Maintenance Planner - Maximize Plant Uptime & Reliability

Tiger Brands; Potchefstroom; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Potchefstroom seeks a skilled Maintenance Planner to enhance equipment reliability and support manufacturing performance. The role includes developing and optimizing maintenance activities, managing resources, and ensuring compliance with maintenance processes. Ideal candidates will have a diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 3-5 years of experience in maintenance planning. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of practical experience in maintenance planning within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Maintenance planning-related training/certification will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Lead the annual asset verification process ensuring data accuracy.
• Implement and manage a structured 7-day planning cycle for workflow execution.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Conflict management

Education

N6 or Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS (DMS, SAP/Pragma)

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

A leading food manufacturing company in Potchefstroom seeks a skilled Maintenance Planner to enhance equipment reliability and support manufacturing performance. The role includes developing and optimizing maintenance activities, managing resources, and ensuring compliance with maintenance processes. Ideal candidates will have a diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 3-5 years of experience in maintenance planning. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this position.