Maintenance Planner - SAP CMMS & Plant Reliability

PepsiCo; Upington; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a Maintenance Planner for their Upington Dried Fruit Plant. The role entails coordinating maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and working with various departments to align maintenance plans with operations. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in maintenance planning, familiarity with SAP PM or other CMMS systems, and a strong commitment to operational excellence and safety. This position offers the chance to impact plant reliability significantly.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in maintenance planning, maintenance coordination, or engineering maintenance within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Proven experience in maintenance planning and scheduling, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Experience working with CMMS systems (preferably SAP PM) for work order management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and control planned and corrective maintenance activities across the site.
• Plan and sequence preventative, predictive, and statutory maintenance.
• Drive compliance with food safety standards.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Stores on maintenance plans.
• Maintain and govern CMMS (SAP) for accurate data.

Skills

Planning and organisational skills

Analytical problem-solving

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Leadership

Education

Certificate or Diploma Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or equivalent)

Trade Test qualification

SAP PM / CMMS certification

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

PepsiCo is seeking a Maintenance Planner for their Upington Dried Fruit Plant. The role entails coordinating maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and working with various departments to align maintenance plans with operations. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in maintenance planning, familiarity with SAP PM or other CMMS systems, and a strong commitment to operational excellence and safety. This position offers the chance to impact plant reliability significantly.