DO YOU HAVE THE APPITITE TO GROW YOUR MAGIC?

Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.

Founded in Belgium in 1919, From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.

We’ve evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than 9000 employees, 93 innovation centers, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date. It’s with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation. Thank you for making it all possible and let’s continue building the next 100 years of shared success!

Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Based at our Johannesburg HQ, in oder to further strengthen our local operations and ensure the reliability and efficiency of our production facilities, we are currently seeking a:
MANUFACTURING MAINTENANCE MANAGER – ( Johannesburg, South Africa )
Reporting directly to the OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE , the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:

• E nsuring the long-term operational safety and maintainability of our Manufacturing facilities with a mission is to actively and measurably reduce production costs by driving efficiencies in both work processes and capital projects

• Overseeing SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment), Quality, Service, Cost, and People within the maintenance department. Leadership in implementing continuous improvement programs crucial for achieving Operational Excellence.
  

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KEY ACCOUNTABLES

• Oversee the maintenance of plant, buildings, and services to minimise downtime and stay within budget. – Blending, Boiler, Ventilation, Dust extraction, Refrigeration, Watse management – Solid and Liquid, Facility electrical system, Pneumatics

• Lead and develop a proactive maintenance schedule and ensure all service records are completed and up to date.

• Champion Health & Safety across the department, driving continuous improvement.

• Manage daily checks and maintenance of our equipment.

• Carry out electrical and mechanical repairs and ensure your team is equipped to diagnose and resolve faults effectively.

• Diagnose and resolve automation issues, this will require working knowledge of PLC’s , SCADA and HMI systems

• Respond swiftly to operational challenges and support your team in delivering solutions.

• Align the maintenance strategy with production, logistics, and safety requirements.

• Monitor and share KPIs to drive performance and improvements.

• Manage engineering budgets responsibly and collaborate with Finance and Operations teams.

• Lead the factory’s capital expenditure (Capex) programme, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  

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PROFILE

• Trade Qualification as an Artisan or Millwright with proven leadership in Engineering or Maintenance Management within food manufacturing

• A Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a proven track record of Food Industry Experience will be an advantage

• At least 7 years of experience in food manufacturing, including 3 years in a managerial role

• GCC Factories, would be advantageous

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Have strong proficiency in data processing tools like Syspro, Excel and SharePoint

• Be knowledgeable in preventive and predictive maintenance techniques, as well as autonomous maintenance principles

• Have a strong working knowledge of PLC systems

• Thrive under pressure
  

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REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information/results.

• Communicating effectively: actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.

• Driving performances: results-driven, persistent, planning & prioritizing, solving problems

• Training\facilitating effectively: facilitation skills, flexible, strong presentation skills, grounded, openness, persistent.

• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback

• Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.
  

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OFFER

Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.

Interested persons who meet the requirements may apply at

www.chipkinspuratos.co.za

CLOSING DATE: 01 AUGUST 2025

NB: For our internal employees, please use SuccessFactors to put in your application(s) except for Warehouse and Production Floor staff.