Engineering Manager

apartmentEdge Executives placeAlberton calendar_month 

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
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