Reliability-Driven Maintenance Planner

Beko Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Beko is seeking a qualified Maintenance Planner to join our Production team in Durban. He/she will lead RCA initiatives, analyze downtime and costs, and drive reliability improvements using MTBF/MTTR metrics across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and automation systems.

The role requires hands-on technical support, strong planning skills, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance OEE, prevent failures, and safeguard safety and output.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance planning and reliability.
• Experience with SAP PM or CMMS and data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of RCA, MTBF/MTTR and OEE concepts.
• Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and failure-elimination initiatives for recurring and high-impact breakdowns; verify that actions prevent recurrence.
• Improve reliability and maintainability using asset criticality, failure-mode analysis, downtime Pareto, MTBF, MTTR and availability measures.
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex manufacturing equipment failures and permanent solutions across relevant mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and automation systems.
• Drive reliability projects and continuous improvement to improve OEE, reduce repeat failures, and protect output, quality and safety.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Maintenance planning

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

BEng/BSc Eng/BTech in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS (MOST or equivalent)

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Beko is seeking a qualified Maintenance Planner to join our Production team in Durban. He/she will lead RCA initiatives, analyze downtime and costs, and drive reliability improvements using MTBF/MTTR metrics across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and automation systems.

The role requires hands-on technical support, strong planning skills, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance OEE, prevent failures, and safeguard safety and output.