Maintenance Specialist (Automotive)

Overview

Maintenance Specialist required for an automotive company based in Durban

Requirements

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

Maintenance Management

• Supervise the maintenance team to achieve departmental objectives
• Allocate labour, materials, and overtime effectively
• Analyse planned maintenance and breakdown reports to minimise downtime
• Diagnose plant and equipment faults and recommend improvements, upgrades, or replacements
• Maintain registers for electrical hardware and software backups

Maintenance Planning & Execution

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Preventive Maintenance Programme
• Update maintenance task lists, critical spares, and spares registers
• Plan and approve scheduled maintenance, repairs, and spares requisitions
• Supervise breakdown repairs and escalate unresolved or critical issues to management

Engineering Projects

• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition, budgeting, and cost control
• Plan, schedule, and manage engineering project activities
• Supervise technical project teams to deliver objectives on time and within budget
• Manage project risks, quality standards, and implementation outcomes
• Oversee project administration, procurement, documentation, and reporting

Continuous Improvement & Reporting

• Analyse maintenance reports and identify improvement opportunities
• Stay updated with maintenance technologies and best practices
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives

People Management

• Lead, coach, and supervise maintenance personnel
• Plan workforce allocation and support recruitment and selection
• Conduct performance assessments, coaching, and discipline management
• Resolve grievances and maintain a productive, compliant work environment

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.

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