Mining Maintenance Planner: Reliability & Scheduling

Marvel Placement Consultants; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 720,000 - 960,000; Full time

Job summary

Marvel Placement Consultants is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Planner for a mining operation in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West. The role requires planning, coordinating and scheduling maintenance for mining equipment to maximise availability and reliability.

The candidate should have 5–8 years in maintenance planning within mining or heavy industry, and be proficient with CMMS/ERP systems such as SAP PM, Pragma or Maximo. On-site work in Marikana is expected.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years' experience in maintenance planning within mining or related sectors.
• Experience planning and scheduling maintenance activities for mining equipment or processing plant infrastructure.
• Experience developing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance plans and schedules for mining equipment, machinery and plant infrastructure.
• Plan preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance activities to maximise equipment availability and reliability.
• Review maintenance requests, work orders and equipment condition reports to determine job requirements and priorities.
• Establish job plans outlining labour requirements, tools, materials, estimated work hours and maintenance procedures.
• Coordinate weekly and daily maintenance schedules with engineering and operations teams.
• Prioritise maintenance activities according to equipment criticality and safety considerations.
• Plan maintenance shutdowns and major equipment overhauls in line with schedules.
• Monitor planned versus actual maintenance performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS/ERP

Stakeholder coordination

Mining industry knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Grade 12 (Matric)

National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

National Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Pragma

Maximo

Job description

Marvel Placement Consultants is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Planner for a mining operation in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West. The role requires planning, coordinating and scheduling maintenance for mining equipment to maximise availability and reliability.

The candidate should have 5–8 years in maintenance planning within mining or heavy industry, and be proficient with CMMS/ERP systems such as SAP PM, Pragma or Maximo. On-site work in Marikana is expected.