Engineering / Maintenance Manager (Busby Sawmills)
Location: Mpumalanga and South Africa
Sector: General
Contract Type: Permanent
Engineering / Maintenance Manager (Busby Sawmills)
Company: Busby Sawmills
Job Title: Engineering / Maintenance Manager
Sector: General
Job Type: Permanent
Job Location: Mpumalanga
Date Posted: 9 July 2026
Closing date for applications: 9 August 2026
Busby Sawmills, a dynamic medium-sized sawmilling operation, requires the services of a driven and hands-on Engineering / Maintenance Manager to lead and manage all engineering, maintenance and mechanical operations within the business.
The successful candidate will be operationally focused, technically competent and capable of driving high equipment reliability, plant availability and engineering compliance standards in a demanding production environment.
Minimum Requirements
- N6 Mechanical Engineering
- BTech / BEng Mechanical Engineering advantageous
- Minimum 10 years engineering and maintenance management experience in a heavy industrial environment
- Sawmilling, forestry, timber processing or manufacturing experience advantageous
- Strong leadership and team management ability
- Excellent fault-finding, planning and operational skills
- Computer literacy and maintenance system experience essential
Key Responsibilities & KPI’s
- Implement, manage and continuously improve a preventative maintenance program
- Ensure maximum plant uptime, equipment reliability and production support
- Manage maintenance budgets, spares and engineering costs effectively
- Lead maintenance teams, contractors and workshop operations
- Drive engineering housekeeping, safety and legal compliance standards
- Reduce downtime and improve operational efficiencies
- Oversee boilers, pressure vessels, conveyors, saw lines, mobile equipment and related plant infrastructure
- Ensure legal engineering compliance in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Accept full accountability and compliance responsibilities as the GMR 2.1 appointee
- Drive root cause failure analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
- Develop maintenance schedules, shutdown planning and asset life strategies
Personal Attributes
- Energetic, disciplined and self-motivated
- Strong work ethic with a hands-on management style
- Able to work under pressure and make sound operational decisions
- Results-driven with strong accountability and ownership mentality
Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed CV together with qualifications and reference. Only suitably qualified applicants will be considered.
Closing date for applications: 9 August 2026
