Maintenance Planner - Randfontein at RCL Foods

Job Description    
RCL Foods is seeking Maintenance Planners to join our Groceries & Spreads Business Unit. The role will be based in Randfontein.

Purpose of the Role: To provide logistic support to the maintenance team by ensuring plant activities are planned well ahead of time in order to enhance equipment availability. This will be done by administrating the maintenance management system, monitoring and generating reports on maintenance performance for management decision-making

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 or N3 or NCV Technical qualifications
• Certificate in maintenance planning and scheduling

Experience and Training 

• 2 - 5 years’  maintenance experience in  FMCG
• Formal maintenance training

Knowledge and Skill 

• A working knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems(CMMS).
• Knowledge of Store Inventory Management System
• An understanding of engineering machines components such as shafts, bearings, v-belts, drives, contactors, conveyors, etc
• Knowledge of food safety standards is advantageous
• Supervision of personnel added advantage

Problem-Solving

• Ability to think logically and problem-solving
• Ability to interpret the data and analyze
• Ability to analyze the trends in performance parameters

Customer Relationships
Internal 

• Liaise with production management and machine operators and staff. 
• Liaise with Ecowise cleaning team and management
• External  
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors

Decision Making

• Decide on which parts needs replacement and any additional work required in daily basis
• Decide on additional activity that is required to improve performance of the machines
• Report any defects pickup during machine stripping to ensure is correct either immediately or during the weekend activities

Competencies

• Must be proficient with word, excel and PowerPoint and Computerized Maintenance System
• Demonstrate high degree of planning and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Read, analyze, understand electrical, electronic and engineering drawings and tolerances
• Work in the framework of a team
• Attention to detail and deadline driven
• Adhere to principles and values
• Apply good governance principles
• Build interpersonal tolerance and teamwork practices
• Must conform to contractual obligations
• Be prompt and courteous
• Training on root cause analysis
• Logical reason
• Individual must be able to work productively within a team

Communication 

• Ability to communicate well at all levels
• Ability to read and write

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Establish, maintain and improve the maintenance planning and scheduling business flow process.
• Prepare reports, analyse data and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance related problems.
• Ensure key performance indicators are captured and reported for equipment reliability, departmental performance, planning and scheduled business flow process.
• Schedule maintenance work into production plan.
• Develop cost and time estimate of planned maintenance work.
• Review applicable maintenance procedures that promote defect-free maintenance work quality.
• Identifies, analyses, and reviews equipment maintenance problems with.
• maintenance engineering team.
• Responsible for up-keep and accuracy of equipment maintenance history and jobs records database.
• Continually improving planning, scheduling, data management and job reporting systems to increase planning effectiveness and efficiency.
• Collaborate with maintenance Senior Artisans to schedule manpower and resource for planned maintenance work.
• Assists in educating operations personnel in maintenance management.
• Perform any other related job that may be assigned from time to time.