCL FOODS is searching for a
Maintenance Foreman to join our Engineering team at our
Speciality Business Unit based in
Centurion.

The role will be reporting to the
Engineering Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Operational Engineering Management
Drive the daily/weekly maintenance planning process for the plant - prioritizing, scheduling and allocation of tasks to the different disciplines of the engineering
department, with the assistance of the planner.

Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment and plant to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.

Maintain the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.
Ensure that the required focus is given to all audit requirements and findings.
Management of the day to day activities and outputs of each discipline of the engineering department.
Maintain discipline and standards in the area of responsibility.

Maintenance
Drive sustainable maintenance practices throughout the plant.
Manage maintenance team and ensure that planned maintenance programmes are implemented to enable optimal asset utilization.
Ensure that maintenance practices and procurement processes are aligned to business standards Management of all planned maintenance, preventative schedules,
work requests and breakdowns, with support from a planner and Shift Fitters.
Ensure that all are working according to safety regulations and ensure the enforcement of food safety requirements.

Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of the team and effective maintenance of equipment.

Ensure that the Planner develops a work schedule for all activities to be performed.
Organizes meetings with engineering staff and prepares inspection reports.
Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks.
Determines material, equipment, and supplies to be used.
Plan and manage weekend maintenance tasks and projects against budget.
Coordinates daily activities of engineering personnel.
Ensures the neatness of the buildings and premises.
Coordinates and manage, inspects, repairs and maintains all plant and equipment and grounds. Plan and manage leave roster of engineering staff.

Repairs and Renovations
Coordinates renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities.
Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems.

Ensures that the building has adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation and that it is properly cleaned, maintained and in good working condition.

Provide Leadership
Leads a team of artisans towards meeting the plant engineering strategy and targets - through regular communication and utilization of a full organizational talent
management toolset.

Deliver on agreed succession plans and develop the generation of leaders and specialists, overseeing engineering development programmes and on the job training.

Manage employee relations and team climate to ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.

Drives Employment Equity within the plant engineering team to ensure that diversity is achieved at all levels and that statutory targets and requirements are met.

Champions training and development of the team utilizing available training opportunities, apprenticeships and on the job training.
Contribute to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with regional training specialists.
Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates and ensure that the process is cascaded throughout the engineering team.
Develops and manages high-performance multi-disciplinary teams in order to solve problems within engineering proactively.
Conducts daily operational meetings and ensures that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered
upon.
Maintain the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.
Management of the artisan and labour force with regards to HR
and IR issues.
Train and mentor, his team to improve performance and reduce downtime.

Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ)

Guides the engineering team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved, and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance.

Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.

Suggest amendments to policies and practices within the operational area of responsibility with the processing engineering manager to ensure that these are kept up to date and a