Maintenance Planner

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Immediate Superior: Packaging Engineer
Job Grade: 9
Location: Springs
Function: Supply Chain
Sub Function: Manufacturing
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 112519
Closing Date: 11/06/2024

Applications are invited for the above-mentioned position to be based in Springs.

This person will report to the Packaging Engineer.

You will be required to do the following:

• Manage the planning function of Engineering/maintenance, site services and Production maintenance.
• Assist with budget compilation and management.
• Ensure adherence to Quality Management systems.
• Maintain master data, PM schedules and task lists on SAP.
• Manage all routine maintenance tasks effectively by sourcing spares, liaising with the centralized workshop personnel and external contractors, and managing the quality of the tasks performed.
• Scrutinize maintenance schedules of all equipment to improve productivity.
• Plan and ensure timeous execution of all statutory work according to the OHS Act.
• Adhere to OHS Act requirements.
• Manage selected Capex and abnormal maintenance projects.
• Manage people.

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• Grade 12 plus a relevant tertiary qualification in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering.
• A Trade Test certificate will be considered advantageous.
• Computer literacy (MS Office, Word, Excel on an intermediate level of competency).
• Knowledge of workshop and engineering tools will be an advantage.
• Experience in Maintenance Planning will be an advantage.
• Able to supervise the correct implementation and utilisation of administrative procedures.
• Understands how to interpret management information relevant to own work area.
• Able to use initiative to solve WCM process problems when they occur during implementation.
• Able to implement all the WCM process steps in own work area.
• Able to evaluate all the information and clues before making a decision.
• Can develop alternative strategies to handle changes/situations in own working area.
• Can re-concentrate own ideas/tactics when confronted with new information.
• Is pro-active to a certain degree and anticipates problems before they arise.
• Deals not only with the symptoms of a problem but searches in a creative manner for underlying reasons for the cause of the problem.
• The ability to plan a task or job realistically, allocating time to priorities and building in time for contingencies.
• The ability to organise resources and effectively delegate tasks to maintenance teams.
• Can set controls over arrangements and follow up in own work area.
• Must be able to function within a team environment.

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.