Maintenance Planner jobs in United States

Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

More about

VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd is one of four subsidiaries of VKB Agri Processors (Pty) Ltd, the agri-processing division of the VKB Group. The VKB Group is a significant role player in the agricultural industry in South Africa and strives, through best practices, continuous improvement and world-class operations, to add meaningful value to the industry.

VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd operates white maize mills in Mokopane and Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, and Mashishing in Mpumalanga, a wheat mill in Frankfort in the Free State as well as a maize mill in Christiana and a Wheat Mill in Modderrivier in the Northern Cape.

The company offers employees the opportunity to utilise and develop their skills and knowledge in a challenging and rewarding work environment.

Job Function
Maintenance Planner / Administration of maintenance spares. The maintenance planner will be responsible to ensure maintenance technicians have the tools and parts they need to complete work orders as well as scheduling maintenance in such a way that minimises equipment downtime and impact on production.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF4
• Drivers License (Code B)
• Maintenance planning and scheduling will be an advantage
• Experience in On-key system will be an advantage
• Experience in supply chain management will be an advantage
• Knowledge and Experience in Maize and Wheat Production will be an advantage.
• Computer literate
• Background in production and industrial environment
• Clear criminal record
• Constantly adding value to the functions of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

• Optimal utilising On-Key maintenance program to ensure that the machinery used in processing plants is in the best possible working order by undertaking a range of maintenance inspections and scheduling maintenance processes.
• Plan and organize preventative maintenance processes such as condition monitoring or plant start-up or inspection as well as preventative maintenance processes like lubrication, sensory inspections and periodic component replacement.
• Analyse the risk of process failure, ensure that correct spare parts are stocked, undertake performance measurement, and ensure that maintenance costs are kept as low as possible.
• Maintenance planner / spares administration will assist with procurement of maintenance spares.
• Asset management of equipment and stock management of spare parts.
• Ensure stock levels in store are up to date.
• Ensure critical spares / stock for plant are available.
• Responsible for the physical receipt of spares inwards and the issue of spares against appropriate requisitions.
• Keep stock and store items in good order and keep the warehouse clean and tidy.
• Record stock movement on a computerised system.

Skills

• Decision making
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Compliance
• Organizing
• Planning

Other Information

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