Maintenance Coordinator - Aeroton

Full time Technical Placements South Africa

Posted On 2026/02/24

Job Opening ID 325

Manufacturing

R50-60k pm

Work Experience 10 years

City Johannesburg

State/Province Gauteng

2190

The Maintenance Coordinator will be responsible for managing and executing the company's preventative and breakdown maintenance requirements (with a direct and hands-on approach to all maintenance tasks), as well as the management of the company's in-house machine shop and its production workload.

In addition, the Maintenance Coordinator will assist with small in-house fabrication projects to increase company efficiency and quality.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• The Maintenance Coordinator's primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  
• Management of preventative maintenance within the company.
  
• Management of breakdown maintenance within the company.
  
• "Hands-on" involvement in all maintenance and fabrication tasks.
  
• Ability to operate machine shop equipment like CNC lathes, manual lathes, milling machines, etc.
  
• Management of the internal machine shop employees, workload and equipment.
  
• Responsible for small designs and fabrications to increase company efficiency and quality.
  
• Assistance with small internal projects (such as new equipment installations).
  
• Conduct training with all machine shop employees.
  
• Management of external contractors on the company premises.
  
• Take team disciplinary action when required.
  
• Conduct internal reviews and investigations as required.
  
• Collaborate with other company departments and management to ensure minimal machine downtime.
  
• Use of the business ERP system with machine shop updates where required.
  
• Build and maintain strong internal relationships.
  
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, practices and procedures.
  

Other Duties & Responsibilities

The Maintenance Coordinator's additional duties include, but are not limited to, the following as needed:

• Temporary assistance in other departments of the business (will be per formal arrangement).
  
• Assist with other tasks as required.
  

• Strong understanding of light industrial and engineering workshop machinery (centreless grinders, winding machines, milling machines, lathes, bending machines, pedestal drills, etc.).
  
• Strong technical and practical maintenance abilities with a very hands-on approach.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
  
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
  
• Team player with a proactive attitude and problem-solving mindset.
  
• Good physical health.
  
• Hold a valid driver's license and provides own transport.
  
• Language: English literate (able to read and write).
  

Benefits: Company provident fund after 12 months of employment.