Asset Reliability & Maintenance Planner

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 748,000 - 888,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd. in Te Puke, New Zealand is seeking a Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Planner to improve equipment uptime by owning maintenance planning and scheduling, leading reliability engineering activities, and ensuring ready-to-execute work orders.

You will coordinate with Operations, QA, and Maintenance to optimize PM schedules, perform RCA, and drive continuous improvement while adhering to Limble CMMS discipline and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelor’s in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• 3–7 years experience in maintenance planning/scheduling and/or reliability engineering.
• Strong CMMS experience and RCA/PM optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and issue weekly and daily maintenance schedules aligned with production plans and shutdowns.
• Coordinate access windows with Operations to minimize disruption.
• Perform RCA for recurring failures and implement corrective actions.
• Lead PM optimization using historical failure data and OEM guidance.
• Maintain CMMS data integrity and ensure documentation for audits.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Reliability engineering

RCA facilitation

PM optimization

Stakeholder management

Education

Diploma in Engineering

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Tools

Limble CMMS

Job description

Addiction Foods NZ Ltd. in Te Puke, New Zealand is seeking a Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Planner to improve equipment uptime by owning maintenance planning and scheduling, leading reliability engineering activities, and ensuring ready-to-execute work orders.

You will coordinate with Operations, QA, and Maintenance to optimize PM schedules, perform RCA, and drive continuous improvement while adhering to Limble CMMS discipline and safety standards.