Maintenance Planner

BMW Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

BMW Group SA is seeking a Maintenance Planner for the Rosslyn site to anticipate and avoid delays by coordinating maintenance resources, parts and equipment access. You will report to the Painted Body Maintenance Planning Manager and drive site-wide preventive maintenance activities.

The role requires a National Engineering Degree (Mechanical or Electrical) or a Bachelor of Engineering, plus about 2 years in a manufacturing or maintenance planning role, with SAP (STARD) experience and strong

Qualifications

• 2 years of professional experience in manufacturing or maintenance planning.
• SAP (STARD) experience in Planned Maintenance.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Standards.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Strong problem-solving skills (RCA training is preferred).

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate all planned maintenance activities at the site.
• Create and maintain preventive maintenance plans, BOMs, part numbers and standard work routines in SAP.
• Prepare reports and analyze data to improve plant operations.
• Drive digitalization initiatives within maintenance planning.
• Coordinate maintenance resources, parts and equipment access.
• Support planning, scheduling and reporting to increase efficiency.

Skills

SAP

Planned Maintenance

Digitalization

MS Office

RCA training

Problem solving

Education

National Engineering Degree (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

STARD

Job description

Job Title

Maintenance Planner

Posting Start Date

10/8/26

Job Location (Long)

Rosslyn, South Africa

Job Description

The Painted Body Maintenance Planner's job is to anticipate and eliminate potential delays in production by planning, coordinating maintenance resources, parts, materials and equipment access. The Maintenance Planner reports to the Painted Body Maintenance Planning Manager. Responsibilities include planning and coordinating all planned maintenance activities performed at the site.

Job Description

The Painted Body Maintenance Planner's job is to anticipate and eliminate potential delays in production by planning, coordinating maintenance resources, parts, materials and equipment access. The Maintenance Planner reports to the Painted Body Maintenance Planning Manager. Responsibilities include planning and coordinating all planned maintenance activities performed at the site.

What awaits you?

• Responsible for topics like Test Equipment Management, Load testing, equipment cleaning and legal compliance topics in both Body shop and Paint shop.
• Responsible for contract management and maintenance cost steering.
• Create and maintain Preventative Maintenance plans, BOMs, part numbers, standard work routines, task lists etc. in SAP.
• Prepare reports, analyse data, make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance related problems.
• Continually improving and optimizing planning, scheduling, data management and job reporting systems to increase planning effectiveness and efficiency.
• Drive digitalization initiatives.
• Planning and execution of Major Repair, Maintenance and Invest projects.

What should you bring along?

• National Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent) or Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent).
• The equivalent of 2 years of professional experience in a manufacturing role or maintenance technician role or maintenance planning role.
• Processing experience in SAP (STARD) - Planned Maintenance and Processing.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Standards and legal standards linked to manufacturing technology.
• Microsoft Office proficient.
• Problem solving skills (RCA training is preferred).
• Digitalization experience.

BMW Group SA is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable working environment, in line with the Employment Equity Act and our internal Employment Equity Plan. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, including those from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act.

Closing date: 19 October 2026.