Site Reliability & Maintenance Planner

Addiction Pet Foods; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 748,000 - 888,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Pet Foods in Te Puke, New Zealand, is seeking a Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Planner to own maintenance planning, drive reliability improvements, and lead CMMS governance. You will prepare ready-to-execute work orders, coordinate windows with Operations, and push for data-driven improvements to reduce downtime.

The role emphasizes RCA leadership, PM optimization, and collaboration with QA and Production. A site-based, day-shift position with occasional shutdown support.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelor’s in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years experience in maintenance planning/scheduling and/or reliability engineering in FMCG/food manufacturing or similar high-uptime environments.
• Strong CMMS experience (Limble preferred).
• Demonstrated RCA, PM optimization, and reliability improvement delivery.
• Willing to work in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule weekly and daily maintenance work aligned with production plans.
• Maintain backlog and ensure high-priority work is prepared and scheduled.
• Convert requests into high-quality work orders with clear scope, duration, and requirements.
• Coordinate access windows with Operations to minimize disruption.
• Track schedule attainment and drive recovery actions.
• Lead RCA for recurring failures and downtime; verify effectiveness.
• Optimize preventive maintenance strategies using failure history and OEM guidance.
• Improve asset performance via reliability initiatives and maintenance standards.
• Support shutdown planning and CAPEX discussions; provide reliability input.
• Maintain CMMS discipline and data quality; ensure proper handover evidence.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

RCA facilitation

PM optimization

CMMS (Limble)

Reliability engineering

Stakeholder management

Education

Diploma/Bachelor’s in Engineering

Tools

Limble CMMS

Job description

Addiction Pet Foods in Te Puke, New Zealand, is seeking a Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Planner to own maintenance planning, drive reliability improvements, and lead CMMS governance. You will prepare ready-to-execute work orders, coordinate windows with Operations, and push for data-driven improvements to reduce downtime.

The role emphasizes RCA leadership, PM optimization, and collaboration with QA and Production. A site-based, day-shift position with occasional shutdown support.