Maintenance Manager

  • Tiger Brands Ltd
  • Belville, North Carolina
  • Full Time

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Managing opportunities identified for Maintenance operations, to secure Tiger brands 'future growth, profitability and competitiveness through the implementation of maintenance operations strategy. Managing the implementation of asset management strategy and manages the assets of the company to ensure appropriate availability, machine efficiencies, reliability, OEE, quality and cost. Optimizing the utilization of resources in the Maintenance operations.6 years experience and degree in Industrial engineering.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Maintenance Scheduling

Do planned maintenance scheduling, update schedules and sign off on completed schedules

Conduct plant inspections, and issue unplanned maintenance schedules

Issue job cards and maintenance schedules.

Approval of all engineering spares, within budget

Ensure quality maintenance is done on maintenance day.

CAPEX budgets

Understand the plant needs and do CAPEX budget planning (5 year plan)

Complete and submit CAPEX motivations as per Tiger requirements

People Management

Promote a high performance culture.

Engage regularly with employees through invocoms, union engagements.

Identify and develop Talent and competency gap closing actions.

Ensure training is undertaken as per PDP's

Ensure workplace discipline and manage ER issues in line with Tiger Brands policies and procedures.

Health, Safety and Environment

Ensure and maintain safe working conditions for employees and equipment based on risk assessments and compliance with OHSAct.

Instill an environmentally conscious mindset within the manufacturing environment (H2O, noise pollution, utilities, landfill)

Audits

Engineering audit

Risk audit

Environmental audit (ISO 14001)

DQS audit

BMR audit

Finance

Understand cost drivers

Develop cost saving strategies

Understand Cost Per Loaf (CPL), difference between budget and actual, and develop plan of action to recover

Manage stock movement procedure, book out spares on job cards only, conduct stock takes.

Accurate and timely reporting (Supply Chain, environmental, scorecard)

Instrument calibrations

Electrical and mechanical operation

Ensure specialised equipment is operating correctly (scaling weights, water and dough temperatures, mixer energy watt hour calibrations)

Ensure adherence to process SOP's

DMS reporting - draw all reports for scorecards

Conduct root cause analysis for all breakdowns

Drive implementation of PM pillar of MECP

Drive LTIFR

SBO's

Near misses

Quality

Equipment setting as per SOP

Process check alignment

Hygiene

Equipment cleaning

Root cause analysis and preventative actions

Self-assessments on all Tiger standards

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree(BSc Eng., B-Tech/Elec/Mech), N6 Dip(mech/Elec),T4 (National Higher Dip Mech/Elec Eng.), S4 (National Dip Mech/Elec Eng.)
  • MDP/MAP/PMD/MBA will be highly advantageous
  • 5 years similar experience in a leadership role within FMCG
  • Must have a GMR 2.1 apppointment

Experience

Computer literate

CMS - experience of computerized maintenance systems

Understanding of practical implementation of OHSAct

Bakery process and equipment experience

Finance - budgeting and CAPEX planning

Continuous improvement

Environmental knowledge

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In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

Job ID: 523285878
Originally Posted on: 6/2/2026

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