Maintenance Manager – Greenfield Agro-Processing Plant

Vereeniging, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 27 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Manpower SA is recruiting a Maintenance Manager for an established international agro-processing group that is building a new malting plant in Midvaal, Gauteng (CareerJunction 2646630; advertised at R62,500–R67,500 per month; posted 27 October 2026; valid to 25 November 2026). Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a site-based, immediate appointment to establish and lead the maintenance function from commissioning readiness through to stable, continuous 24/7 operation.

The incumbent shapes the team, systems, workshop and spare-parts strategy that will keep the plant reliable long term: taking part in technical reviews, walkdowns and commissioning, setting up the CMMS and preventive maintenance plans, and leading maintenance across grain handling and silos, malting and kilning, electrical distribution, PLCs and automation, CHP cogeneration, gas boilers, industrial refrigeration and dust extraction, including ATEX zones and confined spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare the plant for handover: technical reviews, walkdowns, equipment testing, commissioning and close-out of maintainability, safety and warranty issues

• Set up the CMMS, asset hierarchy, preventive maintenance plans, procedures and work standards

• Establish the maintenance workshop, tools, test equipment, critical spares and consumables

• Develop preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, automation and utility equipment

• Lead fault-finding and root-cause analysis; track availability, reliability, backlog and breakdown KPIs

• Plan shutdowns with Production and Silo teams; manage contractors, OEMs and specialist service providers

• Contribute to maintenance budgets, forecasts and CAPEX planning and monitor spend

• Recruit and develop the maintenance team, including call-out and standby cover

• Enforce Permit-to-Work, LOTO and hot-work procedures; coordinate statutory inspections, calibration, HACCP and audits

• Drive reliable, efficient utilities (boilers, refrigeration, heat recovery, compressed air) and energy/water efficiency

Required Qualifications

• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics, preferably NQF 7 or 8

• GCC Factories certification

• About 5–10 years’ industrial maintenance experience including supervising or managing a technical team

• Manufacturing, process or heavy-industry background with strong mechanical, electrical and automation knowledge

• CMMS, preventive maintenance, fault-finding and RCA experience; strong industrial H&S knowledge

• Advantageous: food, beverage, malting, grain handling, milling or continuous-process experience; plant start-up/commissioning; SAP

Skills & Requirements

Maintenance ManagementCMMSPreventive MaintenanceCommissioningRoot Cause AnalysisPLC & Industrial AutomationElectrical DistributionBoilers & RefrigerationGCC FactoriesPermit to Work / LOTOContractor ManagementCAPEX PlanningHACCP