Maintenance Planner Full Time

Our well-established client is looking for a professional Maintenance Planner.

Plant Support

• Responsible for developing and managing the engineering maintenance schedules for the factory.
• Inputs and maintains the engineering master data on SAP PM
• Identifies and implements improvements to the maintenance processes on site.
• Coaches and develops the SAP and engineering planning skills of the engineering staff.
• Implement and define with Assistance Engineering and Foreman the right PM implementation.
• Manage the parts inventory system, includes entering or supervising the entry of all parts transactions such as purchase orders, issues, returns, and inventory adjustments. This also includes managing blocked invoices.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and perform or manage periodic cycle counts and physical inventories.
• Provide management with the required reports.
• Work with maintenance group and vendors to ensure necessary parts are on hand while minimizing overall inventory value.
• Help develop and maintain procedures for parts and work orders and ensure plant compliance with these procedures.
• Manage the work order system. This includes entering or supervising the entry of all work order transactions and providing the required reports to management and maintenance.
• Utilises TPM/ WCM to deliver the maintenance initiatives on site
• Assist and recommend new projects and methods to minimize costs while ensuring accurate systems
• Responsible for maintenance data capture (losses, cost, breakdown analysis, tag resolution.)

Skills/Experience

• National Diploma in Engineering or an N4 (or equivalent) AND a valid Trade Test in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Engineering
• Working knowledge and experience in FMCG/ Manufacturing environment will be an advantage
• 3-5 years working knowledge and experience in managing maintenance schedules, maintenance budgets, improvements of maintenance plans and must have route cause analysis technical know how
• Solid management, leadership, decision making and influential skills and experience is critical
• In-depth working knowledge and experience in maintenance optimization and cost saving
• SAP (Planned Maintenance, Cost Control and Professional Maintenance model) experience
• Proficient TPM (PM Pillar)/ Lean/ WCM and MS Project experience will be an advantage.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to: manufacturing@rporecruitment.us

Alternatively, you can visit our website to find your next opportunity – www.rporecruitment.co.za  or give us a call at 021 180 0776 and ask for Nikki or Jamie-lee

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position.