Technical Planner

Pronel Personnel; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Pronel Personnel in Pietermaritzburg is seeking a procurement and materials planning specialist to review drawings, extract accurate material schedules, and maintain the master drawing register. The role focuses on standard stock assembly, spare parts scheduling, and ensuring timely delivery of components.

You will raise PO's, coordinate with subcontractors across machining, rolling, laser cutting, and dished ends, manage consumables, calibration schedules, and conduct internal audits to uphold

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing engineering drawings and extracting material schedules.
• Ability to maintain and update a master drawing register.
• Experience generating spare parts schedules and organizing standard stock items.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings and extract accurate material schedules.
• Maintain, update, issue, and file drawings via the master drawing register.
• Generate schedules for spare parts and organize assembly of standard stock items.
• Raise purchase orders and liaise with subcontractors across machining, rolling, laser cutting, and dished ends.
• Issue purchase orders for electrical subcontractors, transport logistics, and third-party services.
• Provide secondary cover for consumables buying as required.
• Maintain key operational registers, including laser cutting and flexible hose registers.
• Oversee gauge and strong room equipment calibration schedules.
• Perform etching on flexible hoses and plan delivery/collection routes as needed.
• Conduct internal operational audits and supplier audits to maintain quality and compliance.

Skills

Material planning

Drawing review

Procurement

Subcontractor liaison

Quality audits

Inventory control

Job description

Drawing Review & Material Planning:

• Review engineering drawings and extract accurate material schedules.

• Maintain, update, issue, and file drawings via the master drawing register.

• Generate schedules for spare parts and organize assembly of standard stock items (e.g., hose tails, swing bolts, nameplates).

Procurement & Subcontractor Management:

• Raise purchase orders and liaise directly with specialized subcontractors across machining, rolling, laser cutting, and dished ends.

• Issue purchase orders for electrical subcontractors, transport logistics, and third-party services.

• Provide secondary cover for consumables buying as required.

Registers, Stock & Compliance:

• Maintain key operational registers, including laser cutting and flexible hose registers.

• Oversee gauge and strong room equipment calibration schedules.

• Perform etching on flexible hoses and plan delivery/collection routes as needed.

Audits & Continuous Improvement:

• Conduct internal operational audits and supplier audits to maintain high standards of quality and compliance.