SAP Maintenance Planner — Improve Plant Reliability

Asahi Beverages; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Asahi Beverages in Abbotsford, Melbourne, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate weekly maintenance schedules, manage SAP work orders, and align labour, materials and contractor requirements to support plant reliability.

You will work closely with trades and maintenance teams to ensure planned work is ready to execute, maintain accurate asset information (PMs, task lists, BOMs) and drive continual improvement in planning processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or related technical role.
• Familiarity with SAP or other CMMS; SAP preferred.
• Engineering or trade background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate weekly planned maintenance schedules and work packages.
• Manage maintenance work orders, notifications and planning information within SAP.
• Scope upcoming work and coordinate labour, materials, services, permits and equipment access.
• Collaborate with trades and contractors to ensure planned work is ready to execute.
• Maintain asset information, including PM plans, task lists and BOMs.
• Review completed work and data to improve future planning and scheduling.

Skills

Maintenance planning

SAP proficiency

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering or trade background

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join our iconicAbbotsford site as a Maintenance Planner and play an important role in keeping our maintenance activity organised, efficient and ready to execute.

You’ll take ownership of weekly maintenance planning and scheduling, using SAP to coordinate work orders, labour, materials and contractor requirements. Working closely with our trades and maintenance teams, you’ll help ensure the right work is planned at the right time to support plant reliability and performance.

You may already be an experienced Maintenance Planner, come from a trade background with strong systems capability, or be an early-career engineer looking to develop your career in this space.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate weekly planned maintenance schedules and work packages
• Manage maintenance work orders, notifications and planning information within SAP
• Scope upcoming work and coordinate labour, materials, services, permits and equipment access
• Work closely with trades, maintenance stakeholders and contractors to ensure planned work is ready to execute
• Maintain accurate maintenance and asset information, including preventative maintenance plans, task lists and bills of materials
• Review completed work and maintenance data to continuously improve future planning and scheduling

About You

You’re organised, process-focused and comfortable working across detailed maintenance plans and systems. You enjoy making sure the pieces are in place before work begins and can build effective working relationships across operational and technical teams.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Previous planning, maintenance planning or related technical experience
• Experience navigating SAP or another computerised maintenance management system, with SAP highly regarded
• Strong computer literacy and confidence working with systems and processes
• An engineering or trade background would be beneficial, particularly mechanical
• Experience within FMCG, manufacturing or another maintenance-intensive environment would be advantageous
• Strong organisation, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration, and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality, and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured, and ambition is rewarded. If you’re ready to toast your future, we’re ready to meet you

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