Maintenance Manager at Hillcrest Agro-allied Industries Limited

Electrical and mechanical systems at the Mill

• Develop maintenance policies and procedures that guarantee effective and efficient maintenance and repairs of machines, equipment and parts mechanically and electrically.
• Design and implement a preventive and a predictive maintenance scheme for all machines in the mill and quick response approach to electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimize lines downtime.
• Carry out regular inspections of the milling machines and utilities to identify and resolve issues.
• Check electrical and hydraulic systems of buildings to ensure functionality.
• Plan and oversee all repairs, ensure efficient repair schedules and review repair cost estimates.
• Allocate workload and supervise upkeep staff.
• Manage, control and monitor equipment spare-parts and inventory and place orders when necessary.
• Monitor spends and control the budget for maintenance.
• Coordinate work performed by contractors and service providers and manage relationships.
• Keep maintenance records and reports on daily activities.
• Implement health and safety policies and procedures and ensure that they are complied with.
• Continually schedule, train and supervise employees.

Electricity generation, utilities and electrical maintenance

• Ensure that resources and the means are provided for electricity generation with minimal downtime and transmitted to the company facilities.
• Guarantee an efficient distribution and utilization of electricity throughout the facility.
• Design and implement a preventive and predictive maintenance scheme for all critical electrical equipment and machines.

Information Technology

• Set the policies and procedures for all Information Technology (IT) functions.
• Manage a team of IT managers (or external service providers) and manage the company’s IT operations and the implementation of new IT systems and policies.
• Oversee all technology operations (e.g. network security) and evaluate them according to established goals.
• Devise and establish IT policies and systems to support the implementation of strategies set by top management.
• Analyse the business requirements of all departments to determine their technology needs.
•  Participate in the purchase of efficient and cost-effective technological equipment and software.

People

• Train staff in new and existing methods of work and processes, safe use machinery and follow procedures.
• Oversee and coach employees.
• Supervise and evaluate performance of maintenance personnel.
• Track and set goals for performance and growth, morale and ethical standards.
• Propose schedules for maintenance employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.