Maintenance Planner

**PURPOSE**

This position exists to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of labour, parts and material, and equipment access.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Maintenance**
- Maintain and update the preventive maintenance program, its master schedule, and master data
- Organize resources for maintenance activities in coordination with the operational departments
- Prepare work packages for every planned maintenance activity, inclusive of repetitive maintenance
- Supervise the procurement process of required material to assist in maintenance activities
- Plan and schedule activities related to equipment maintenance to enhance equipment and plant availability and utilization
- Manage and maintain critical spares and external repairs on spare parts and equipment
- Execute modification in maintenance records and key equipment with significant spares during setting apt reorder levels along with quantities
- Provide technical assistance for supporting entire on-site maintenance activities

**Planning**
- Plan major equipment overhauls
- Manage the planning and scheduling of week -1 and week -2 work
- Monitor and report on week 0 and week 1 work executed
- Ensure compliance with Asset Management standards and procedures
- Incorporate safety controls and measures into planning and scheduling work

Operations
- Perform planned plant inspections
- Manage and implement preventative maintenance plans
- Supervise and monitor planned maintenance activities
- Perform job safety analysis and planned task observations

**Costing**
- Assist in compiling and controlling annual maintenance budgets
- Manage and control equipment life cycle components (LCC)
- Assist with cost management through best pricing and value as well as component contract management

**Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Standards**
- Obtain drawings, manuals and other documents to ensure alignment of maintenance activities to OEM specifications
- Review and update task lists to align with OEM standards and industry best practice

**Coordination**
- Coordinate to rebuild spare equipment through external suppliers to best practice standards
- Coordinate and participate in SHEQ processes
- Plan and schedule maintenance activities and planned shutdowns
- Coordinate weekly planning and schedule meetings

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Trade Certificate: Mechanical / Electrical Engineering (red seal)
- Planned maintenance / asset maintenance management course

**EXPERIENCE**
- A minimum of three years experience in industry after qualifying
- A minimum of three years supervisory and planning experience
- Experience in maintenance planning of fixed or mobile plants
- EAM system experience
- Proficiency in SAP, OnKey or other Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) will be advantageous

**SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**
- Strong negotiation
- People management and motivational
- Mentoring and coaching
- Good quality control
- Computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- Strong problem-solving
- Analytical

**Closing Date: 31 October 2024