Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Location : South Africa

Type : Permanent | Engineering & Facilities Management

Optimise. Lead. Deliver excellence.

This is a senior operations role for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead customised solutions, continuous improvement, and maintenance strategies within a complex environment. If you excel at optimisation, planning, and inspiring teams — this is your chance to drive efficiency and innovation.

About the Role

You’ll support operations at a strategic and daily level — overseeing planning, monitoring, plant optimisation, risk management, compliance, and disaster recovery. You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team, manage contractors, and develop robust maintenance frameworks that meet SLA requirements and deliver measurable value.

What You’ll Do

Plan and monitor operations, maintenance, and long-range capital replacements

Drive continuous plant optimisation and energy management

Manage compliance, disaster recovery, and risk assessments

Develop improvement proposals for services, systems, and processes

Oversee material and spare part management to ensure efficiency

Conduct quality management audits and ensure service transparency

Manage subcontractors, statutory requirements, and site procedures

Lead and mentor teams, identify development needs, and build talent pipelines

Perform root cause analyses and implement performance improvements

What You Bring

BTech or BSc Engineering (Electrical / Mechanical) with sound commercial knowledge

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) highly desirable

Minimum 5 years’ experience with similar systems in a production environment

Proven staff leadership and performance management skills

Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, risk management, and SLA optimisation

High resilience, initiative, and results orientation

Good understanding of ISO 9001, OHSA, and environmental legislation

What Success Looks Like

High-performing plant operations and optimised equipment lifespan

Effective cost reduction and efficiency gains through innovation

Strong, compliant maintenance frameworks aligned to industry standards

A motivated, skilled team delivering continuous improvement