Maintenance Planner

Rcpm Industries; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rcpm Industries is seeking a maintenance planning and scheduling professional to optimise equipment availability and reliability in a mining environment. You will develop schedules, coordinate maintenance, and monitor backlogs while ensuring accurate records and KPI tracking.

The role requires CMMS experience (SAP or Pragma), strong planning skills, and the ability to produce clear maintenance reports. On-site work with a focus on efficiency and safety will be essential.

Qualifications

• N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Experience using CMMS systems such as SAP or Pragma.
• Experience in mining or heavy-equipment maintenance.
• Strong planning and coordination skills.
• Good computer literacy and reporting capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain planned maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and outstanding work orders.
• Coordinate critical spares and maintenance requirements with Stores.
• Maintain maintenance records and systems.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and equipment availability.
• Prepare maintenance planning and performance reports.

Skills

Maintenance planning and scheduling

Work order management

Resource allocation

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Computer literacy and reporting

Education

N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Pragma

CMMS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance activities to maximise equipment availability, reliability and maintenance efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain planned maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and outstanding work orders.
• Coordinate critical spares and maintenance requirements with Stores.
• Maintain maintenance records and systems.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and equipment availability.
• Prepare maintenance planning and performance reports.

Requirements

• N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP or Pragma.
• Experience in mining or heavy-equipment maintenance.
• Strong planning and coordination skills.
• Good computer literacy and reporting capability.

Additional Skills

• Maintenance planning and scheduling
• Preventive and corrective maintenance
• Work order management
• Spares coordination
• Maintenance record-keeping
• CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
• Microsoft Excel
• Resource allocation
• Problem-solving
• Communication skills