Maintenance Manager

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Day to day efficient planning and management of all plant maintenance activities through a team of site-based staff according to good utility practice, dispatch instructions, the company rules and procedures, OEM guidelines, legal, environmental, contractual and other requirements. Lead a team of maintenance engineers and technicians.

Exercise complete administrative control of the maintenance team.

Set individual and departmental objectives; oversee planning process for daily activities and coordinate with operations department; develop short and long-term maintenance strategy for the plant; develop and implement preventative and corrective maintenance program; drive use of Maximo asset management system for preventative and corrective maintenance program; ensure the maintenance department staff is selected, mobilized and maintained as required; liaise with and provide support to local site-based LTMC resident engineer(s) for day-to-day activities.

Follow up on the activities of long-term maintenance contracts; promote safety culture, ensuring that all activities are carried out safely with proper hazard analysis and risk mitigation procedures in place; ensure that the plant meets safety, availability, reliability, efficiency, generation and budget targets; ensure reporting as per contractual and business requirements; responsible for the maintenance QA/QC and local root cause analysis program; comply and input to the safe systems of work through a computerized management program; establish, implement and monitor the adherence to maintenance procedures and routines; develop, achieve and report maintenance KPI's and objectives; efficient management of resources, supplies and consumables while controlling the risks to the business; key role in management of the plant maintenance contracts; prepare, control, analyze and report on the yearly and long-term budget and business plan for the maintenance department.

Ensure reporting to all stakeholders as required; coordinate maintenance activities with Administration, Operation, Finance, and SHEQ; establish and facilitate training programs for maintenance team development and competence within the maintenance department; ensure skills transfer and the development of capable staff within the maintenance department; execute scheduled outages through effective resource allocation; organize performance evaluation and succession planning for key staff in the maintenance department; adhere and participate in establishing, implementing and executing Quality, Health, Safety and Environment policies and standards; maintain high standards of management, ethics and leadership; continuously improve systems and procedures; ensure compliance to change management procedures; suggest plant upgrade and modification proposals; produce, evaluate, analyze and transmit to relevant functions pertinent reports, relating to cost, progress on maintenance activities on the plant.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Essential Qualifications: Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) preferable, or must be willing to obtain once in the role; demonstrated competence at engineering level supported by relevant education and training.

Experience: At least 10 years experience in the maintenance of a large power plant; knowledge and experience of Gas Turbine maintenance schedule, v94.2 units preferred; leading and managing people; use of safe systems of work; use of computerized management systems; engineering concepts and principles; interaction with Purchasing, Finance and Accounting, Maintenance, Administration; budget control and reporting.

Skills:

1. Behavioral: Ability to transfer skills and mentor staff; drive to achieve results through himself and others; ability to build and work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary staff; ability to work together with other departments to achieve the best results for the company; take ownership; maintain high ethics standards; motivation and leadership of team and individual team members; respect for others as well as cultural diversity; seek, organize and exchange information for decision making and problem solving; ability to create a climate of open communication on personal and professional issues; ability to work autonomously, prioritizing tasks and activities in line with business objectives; quality and environmental awareness and managing according to quality standards and procedures; innovation, vision, creativity, taking initiative, problem solving and decision making; a proactive approach to planning and decision making; ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.

Language: English Language: excellent communication skills both written and verbal; any other African language is an advantage.

IT: Computer literate: must have a high degree of skill in Business Computing Applications such as Databases, Word Processors, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Enterprise Resource Planning applications (Maximo/SAP or equivalent).

Business Unit: GBU Flexible Gen & Retail

Division: Thermal AMEA - South Africa

Legal Entity: Peakers Operations (Proprietary) Limited

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Type: Full-Time

Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience)