Maintenance Planner - Richards Bay at Bidvest Tank Terminals

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• NTC5, Diploma or equivalent.
• Trade tested in relevant engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the engineering planning environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan daily maintenance activities on site
• Plan and control general maintenance and breakdowns on a day-to-day basis using the computerized maintenance system
• Anticipate labour requirements and arrange accordingly
• Prioritize and schedule daily work and manage time to ensure that maximum productivity is met
• Co-ordinate all maintenance activities with the Charge Hands on site, routine, break down and emergency work to minimize downtime and delays
• Assist in controlling a comprehensive preventative Maintenance program, maintain company assets within specification and to ensure optimum equipment availability
• Operate and fully utilize the current computerised maintenance management system
• Operate within the parameters of the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Compile monthly reports for submission to the Engineering Manager Maintenance Engineer
• Implement and manage a planned maintenance system that provides consistently reliable equipment to support operations customer delivery requirements
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained in good working order according to supplier’s maintenance requirements, prolonging its useful life
• Ensure quantity and quality of strategic spares is always available to ensure the minimum downtime of equipment and to minimize operational delays
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained at optimum levels to minimize downtime of equipment.
• Maintain and update plant functional locations.
• Assist in continuously monitoring expenditure and identify means to reduce costs by discussing budgets with the maintenance tea

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Basic knowledge of Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Welding and Civil disciplines
• Good understanding of plant and maintenance operations
• Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills
• Good working knowledge of computer systems i.e. word, excel, power point and SAP.
• OSH Act knowledge, ISO Systems and Safety Management (NOSA)
• Be able to work independently and in teams.