Maintenance ManagementMaintenance Supervisor Development
Maintenance supervisors are promoted for being the best technician and then judged on scheduling, safety, cost and people, none of which the previous job taught them. This course covers the transition. Delegates work through the supervisor's actual role and the shift from doing the work to enabling it, daily planning and the allocation of a crew against a schedule that will change by mid morning, and holding people to standards including safety and quality. Managing a former peer group is addressed directly. Cost awareness, labour and materials control, and the reporting a supervisor owns are covered. Contractor supervision follows. The course closes on developing technicians, on difficult conversations, and on escalating what cannot be resolved at the front line.
Course objectives
- Make the shift from doing the work to enabling it
- Plan a day and allocate a crew against a changing schedule
- Hold people to safety and quality standards
- Manage a crew that recently included your peers
- Control labour and materials cost and report on them
- Supervise contractors working alongside your crew
- Develop technicians and handle difficult conversations
Who should attend
- New and recently appointed maintenance supervisors
- Senior technicians preparing for supervision
- Maintenance foremen and team leaders
- Planners moving into supervisory roles
- Managers developing supervisory capability
Course outline
- 01Promoted for a different job
- 02The supervisor's actual role
- 03Daily planning and crew allocation
- 04A schedule that changes by mid morning
- 05Holding safety and quality standards
- 06Managing former peers
- 07Cost control and reporting
- 08Contractor supervision, development and escalation
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 to 23 September 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 October 2026 | Maseru, Lesotho | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 9 December 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 January 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 February 2027 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 17 February 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |