Maintenance Planner

Purpose of the Job 

Responsible for the integrated planning, prioritization of maintenance tasks  and managing the preventative maintenance system.  

Required outputs: Functional

• Set up and chair weekly planning meeting
• Create work packages for ad hoc and planned tasks
• Ensure the work package contains all information about the required resources, i.e. labour, materials, equipment availability, services and works instructions to ensure that the work can be executed in a safe, effective and efficient manner
• Obtains technical input from the Engineering Manager or SME, i.e. technical advice, inspection plan, isometric-drawings(s), etc.
• Ensuring that spares and materials are always available, and by issuing any orders for spares and other materials required on all planned maintenance activities
• Obtain “quality feedback” from the execution group or from the Maintenance Work Co-ordinator to optimize his future planning.
• Create and archives maintenance plans set up for specific equipment
• Attends daily maintenance schedule update meeting with Engineers, Gatekeeper and Maintenance Work Co-ordinator. 
• Decides together as a team which jobs to be included in the daily/weekly schedule Ensures that all SHE aspects are taken into account to execute the job in a safe manner.  If required, he liaises with the SHE appointee.
• Responsible that, at the beginning of a year, a yearly maintenance schedule is drawn up.  This schedule includes all planned (legal) maintenance inspections, planned production stops, planned maintenance shutdown, major (anticipated) maintenance repairs, etc.
• Compile daily, weekly and monthly planned maintenance reports
• Monitoring and managing the balance between utilizing internal resources vs. labor hire and contractors, based on demand
• Monitoring, evaluating and analysing maintenance requests, by being part of the team investigating breakdowns and major failures.
• Updating the plant maintenance resources and equipment schedule as a result of the failure investigations. By monitoring that the maintenance execution teams are adhering to the maintenance schedule.
• Managing the active list of work orders  and backlog should be recorded and also communicated to, Engineers, Maintenance Work Co-ordinator and Gatekeeper for action, during the weekly planning meeting
• Plan and help execute plant shutdowns
• Must be able to do overtime and standby duties when required
• Must be in posession of a valid drivers licence and have own transport

Qualifications and Knowledge 

• Grade 12 with Mathematic and Science
• Trade Test qualification (Artisan)
• National Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field (Essential advantage) 
• Valid driver’s license 
• Proficiency in MS office suite and SA

Competencies

• Safety conscious
• Results driven
• High level of accountability
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Continuous improvement mindset

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