Maintenance Specialist - Automotive - Durban

• Supervise the work unit to achieve work unit objectives.
• Determine resources (labour and materials) required and allocate overtime work.
• Analyse and interpret Planned Maintenance Reports (Hours per department, hours per Artisan, etc.)
• Analyse and interpret Breakdown Reports (Manufacturing downtime, top-10, etc.)
• Diagnose plant and equipment problems (fault finding) and identify opportunities to modify, upgrade, improve or replace equipment and spares.
• Maintain register of all electrical hardware on site and backups of all installed software.

• Compile and supervise the Preventive Maintenance Programme according to the maintenance requirements for machines and equipment.
• Maintain and update the Preventive Maintenance tasks lists.
• Maintain and update Critical Spares and Spares Lists.

• Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work.
• Approve Stores Requisition for spares and consumables.

• Supervises the carrying out of breakdown repairs.
• Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully.
• Inform/advise Management of any breakdowns of a serious nature or where any potential equipment failure is imminent.

• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control.
• Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget.

• Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution.
• Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules.

• Manage implementation of Engineering Projects.
• Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise.
• Supervise a project team of a technical project to deliver project objectives.
• Provide assistance in implementing and assuring project work meets quality requirements.

• Implement project administration processes according to requirements.
• Plan, organise and support project meetings and workshops.
• Fulfil procurement activities and supervise procurement administration.
• Provide procurement administration support to a project.
• Conduct project documentation management to support project processes.

• Must be in possession of a school leaving Certificate.
• Must be a trade tested Millwright/Fitter/ Electrician.
• 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 required.

AGC Recruitment