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Maintenance Manager Mechanical ERP

Maintenance Manager Mechanical ERP

Sappi Southern Africa
Country:  South Africa
City:  Ngodwana
Location:  Mill Ngodwana
Department:  Engineering
Posting date:  5 Dec 2024
Closing date:  31 Jan 2025

Join our team and make a difference!

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Maintenance Manager - Mechanical to lead our maintenance team and drive operational excellence.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute strategic maintenance plans to optimize equipment reliability and efficiency.
  • Oversee a wide range of mechanical services, including rigging, fabrication, condition monitoring, and project engineering.
  • Manage the development and maintenance of comprehensive maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Lead project planning and execution, ensuring adherence to Sappi's project management standards and change management practices.
  • Direct and coordinate major and minor shutdowns, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
  • Identify and implement reliability improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance.
  • Manage third-party contractors, ensuring quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Foster a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to legal regulations and continuous improvement in health, safety, and environmental performance.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences (4 year degree)
  • Relevant management qualification (e.g., PMP, MBA)
  • 5-8 years of experience in a maintenance leadership role, preferably in the pulp and paper industry
  • Government Certificate of Competence (Factories)
  • Professional Engineering registration (advantageous)

Ready to take the next step?

Apply now and join our team of passionate professionals!

 

*Employee referrals welcome!*

Join our team and make a difference!

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Maintenance Manager - Mechanical to lead our maintenance team and drive operational excellence.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute strategic maintenance plans to optimize equipment reliability and efficiency.
  • Oversee a wide range of mechanical services, including rigging, fabrication, condition monitoring, and project engineering.
  • Manage the development and maintenance of comprehensive maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Lead project planning and execution, ensuring adherence to Sappi's project management standards and change management practices.
  • Direct and coordinate major and minor shutdowns, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
  • Identify and implement reliability improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance.
  • Manage third-party contractors, ensuring quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Foster a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to legal regulations and continuous improvement in health, safety, and environmental performance.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences (4 year degree)
  • Relevant management qualification (e.g., PMP, MBA)
  • 5-8 years of experience in a maintenance leadership role, preferably in the pulp and paper industry
  • Government Certificate of Competence (Factories)
  • Professional Engineering registration (advantageous)

Ready to take the next step?

Apply now and join our team of passionate professionals!

 

*Employee referrals welcome!*

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

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