Planner Maintenance - Mamatwan Mine

South32; Hotazel; On-site; ZAR 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join South32 as a Planner Maintenance in the Kalahari Basin. In this permanent full-time role, you'll manage work scheduling and provide expert planning by collaborating with teams to ensure maintenance goals are met. With experience in maintenance and an N3 Technical Certificate, you're set to impact operations positively.

Benefits

Employer contribution to retirement fund

Assistance for part-time studies

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Maintenance.
• Sound knowledge of Maintenance and Planning Principles.
• Previous Maintenance Planning experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Create and plan Work Orders as per defined scope.
• Collaborate with Supply for materials availability.
• Build and communicate accurate weekly and monthly work schedules.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Communication

Resource Management

Education

N3 Technical Certificate

Valid trade test

Tools

SAP

Job description

DISCOVER ABRIGHTERFUTURE:

At South32, we’re meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focuson responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world.

As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there’s no better place to make a genuinedifference. Together we’re making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives.

Whatever career path you choose, we’ll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So, join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy.

ABOUT MAMATWAN

The South Africa Manganese operation can be found in the manganese rich Kalahari Basin, in the country’s Northern Cape, which is home to 80 per cent of the world's manganese. This position is based at our open-cut Mamatwan mine which started operating more than half a century ago.

WHAT SOUTH32 OFFER:

Eligible employees will receive an employer contribution towards the company-elected retirement fund.

South 32 will support assistance for part-time studies aligned to role requirements and business needs at accredited institutions to eligible employees.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is a permanent full-time position.

As a Planner Maintenance, you will be responsible to provide specialist advice and executes planning, development and communication of Work Management weekly work schedules for an operation s.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Creates and plans Work Orders as per defined scope that enables effective deployment of resources;
• Complies with the Work Management processes to schedule work based on the prioritization of the task;
• Collaborates with Supply to determine the availability of required Materials and Services;
• Builds and communicate accurate weekly and monthly work schedules reflecting all Work management activities;
• Review Process Discipline for the Week as per the Work Performance Management Process;
• Analyse Weekly and Monthly Metrics as per the Work Performance Management Process;
• Initiate WM Master Data based on equipment strategy reviews, failure analysis and identified quality errors.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Maintenance in either processing plants or maintenance of TMMs;
• Sound knowledge of Fundamentals of Maintenance and Planning Principles ;
• Previous Maintenance Planning experience & SAP knowledge is advantageous ;

Qualifications for this role are:

• N3 Technical Certificate;
• Valid trade test.

South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Please apply online by entering the preferred position reference number on our website http://careers.south32.net

This advertisement will close on 2 July 2025.