Planning Engineer

Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd.; Jaranwala; On-site; PKR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd. is hiring a Planning Engineer to organize maintenance activities in SAP, prepare work orders, and optimize resource use.

You will work with operations to schedule preventive and corrective work, monitor adherence to timelines, and help control costs while ensuring safety and compliance. The role requires a relevant engineering degree and practical CMMS-SAP experience, with strong MS Office skills and ISO standards knowledge.

Qualifications

• B.Sc./B.E./BS in a relevant engineering field with 2 years of experience.
• Proficiency in CMMS-SAP operations and Microsoft Office products.
• Experience in maintenance systems planning and ISO standards awareness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work orders and work packs in SAP.
• Plan, schedule and supervise preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure timely work and resource availability.
• Monitor schedules to ensure compliance and on-time delivery.
• Maintain cost discipline and support planning documentation.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

ISO standards understanding

Education

B.Sc./B.E./BS Electrical/Electronics/Chemical/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

CMMS-SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Planning Engineer

Location: CWP

The Planning Engineer is responsible to Ensure that all Preventive and Corrective maintenance work is planned in SAP and execute before the due date. Preparation of all work by defining the most appropriate job execution method, logic, resources and estimates the required time/costs, and will also be responsible for planning, supervision, and billing of 3rd. party contractor’s jobs. Ensuring that an adequate maintenance philosophy and strategy drives the required maintenance processes and systems.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation of workorders and work packs for the SAP notification.
• Responsible for work preparation and work duration as well as material availability.
• Uses the maintenance plan requirements to develop maintenance plans in the (CMMS) SAP system.
• Collaborate with operational teams to plan and schedule preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Monitor maintenance schedules for adherence to compliance well on time.
• Identify trends and improve equipment performance in terms of efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Manage Cost and Capitals –

• Prepare estimate for Capex project.
• Arrange material and resources to carry out the job.
• Monitoring expenses as per approved budget.
• Monthly closing with coordination of finance department.
• Generate entry sheet and bill of contractor jobs.

Planning Execution –

• Organizing the Gate keeping and Scheduling meetings to interface with operation principal engineers and maintenance executers in presence of line manager for strictly compliance on planning schedules.
• Sequencing all operations to ensure no or little equipment downtime and high labor utilization.
• Development of new BOMs and maintenance plans in SAP system.
• Taking technical feedback into consideration, either update / corrects technical information in the CMMS(SAP), drawings, P&IDs, maintenance plans, etc.
• Creating standard job plans of frequently reoccurring job.

Materials Management –

• Maintain Inventory levels for the required material, equipment and/or consumables.
• Liaison with procurement department for the status of pipeline orders.
• Responsible for raising SAP purchase requisitions, Store material reservations.
• To raise Purchase Requisitions for the external resources regarding special jobs (if no in-house expertise is available) and outsourced jobs.

Resolving Issues –

• Analyzing and resolving day to day issues faced with other stake holders during execution of the maintenance activities.
• Maintaining and improving maintenance and reliability workflow processes.

Company Safety Policies –

• Strict compliance of company safety policies and procedures during execution work at site and keeping complete check on contractors to observe all the safety requirements as per company policy.

Documentation & Reporting –

• Preparation and reporting of documents regarding planning KPIs such as maintenance costs, weekly progress report, procurement updates, equipment ordering and delivery dates, work progress at site etc.
• Developing and implementing action logs and procedures to record data and document performance of all equipment, machinery, and instrumentation.

Mandatory Requirements

• B.Sc./B.E/BS Electrical/Electronics/Chemical/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Computer skills with proficiency in maintenance planning & scheduling tools like, CMMS-SAP Operation, Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook).
• Experience in engineering systems maintenance and/or operations and maintenance planning preferable in similar industry.
• Understanding of ISO standards.

Desirable Requirements

• Exposure of P&IDs, piping plans, equipment layouts, BOQs, etc.
• Similar industry experience is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Required Behaviors And Skills

• Proactive approach towards learning & adapting new techniques.
• Strategic Engineering planning for achieving plant capacity goals.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Work collaboratively with peers and can adapt to a dynamic work environment.
• Capable to work under pressure.
• Self-starter and confident

Relocation available: No

We value diversity in our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status. Rafhanmaize offers support to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If an applicant requires accommodation during the application or selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet their needs.

Rafhanmaize uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

No