Maintenance Planner: Engineering at AVI Limited

Closing Date: 2020/03/18
Reference Number: AVI191209-1
Location - Town / City: Isando

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Planning maintenance activities and co-ordination of maintenance activities including annual shutdown and daily adhoc work.
• Analyse machinery and component life cycles by identifying failure trends.
• Verifying integrity of data captured by artisans on a daily basis.
• Updating job cards and maintenance schedules based on OEM manuals and historical performance.
• Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work.
• Manage preventative and predictive maintenance strategies, which will include condition monitoring and other practices.
• Monitor job completion rates and report trends to the Engineering management team.
• CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) – implementation, optimization and management of the Shopware Asset Care system.
• Planning and optimising the most appropriate maintenance tasks for relevant equipment
• Analysis and interpretation of maintenance history and feedback report preparation
• Ensure ongoing communication with Engineering Team Leaders, Production Managers and Production Planner
• Work closely with engineering stores personnel to control spares and stock levels
• Projects – work closely with the project team to ensure efficient delivery of tasks involving engineering input

Competencies    

• Plan and think ahead
• Optimise business performance
• Remain composed and resilient
• Focus on achieving results
• Work with others
• Solve problems
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to function well when under pressure and meet tight timelines

Experience Required    

• At least 8 years' experience in maintenance planning gained within the FMCG or Manufacturing environment
• Experience in a high speed packaging environment advantageous

Minimum Qualifications Required 

• Completed a trade test as a Fitter, Millwright and Electrical with a recognized institution
• National Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mechanical- or Electrical Engineering (N6/T3/S4) highly advantageous

Additional Requirements    

• Knowledge of Electronic Maintenance Management System (EMMS) e.g. SAP, Shopware and/or Pragma experience
• Experience with CMMS preferably ‘On Key”, will be a distinct advantage
• Knowledge of TPM and RCM concepts and principles
• Knowledge of MS Projects and MS Excel advantageous