Maintenance Planner

A large Food manufacturer situated in City Deep Johannesburg is seeking and experienced Maintenance Planner / Buyer for their Maintenance Department.

**Requirements**:

- Grade 12 (preferably with English, Math's and Science).
- 2-3 years’ experience within a similar role.
- Any technical experience/ background would be advantageous.
- Previous procurement experience required in a technical field.
- Experience on DMS or another similar maintenance and store management system.
- Ability to work under pressure, within a team and on your own.
- Self-motivated and dedicated, as well as honest and reliable.
- Ability to train staff on required skills.
- Strong technical and administrative aptitude.
- Good physical health, assertive dedicated and good people and communication skills.
- Good disciplinary and attendance record.
- Good housekeeping skills.
- Computer literate.

**Responsibilities**
- DMS update and maintaining our schedule.
- DMS reports.
- Monitor and control DMS system.
- All equipment history on DMS to be functional.
- Develop new schedules when needed.
- Scheduling maintenance with artisans.
- Procurement duties (Vendors, sourcing and proposal of preferred suppliers, obtain quotes, identify cost saving opportunities, follow up n outstanding orders).
- Update of daily data (technical)
- Stores stocktake (Daily, Weekly and Monthly).
- Audits and feedback on job cards.
- Preventative maintenance strategy for all equipment.
- Housekeeping.
- All relevant Ad-hoc duties.

**Key Result Area**

**DMS System**
- Update system and maintain our schedules.
- DMS Reports.
- Monitor and control DMS System
- All equipment history on DMS to be functional

**Liaise with suppliers**
- Assist with communication regarding any parts deliveries.
- Assist in communicating any non conformances - late or short deliveries

**Scheduling**
- Develop new schedules when needed
- Scheduling maintenance with artisans.

**Procurement**
- Get multiple quotes where possible.
- Purchasing of all spares and parts in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
- Raise purchase orders for the assigned portfolio timeously and ensure supplier delivery on time and in full
- Maintaining constant communication with suppliers regarding requirements
- Reviewing material requirements on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or no invoice issues.

**Stock Management**
- Ensure good housekeeping practices in the Engineering store
- Accuracy of internal Engineering store. Investigate variances
- Store stocktake (Daily, Weekly, Monthly).
- Update Min
- Max levels with lea times.
- Manage new authorized ad to stock requests.

**Administration**
- Audits and feedback on job cards
- Prepare and present Audit data during audits
- Assist with Filing of all Maintenance department documentation.
- Preventative Maintenance strategy for all equipment
- Housekeeping

**General duties**
- Undertake other relevant administrative duties as and when required

**Job Type**: Permanent

Application Question(s):

- Did you have English, Maths and Science in Matric?
- Previous procurement experience?
- Experience on DMS or another similar maintenance and store management system?
- DMS reports experience?
- Ability to train staff on required skills?
- Good physical health, assertive dedicated and good people and communication skills?
- Strong technical and administrative aptitude?
- Good disciplinary and attendance record?

**Education**:

- High School (matric) (required)

**Experience**:

- Similar Role: 2 years (required)