Maintenance Planner

Chainlink Recruitment; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Recruitment seeks a Maintenance Planner in Gauteng, South Africa. The role involves ensuring maximum production efficiency and managing maintenance activities. Responsibilities include scheduling plant shutdowns, managing the CMMS system, and developing KPIs for performance.

Applicants should have a B.Tech or N.Dip in Electrical or Mechanical fields, with at least 3 years of maintenance planning experience. Strong MS Office and CMMS skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience within maintenance planning environment.
• Continuous improvement experience (WCM/Lean/Six Sigma).
• Strong analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate routine and major plant shutdowns.
• Manage the CMMS and MRO Systems effectively.
• Develop and maintain effective KPIs for maintenance performance.

Skills

Recognised trade

Computer literate with strong MS Office skills

Ability to communicate and influence effectively

Education

B.Tech or N.Dip (Electrical or Mechanical)

Tools

CMMS Experience (DMS preferable)

Job description

Reporting to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager. The incumbent must;

Ensure scheduling, coordination and resourcing of maintenance activities to achieve maximum production and asset efficiency / availability.

Responsible and accountable for the effective operation of the CMMS and MRO Systems. He/She administers, manages, configures and controls all asset management data in the CMMS as well as generates and distributes Maintenance Management Reports (KPI’s) on a weekly basis.

Ensure that the right spares are available at the right time prior to executing planned work.

Key Performance Areas

• Plan, schedule and co‑ordinate routine and major plant shutdowns taking account of shut work, major maintenance, capital work, statutory and operational requirements.
• Chair weekly Shut planning meetings with maintenance and production leadership teams to discuss scope, dates and requirements for all shut work orders.
• Develop 2‑weekly rolling maintenance plans.
• Chair weekly planning meetings with maintenance foremen and production team leaders to discuss scope, dates and requirements for all maintenance work orders.
• Create and review the maintenance plans and jobs, by updating and reviewing changes, in order to optimize utilization of engineering resources, in conjunction with the Engineering Management team;
• Manages the CMMS system (knowledge of DMS system preferable), and submits system management reports to the Engineering Manager.
• Manages the RCFA System database.
• Carries out job loading for maintenance personnel.
• Follow up on status of spare parts that needs to be ordered for maintenance work orders.
• Capture work orders as they come in. Create work orders from completed PM Schedules.
• Arrange quotes for services due on equipment.
• Creation & updating of purchase requisitions, following up on quotations.
• Report daily and monthly on schedule attainment per department.
• Develop and maintain effective Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for maintenance performance including plant efficiency/availability, cost, quality, safety, shuts, planning, etc. Update KPI Tracking Board on a weekly basis.
• Update PM Schedule Calendar and tracking Board on a monthly basis.
• Co‑ordinate standby lists for Production and Engineering support.

Qualifications / Skills and Experience

• Recognised trade
• B.Tech or N.Dip (Electrical or Mechanical)
• 3 years experience within maintenance planning environment
• Computer literate with strong MS Office skills
• CMMS Experience (DMS preferable)
• Continuous improvement experience eg (WCM / Lean/ Six Sigma).
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively across the organisation.

Relation to Others

• Internal: Engineering Manager, Operations Managers, Mill Engineers, Mill Management Team, Maintenance Foreman, All Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation technicians and artisans, Stores Personnel, Safety and Risk Personnel, Admin and Financial Departments, Human Resources, Buying and Training Departments.
• External: Approved Technical Suppliers/Contractors, Appointed Consultants.

Personal Attributes

• Self-starter, energetic and highly motivated individual with superior analytical capabilities and an intense desire to identify and solve problems.
• A highly computer literate person (ERP/MRO/CMMS/MS Office) with excellent communication skills and leadership qualities.
• The ability to identify, visualize, articulate, and deploy plant maintenance improvement solutions.
• A person with high integrity and able to make decisions under pressure.
• A person that is prepared to work outside normal working hours and do management standby duties. The successful candidate must be able to delegate effectively and empower subordinates by giving them real responsibility and authority to use their own initiative and discretion (within boundaries), and to be accountable for their own results.
• Maintain a professional appearance and demonstrate excellent organisational skills.