Technical Service Manager (Boksburg, JHB)

at  Newrest

• Drive the deployment of the internal system to ensure. Planning and Scheduling of preventative maintenance schedules.
  >Record keeping for any reactive and preventative work.
  >Planning and scheduling of day-to-day repair work.
  >Ensure Asset Register of all Equipment.

Ensure Accurate Depreciation of all Assets and other Equipment.

• Planning and delivering scheduled maintenance work and responding to breakdowns.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice vision, strategy, policies and processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Managing the technical staff, composed of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled technicians.
• Creating a high performing team by assessing and proposing development plan.
• Provide technical support and systems walk downs to ensure the proper installation, operations and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• Responsible for the manning and the equipping of the mechanical, electrical, welding, carpentry, air conditioning, Hvac processes including monitoring the standard of work and allocation of resources .
• Managing budgets and maintaining statistical and financial records.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Creating maintenance procedures.
• Managing stocks of supplies and equipment and its forecast.
• Communication, liaison & planning with subcontractors.
• Shift and ’on-call’ work may be required (24-hour operation).
• Ensures project management teams and contractors successfully execute on all project/preventative maintenance aspects including scope and budget.
• Develop clear accountability for maintenance material spend combined with a strategy to manage expenditure.
• Manages project resources accordingly within a budget(s).
• Negotiates contracts with new vendors and suppliers.
• Implements proactive risk management plans and assists in developing long-term contingency plans.
• Provide incident report and technical faults root cause.
• Provides technical expertise in emergency situations and develops and implements business continuity/ disaster recovery plans.
• Conduct periodical staff meetings that incorporate the use of safety and technical training sessions, presenting material in a manner that fosters understanding and willingness to learn by the participants.
• Foster and encourage teamwork among team members and associates.
• Effectively coordinate the activities of others in order to meet goals and objectives.
• Effectively schedule the work of others to complete operations, programs, or activities.
• Report any defective materials in a timely manner in order to avoid any disruption in the delivery of services.
• Conduct inspections of all areas ensuring upkeep of good hygiene standards.
• Perform work in conformance with plans, specifications, schedules and cost control estimates
• Develops coaching, training and development plans for project/ work team within own technical/ project portfolio.
• Resolves project/ technical issues and management issues of substantive complexity/ risk/ impact.
• Manage and control the assets history.

• Drive the deployment of system at site and its day-to-day management afterward.Lead the implementation of a CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) system with the support of the Group HQ. Maintain on the day to day the system to stay live and compliant. Support the establishment of the yearly capex plan with regards to the renovation, maintenance and extension projects. Ensure three legitimate quotes are received for all outsourced work to be done

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering,
• Certification Project and operations
• Wireman’s Licence will be an advantage
• Trade Test Electrical will be an advantage

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years related experience is required.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• knowledge of industry standards, compliance requirements, best practice, cost management and performance analysis, Computerized Maintenance management system.
• Safety Knowledge Position related knowledge including health & safety, building codes, quality inspections, hazard & risk assessments.
• Ability to define, apply and measure risk mitigating actions.
• Computer Systems Knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of ability to use CMMS and/or CAFM systems, business communication systems, business programs for word processing, spreadsheet development, and presentation development, function-specific systems such as project management tools.
• Project Management Knowledge.
• Operation Contracts Knowledge Understanding of contract negotiation/management techniques, subcontractors’ relationship management, excellent communication skills.

Please refer the Job description for details