Permanent - Maintenance Planner - Ekurhuleni (East Rand) - South Africa

Purpose of the role:

• The purpose of this position is maintaining of engineering spares stock levels, issuing stock, quotes, purchase requisition, issuing of planned preventative maintenance schedules, capturing of job cards and follow up on orders.
• It is also to ensure that up to date information of Engineering KPIs is communicated electronically and on Visual Boards.

Key Role Responsibilities: 

• Create and maintain planned preventive maintenance systems and tracking thereof.
• Print and schedule planned preventative maintenance job cards to ensure continuous PPM schedules are up to date. 
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety regulations, policies and procedures. 
• Working hand in hand with artisans, ensure that lean manufacturing principles are adhered to. 
• Upon completion of any work ensure that the job cards are closed on the system, and that planned preventative maintenance schedules are up to date. 
• Maintain proper housekeeping standards in all working areas and perform any other duties which may be reasonably expected of the incumbent when allocated. 
• Conduct Monthly Safety Audits 
• Ensure that the safety audit report for the Maintenance Team is up to date 
• Ensure full compliance to the company Group and local safety standards, policies, and procedures. 
• Report all Incidents and Near Misses 
• Maintain a high level of quality and accuracy, while performing your duties. 
• Strong attention to detail.

Qualifications, Skills and experience: 

• Grade 12 Maths and Science or an equivalent. 
• Engineering Qualification/Trade. 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position within a manufacturing environment. 
• Attention to details. 
• Must be able to work well in a team environment (People Oriented). 
• Good planning skills. 
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Problem solving and self-motivated individual. 
• Strong organisational & prioritisation skills. 
• Be able to work in a pressured environment. 
• Be able to complete tasks efficiently and effectively. 
• Must be computer literate (Microsoft excel, Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Syspro) 
• Knowledge of the ISO quality, environmental system and techniques (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001) 
• Exposure to manufacturing environment