Maintenance Planning Specialist/Maintenance Planner (on-site)

Indian Explosives; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica, the world’s leading mining and civil blasting company, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support maintenance planning activities for the AusPac region from the Hyderabad Technical Centre (onsite, Monday to Friday).

The role develops and delivers maintenance schedules to improve plant uptime, asset reliability, and cost efficiency, supporting multiple regional teams and contributing to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost outcomes.

Qualifications

• Technical or trade maintenance background (mechanical, electrical, etc.).
• Experience with SAP PM or other CMMS systems.
• Strong planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Understanding of maintenance inventory, spare parts, and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventative, corrective, and online/offline maintenance activities.
• Coordinate parts and services with suppliers, OEMs, and external workshops.
• Lead planning meetings and present the proposed schedule for alignment.
• Work with SMEs to define scopes of work.
• Ensure proper work closure in the CMMS following Orica's standards and statutory requirements.
• Track maintenance KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to annual maintenance budgets with accurate planning inputs.
• Maintain SAP task lists to support consistent execution.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Technical background

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Experience in global businesses

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

About the role

Orica, the world's leading mining and civil blasting company, supporting customers in more than 100 countries worldwide, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support maintenance planning activities for the AusPac region from our Hyderabad Technical Centre (onsite, Monday to Friday).

The Maintenance Planner develops and delivers maintenance schedules that improve plant uptime, asset reliability, and cost efficiency. The role supports multiple regional teams and plays a key role in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Plan & schedule preventative, corrective, and online/offline maintenance activities.
• Coordinate parts & services with suppliers, OEMs, and external workshops.
• Lead planning meetings and present the proposed schedule for alignment.
• Work with SMEs to define scopes of work.
• Ensure proper work closure in the CMMS following Oricas standards and statutory requirements.
• Track maintenance KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to annual maintenance budgets with accurate planning inputs.
• Maintain SAP task lists to support consistent execution.

What you will bring

• Technical or trade maintenance background (mechanical, electrical, etc.)
• Experience with SAP PM or other CMMS
• Strong planning, analytical, and organizational skills
• Understanding of maintenance inventory, spare parts, and procurement
• Experience working in large/global businesses