Summit Recruitment & Search was established in 2009 to address the recruitment, mass recruitment, executive search, outsourcing and training needs of companies based in Kenya or wanting to enter the Kenyan, East African, South African and African market. We have a leading proven track record in our field in South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rw...

The role is responsible for ensuring optimal equipment performance, leading maintenance teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, safety, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure effective preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and overall performance.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules while implementing proactive, data-driven systems to minimize operational disruptions.
• Lead and develop the maintenance team, managing workloads and enhancing technical skills, safety awareness, and accountability.
• Manage spare parts, tools, and consumables by maintaining accurate inventory and ensuring availability of critical items while controlling costs.
• Oversee contractors and service providers, ensuring compliance with company, safety, and quality standards and driving performance improvements.
• Promote a strong safety culture by enforcing health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance and addressing risks proactively.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and reporting to support audits, performance tracking, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure a clean, organized, and 5S-compliant workshop while supporting overall operational goals and additional assigned duties.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or related field)
• Proven experience in maintenance management within a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices
• Experience with maintenance systems and ERP tools (e.g., SAP)
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills

• Ensure effective preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and overall performance.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules while implementing proactive, data-driven systems to minimize operational disruptions.
• Lead and develop the maintenance team, managing workloads and enhancing technical skills, safety awareness, and accountability.
• Manage spare parts, tools, and consumables by maintaining accurate inventory and ensuring availability of critical items while controlling costs.
• Oversee contractors and service providers, ensuring compliance with company, safety, and quality standards and driving performance improvements.
• Promote a strong safety culture by enforcing health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance and addressing risks proactively.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and reporting to support audits, performance tracking, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure a clean, organized, and 5S-compliant workshop while supporting overall operational goals and additional assigned duties.

• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Maintenance systems
• ERP tools (e.g., SAP)
• Leadership
• Team management

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or related field)
• Proven experience in maintenance management within a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices
• Experience with maintenance systems and ERP tools (e.g., SAP)
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills