Team Leader: Maintenance

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To lead a team of Artisans for the effective and efficient maintenance of all equipment and systems in area of responsibility to ensure that production targets are achieved, at maximum availability and optimum cost, including adherence to job safety and good housekeeping standards.

Key Performance Areas:

Maintain various equipment together with a team of Artisans to execute the preventative maintenance strategy.

Coordinate a team to inspect, repair equipment, and compile and implement contingency plan to achieve maintenance / repair objectives.

Carry out equipment /system inspections, execute planned shut programs, in order to optimize maintenance costs and engineering down time.

Review maintenance performance reports and equipment repair history and recommend and implement corrective action.

Order or initiate required parts and components as needed.

Analise weekly performance plan to ensure that production targets are achieved.

Recommend and implement improvements to work practices, methods and procedures in area of responsibility.

Check that adequate knowledge is transferred from the vendors for effective future maintenance.

Control and coordinate the rotable spares process between the various EUDs and SCM.

Follow up on outstanding / overdue work orders.

Perform downtime and failure analysis and implement corrective actions and ensure continuous improvements.

Compile report for management to indicate section performance monthly.

Isolate faults identified in areas of responsibility to ensure prompt rectification of fault for minimum breakdown delays.

Ensure technical availability in area of responsibility to achieve optimal efficiencies of equipment and systems.

Calibrate equipment to comply with agreed standards, Company or manufacturer’s standards.

Provide input into the sectional budget for approval and monitor expenditure on monthly basis.