Maintenance Practitioner Planner (Rustenburg) at Samancor Chrome

Job Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
• Adhere to all related SOP’s, PTO’s and CTO’s as per Training Matrix per position, SHEQ and company standards
• Planning and scheduling of safety-related work identified in safety meetings (to be performed by the maintenance crew).

PEOPLE:

Supervise the teams:

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Regularly check success of the PM schedule in the field
• Incorporate suggestions from artisans, supervisors, and production personnel to continuously improve the schedule in terms of safety, duration and cost
• Coach Users on PM Functions

CUSTOMERS:

• Regularly check success of the PM schedule in the field
• Incorporate suggestions from artisans, supervisors and production personnel to continuously improve the schedule in terms of safety, duration and cost
• Coach Users on PM Functions
• Coach SAP end-users on the Plant Maintenance module and other team members in all aspects of Computerised Maintenance Management System functions

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

Maintenance Support:

• Link new materials to Bills of Materials and update Bills of Materials on SAP
• Load New Task Lists and update existing Task Lists on GSAP
• Request new service and material master numbers
• Capture, update, and maintain maintenance plans on GSAP
• Update plant-specific master data, e.g., BOM’s, and audit for accuracy, format and content
• Planning and scheduling of safety-related work identified in safety meetings (to be performed by the maintenance crew).

Schedule Preparation:

• Decide whether to use internal or contractor artisans
• Create Work Orders and allocate the Task Lists
• Create Purchase Requisitions for non-stock items and allocate Components
• Release Purchase Requisitions
• Release Planned Work Orders
• Check material and follow up on material availability (arrange expediting if necessary)
• Report discrepancies for scheduled materials on a weekly basis
• Release Planned Work and monitor the Forward Workload
• Estimate work order costs
• Allocate Resources, arrange weekly planning meetings and create the Schedule
• Estimate cost of scheduled work for the week
• Communicate and issue the schedule
• Print Work Orders as required
• Verify and reconcile and ad-hoc material movements as requested by management

Work Analysis:

• Investigate W/O exceptions
• Produce various routine and special reports as required
• Compile bar chart for all major/long shutdowns and conduct progress meetings of the same
• Analyze maintenance work order feedback for SAP correctness

Contractor Management:

• Generate PR/PO through COUPA and SAP as required or instructed
• Optimise resource levelling using internal or contractor artisans for planned work
• Verify contractor attendance the week before the job is scheduled to start

Chair weekly Planning meeting:

• Chair the weekly planning meeting with the Production Team to establish agreed downtimes and work priorities for the forthcoming weeks

Ad hoc:

• Perform ad hoc work as and when requested  

SHAREHOLDER VALUE

• Prepare cost forecast for each schedule
• Forecast material required for each schedule
• Compare actual cost of schedule to planned cost.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 / N3
• National Diploma in Planning / Related
• Trade Certificate (Advantageous)
• 5years relevant experience, 2 years’ supervisory experience.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Microsoft Office programs
• Samancor Chrome Systems (IMS, EBMS, Chromedoc, SAP, Coupa, MES)
• Required training as per training matrix
• Soft Skills as identified per department / level
• Demonstrate an understanding of SAP Plant maintenance systems

Additional qualifications:

• N4 Studying towards N5 (Internal)
• 1 Year SAP PM Experience as well as SAP PM proficiency

Competencies Required:

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Customer Focus
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making 
• Work Standards
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication
• Flexibility
• Contributing to Team Success

Closing Date: 02 April 2026