Maintenance Planner

Green Marble Recruitment Consultants; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Marble Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate maintenance activities in a high-speed manufacturing environment in Howick, KZN. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and executing maintenance shutdowns with a strong emphasis on breakdown minimisation and proactive work.

You will use MS Project and CMMS daily, ensure SHEQ compliance, and collaborate with Engineering to optimise asset availability while maintaining accurate data and BOMs.

Qualifications

• Experience planning maintenance and shutdowns in heavy industry.
• Strong scheduling and predictive maintenance experience.
• Proficiency with MS Project and MS Office 365.
• Experience with CMMS and SHEQ knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance activities across daily to yearly programmes.
• Coordinate planned and ad hoc maintenance with Engineering.
• Prepare and update weekly maintenance plans and schedules.
• Allocate preventative tasks to resources via CMMS.
• Update master data, BOMs and critical spares lists.
• Monitor weekly execution, compliance, and artisan productivity.
• Analyse maintenance history and report findings to management.
• Assist with shutdown cost analyses and safety requirements.

Skills

MS Project

CMMS

MS Office 365

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

N6/T3/S4 Diploma or equivalent in Engineering

Grade 12

Trade Test (Electrician/Millwright/Fitter)

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Location: Howick, KZN

NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 + relevant Trade/Diploma.
• Experience planning maintenance and shutdowns.
• Strong scheduling and predictive maintenance experience.
• Heavy industry experience essential.
• Experience with commissioning.
• Ability to effectively plan for breakdowns and minimise downtime.

Join a leading, established organisation as an experienced Maintenance Planner and play a key role in ensuring efficient and proactive maintenance operations. Please note that only candidates who meet all the requirements will be considered for this opportunity.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12.
• N6/T3/S4 Diploma or equivalent in Engineering will be advantageous.
• Trade Test as an Electrician, Millwright or Fitter will be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in maintenance planning.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience within a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• MS Project is essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office 365.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems.
• Knowledge of SHEQ.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan and schedule engineering maintenance activities across daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and shutdown programmes.
• Coordinate planned and ad hoc maintenance activities with the Engineering team.
• Assist with preparing and updating weekly maintenance plans and schedules.
• Schedule and allocate preventative maintenance tasks to resources through the CMMS.
• Maintain and update preventative maintenance master data.
• Follow up on completed projects and analyse maintenance feedback.
• Update equipment Bills of Materials (BOMs) and add new components to the system.
• Maintain and update the Critical Spares List.
• Create purchase requisitions for Electrical, Services, Process, Safety, Mechanical, Stores, and Projects requirements.
• Coordinate consumable orders and ensure the required approvals are obtained.
• Monitor and report on weekly maintenance execution, schedule compliance, breakdowns, and artisan productivity.
• Analyse maintenance history and report findings to management.
• Review job cards and verify the integrity and accuracy of maintenance data captured by artisans.
• Assist with analysing maintenance shutdown costs.
• Work closely with Engineering Stores to ensure spares are available for planned maintenance.
• Support Engineering team safety requirements, including LOTO, PTW, and SOPs.
• Perform general maintenance-related administration as required.
• Compile maintenance reports using collected and analysed data in the prescribed formats.