Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor (ERW Plant)

About the role

Safal Group is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor in Nairobi to plan, supervise and execute mechanical maintenance for its ERW Plant. The role ensures high equipment availability, better plant reliability, effective spare parts management, timely technical reporting and successful delivery of CAPEX projects aimed at capacity and reliability improvements.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and implement preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance plans for ERW mills and related equipment.
• Identify recurring breakdowns, lead root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Plan, assign, supervise and coordinate daily maintenance work, shutdown jobs and breakdown interventions.
• Maintain spare parts through consumption trend reviews, stock level definitions and timely purchase requisitions.
• Prepare maintenance reports on breakdowns, downtime, availability, costs, spare usage and improvement actions.
• Use SAP PM or equivalent systems for work orders, history tracking, preventive schedules and performance monitoring.
• Lead troubleshooting of mill stands, forming and sizing sections, cut-off systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, gearboxes and bearings.
• Prepare scopes, technical specifications, cost estimates and execution plans for mechanical CAPEX projects, and supervise their installation, commissioning and handover.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, permit-to-work requirements and good housekeeping; monitor contractors and train mechanical technicians.
• Liaise with production, quality, electrical maintenance, procurement and stores teams, and contribute to continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or equivalent technical qualification.
• 7-10 years of general experience in mechanical maintenance in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• At least 3-5 years supervising ERW tube mill maintenance, maintenance planning, spare parts management and plant improvement projects.
• Background in steel, tubes and pipes, metal processing or related heavy engineering.
• Added advantage: training in maintenance planning, SAP PM/CMMS, reliability maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding systems or project management; professional engineering or technician registration.