Machine Shop Planner

2 weeks ago


Modderfontein, South Africa AECI Full time
Determine if work is to be done internally or to outsource work

  • Planning of internal allocated jobs including raw material requirement allocation, obtaining of approved drawings, machine and people allocation, routing of parts and estimating of time required per work station.
  • Allocation of external jobs to relevant suppliers, placing of orders, time estimation and follow up.
  • Manage delivery dates of parts
  • Communicate with customers if specified delivery dates will be affected.
  • Proactively support people management
  • Work closely with FMS Manager and Section Engineer Services to understand customer requirements and discuss progress
  • Support continual business improvement and change management
  • Comply with governance and established policies, systems, procedures and practices
  • Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards

Qualifications & Experience:

  • NTC2 Mechanical Trade Test in the following Trades Fitting or Machining or tool and Die Maker
  • 3 5 years' shop floor experience in engineering Planning ( Machining, Fitting, grinding )
  • Knowledge of the OHS and Explosives Acts
  • Knowledge of planning, estimating and costing in an engineering spares environment
  • Knowledge of machine shops and related tasks, e.g. grinding, turning, milling and fitting
  • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
  • Knowledge of SLAs


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