Job vacancy Maintenance Planner

Overview

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance activities relating to the plant and equipment. He/she must support the activities of the various Zone Leaders and/or Supervisors in such a manner as to ensure maximum machine efficiency and useful working life of the plant and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing Preventative Maintenance (PM) plans for all existing and new equipment
• Continuously reviewing these plans with input from all members of the Maintenance team so as to ensure accuracy, effectiveness and that the plans meet business requirements and objectives
• Work closely with Zone Leaders and/or supervisors and technicians to ensure adequate Maintenance schedules are in place for each zone and are adjusted as required
• Planning, scheduling and coordinating all the maintenance activities associated with all plant and equipment
• Updating all departments on the status on the maintenance activities in their areas
• Assisting with the sourcing and requisitioning of required spares from suppliers and reserving parts for maintenance activities
• Ensuring the tools and supplies in the department are managed effectively and are accounted for
• Create the departmental performance reports at the frequency determined by management
• Update the mechanical efficiency for the department and report daily to the department
• Follow-up on corrective actions and all outstanding problems which occurred in the plant, with the Zone Leaders, supervisors and manager
• Assist with the preparation of departmental budget
• Preparation of the training plans for all employees within the department
• Coordinate training for new employees
• Follow-up and report on all departmental actions arising from risk assessments and internal & external audits
• Compile monthly cost reviews and analyze with the Manager
• Perform other reasonable job related duties as may be assigned by management

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a production environment, a plus
• Good working knowledge of bottling plant machinery and systems (air compression, steam boiling, power plant and Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration)
• Familiarity with programmable logic controllers and programming of the same
• Good problem solving, organizational and communication skills.
• Computer literacy (MS Office, AutoCAD)
• Strong supervisory skills
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

Interested persons should submit their resume to [email protected].

8 Aug, 2024 (80 days left)