Maintenance Planning Lead – FMCG Plant Reliability

PepsiCo Inc.; Durban; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. in Durban is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate and control all planned and corrective maintenance across the Grains manufacturing site. You will plan preventive, predictive, and statutory maintenance to maximize asset reliability and plant availability.

Work with Receiving, Production, Engineering, Stores and Dispatch to align maintenance plans with priorities. Proficiency in SAP S4 Hana/Fiori CMMS and strong data analysis skills are essential to drive improvements and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in maintenance planning or engineering maintenance in FMCG.
• Experience with preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Experience using CMMS for work orders, planning and reporting.
• Shutdown planning, backlog management and resource coordination.
• Exposure to food safety, EHS standards and statutory compliance.
• Experience with automated production systems and PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize maintenance work plans with RCA and lifecycle principles.
• Design maintenance schedules aligned with Food Safety and EHS requirements.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and full engineering scorecard for improvements.
• Contribute to maintenance budgeting and cost control.
• Ensure CMMS data integrity and accurate work orders.
• Train teams on maintenance procedures and SAP usage.
• Integrate maintenance plans with production schedules to minimize downtime.
• Lead weekly/monthly/annual forward planning for tasks, labour and materials.
• Scope and estimate maintenance work including spares and services.
• Coordinate external labour and contractors as needed.
• Identify critical equipment and spares via criticality assessments.
• Close out work orders and maintain documentation for audits.
• Develop preventive/predictive maintenance programmes across areas.
• Lead post-maintenance reviews and continuous improvement actions.
• Plan major shutdowns, repairs, and seasonal maintenance with production.
• Manage spares requirements and ensure availability of parts.
• Coordinate external service providers and inspections to ensure compliance.
• Define safety, permit, LOTO, and food safety controls for all work orders.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Stores and Vendors daily.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS SAP S4 Hana/Fiori

Shutdown planning

Budgeting

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or equivalent)

Certificate N5

Trade Test qualification

SAP PM / CMMS certification

Tools

SAP S4 Hana/Fiori

Job description

PepsiCo Inc. in Durban is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate and control all planned and corrective maintenance across the Grains manufacturing site. You will plan preventive, predictive, and statutory maintenance to maximize asset reliability and plant availability.

Work with Receiving, Production, Engineering, Stores and Dispatch to align maintenance plans with priorities. Proficiency in SAP S4 Hana/Fiori CMMS and strong data analysis skills are essential to drive improvements and