Strategic Mechanical Maintenance Planner

Kwtsteel; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwtsteel in Kuwait is seeking a senior maintenance planner to coordinating preventive and predictive maintenance for mechanical systems across our steel operations. You will develop schedules, prepare work orders, and ensure material availability and manpower alignment with production plans.

This role requires strong experience in maintenance planning within heavy industries, familiarity with SAP/CMMS, and ability to lead cross-functional teams while maintaining safety and ISO standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering.
• 7+ years in steel/heavy industry; 4+ years in maintenance planning; 2 years supervisory.
• Experience with weekly down-day planning and annual shutdown prep.
• Experience with SAP or CMMS.
• Exposure to KPI tracking and energy monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Plan preventive, predictive, breakdown, and corrective maintenance schedules.
• Prepare work orders, parts, and maintenance docs with engineering/ops.
• Coordinate with production, utilities, electrical, purchasing, stores, safety, reliability, and maintenance teams to align plans.
• Lead planning, scheduling, and resource coordination for equipment upgrades and reliability initiatives.
• Support maintenance activities across plants, optimizing use of internal resources.
• Authorize routine maintenance activities and ensure documentation accuracy.
• Guide technicians in documentation, reporting, and feedback practices.
• Track work orders, reports, and maintenance records for compliance.
• Ensure safety, quality, and reliability per ISO standards.
• Maintain accurate data in SAP for maintenance planning and reporting.
• Report planning KPIs, backlogs, and trends to management.
• Highlight opportunities for improvement in planning and cost optimization.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Project coordination

Leadership / supervisory

Communication

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP / CMMS

Job description

Kwtsteel in Kuwait is seeking a senior maintenance planner to coordinating preventive and predictive maintenance for mechanical systems across our steel operations. You will develop schedules, prepare work orders, and ensure material availability and manpower alignment with production plans.

This role requires strong experience in maintenance planning within heavy industries, familiarity with SAP/CMMS, and ability to lead cross-functional teams while maintaining safety and ISO standards.