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

Location: Alberton, ZA

Posted Date: 7/12/2025