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Location: Cape Town
Job Title: Facility Manager (85639)
Time Type: Full Time

 

Main Purpose of the Role 

  • Ensuring minimum downtime at DSV Park Solar City operations and ensuring all preventative & corrective maintenance activities are completed according to plan & budget.
  • Manage and take overall responsibility for all maintenance, breakdowns, maintenance personnel and infrastructure for respective area & equipment. Provide a safe and healthy environment for all to work.

 
Job-Related Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience doing Facility Management, maintenance and preventative maintenance.
  • Engineering Degree from recognised institution (BEng / BScEng / BEng Tech equivalent / NQF6 Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Refrigeration, HVAC, Automation, Facilities Management)
  • Sound knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, BMS, HVAC Installations & Equipment
  • Experience in mechanical and electrical installations
  • People management experience: Ability to manage maintenance staff supporting Operations.
  • Experience in creating and Managing Budget to maintain the facility with preventative maintenance plans and warrantee claims.
  • General facility related maintenance & corrective activities
  • Vendor SLA management & control
  • Ability to work without supervision
  • Practical person that is good working with hands
  • Honesty and reliability
  • High degree of accountability, responsibility with a can-do attitude
  • Attention to detail
  • Present the company effectively
  • Apply effective communication skills
  • Demonstrate analytical skills.
  • Own transport and valid driver’s license required.
  • Assist with Projects and be able to work on multiple projects
  • Be able to work in a stressful environment and to able to prioritize tasks
  • Team player

 

Added advantages for this role

  • Ability to manage small/medium/large projects with multiple stakeholders and contractors and any other routine jobs such as repairing lights and electrical circuits in an office environment.
  • Working with Conveyers, belting, sortation systems and auto baggers would be an advantage.
  • Replacing of parts and keeping ordering and managing critical spares for multiple pieces of equipment.
  • Practical & hands-on and advance problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in Contract Management and the interpretation and implementation of contracts with suppliers.

 

Required Qualification(s) - Advantageous

  • Completed apprenticeship
  • SHEQ experience 


Computer literacy & additional computer skills

  • Microsoft Office – Advanced 
  • BMS, PLCs, Facility Management Systems, DALI Systems

 
Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Root cause identification and investigation for issues reported by users and provide analysis of findings to support trouble shooting and prevent downtime.
  • Consult with internal departments, Vendors and Suppliers to plan equipment downtime for service or maintenance. Provides support to vendors with onsite identification of possible faults or breakdowns.
  • Performing a daily Preventative maintenance checklist for key equipment. Using scheduled daily downtime during lunch breaks to complete a list of daily checks.
  • Ensuring spare parts consumed are replenished and that critical spare lists are kept in a managed environment for each supplier.
  • Completing safety inspection checklists as per supplier requirements.
  • Ensuring all data and records of repairs services for audits are current and a full-service history is kept up to date. Records to be kept in a file for each supplier.
  • Assisting with all other emergencies as and when required within the DSV Park Solar City Environment.
  • Standby and overtime work in some weekends / outside of business hours as per operational requirements.
  • Keeping daily records of work performed to identify trends as well as work split between the different entities.
  • Manage attic stock.
  • Managing & ensuring safety files are in place & updated/maintained.
  • Managing Tickets and Service Levels with Ticket System.
  • Managing & prioritize task lists and action items.
  • Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained.
  • Ensuring spares consumed are replenished and that critical spare lists are kept in a managed environment.
  • Ensuring all data for audits are current and a full-service history is kept up to date.
  • Budget and Actual Cost Review (provide monthly variance reporting on maintenance budget / actual)
  • Expense approvals
  • Timesheet and Overtime approval of team
  • Management meetings with Role players (OPS, Security, Health and Safety etc.)
  • Participative Forum Meetings with all maintenance staff
  • Meeting with Suppliers in relation to overall maintenance activities. 

 

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should an external candidate not hear from us within four (4) weeks following their application, they should consider their application unsuccessful. Strictly fair and non-discriminatory selection procedures will be followed. We use Affirmative Action (AA) measures in an endeavor to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups. Where possible, preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act and in line with DSV’s Employment Equity plans. DSV reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time. 

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Job area:  Facility

Facility Manager

Cape Town

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