Job Description

Top Employer 2025 has an opportunity for a maintenance planner within the engineering department.
Purpose of the role:
To manage the maintenance and technical services function, develop and implement maintenance management systems and monitor maintenance performance to ensure efficient operation of equipment and facilities across the group.
Responsibilities:

• Maintenance management
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies and procedures
• Utilize the latest management tools to ensure effective maintenance of all assets.
• Apply the latest maintenance safety technologies to ensure best-in-class maintenance safety performance and statutory compliance.
• Develop detailed systems from preventive maintenance routine (PMR) findings and corrective maintenance activities for all maintenance teams.
• Analyse and revise screen corrective maintenance (CM) job cards and burning maintenance issues for opportunities to perform root cause failure analysis to prevent future failures.
• Coordinate root cause analysis.
• Attend to procedural and equipment issues.
• Analyse spare parts inventory requirements
• Implement managements procurement requirements for spares, materials and outsourced work.
• Coordinate the drawing of detailed maintenance tasks per asset. Assist with planning of new projects, including progress tracking reports and critical spares lists.
• Assist with shutdown planning.
• Identify, assess and propose new ways of managing maintenance.
• Compile accurate periodic reports (weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually).
• Proactively manage communication and relationships with stakeholders.

Minimum requirements:

• Occupational certificate: Maintenance planner (or equivalent qualification) or a valid trade certificate with further training in maintenance management.
• National diploma in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering will be advantageous.
• 5 -6 years experience in maintenance management.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Afrikaans and English.

Knowledge and attributes:

• Knowledge of maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of maintenance management performance parameters.
• Knowledge of grain handling and grain storage equipment.
• Regulatory and compliance awareness.
• Focus on innovation and sustainability.
• Analytical thinking.
• Good planning and organising skills

Skills Required