Planned Maintenance Clerk at Tharisa

Role Context

Planned and Unplanned Work Orders

• Create, open, track and close planned work orders for maintenance of equipment and machinery within the allocated functions of the mine, by engaging with the relevant stakeholders adhering to the legal and compliance requirements of the mine and industry.
• Capture machines current usages (SMR and KM) when capturing work orders to ensure all information is kept current and up to date as required.
• Capture all data relating to both the planned and unplanned maintenance per shift by inputting all relevant data into the respective systems to provide input into the shift summary report, detailing the status of all machines and equipment.
• Maintain the PTO, SOP, and legal dashboards by engaging with Maintenance Planner, to understand any changes in relation to the above ensuring all changes are approved before final updates are implemented.
• Create and maintain data filing systems by identifying the current process and recommending and implementing changes to enhance the efficiency of the data retrieval and storage process.
• Maintain comprehensive records and reports as it relates to material requisitions, material and supplies, the quantity ordered and used and how this relates to the overall utilisation of stock.
• Capture, print and disseminate all booked (up and down) equipment by logging all information on the respective system to keep all stakeholders informed of the equipment’s progress.

Resource Management

• Provide input into required changes in resources to enable the achievement of own objectives.
• Contribute toward the collection of and capturing of data from across the respective areas of the mine by acting as the first point of contact between the functions on the mine and the support functions on the mine.

Stakeholder Relations

• Communicate with internal and/or external stakeholders, where required, to achieve work objectives and to maintain relationships.
• Foster swift and effective communication between all relevant stakeholders and their subordinates across the organisation by developing the relationships across the respective areas and ensuring optimal delivery from the control room.
• Direct elements of the mining operations by coordinating the maintenance and repairs of equipment as needed and as planned on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis ensuring any breakdowns are attended to by the relevant department as efficiently as possible.
• Communicate breakdowns to the various and relevant superintendent as per the required procedure and update the system accordingly ensuring there is a live view of the available equipment and the estimated downtime for the repairs.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/ Matric (NQF4)

Job specific experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ clerical experience in mining engineering maintenance.
• Ability to work with the full Microsoft suite (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience/Exposure on MS Dynamics F&O, Reporting tools: MS Power BI

Inherent requirements

• Must be medically fit

Closing date: 19 February 2026