Planner Maintenance at SABN

Purpose:

• To oversee and coordinate physical asset management systems within the PEM department, i.e. to plan, schedule, monitor and report maintenance activities for plant, equipment and machinery to achieve targeted machine availability for the manufacturing plant and equipment.

Main Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Oversee and coordinate the maintenance planning system including routine work management for the relevant area.
• Liaise with Engineers, Technicians and Artisans to schedule and plan maintenance activities (preventatives, correctives, and other proactive maintenance).
• Coordinate and control data mining and analytics from plant, equipment and machinery to enhance scheduling and planning of maintenance activities.
• In collaboration with Finance, oversee the asset register for all physical assets and ensure all assets have preventative maintenance schedules.
• Administer and support the computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) on the ERP system.
• Coordinate the inventory management process to ensure availability of spares, consumables, and new stock items.
• Compile and present performance reports i.e. Weekly scheduling compliance; Monthly plant availability statistics; and Quarterly departmental performance reports.
• Establish and maintain the filing system for maintenance planning, including relevant document control.
• Coordinate PEM assurance audit activities and liaise with Auditors during audit planning and execution.
• Coordinate input into the annual budget and support the department with cost control by tracking against budget.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental and quality (SHEQ) processes.
• Ensure adherence to governance, risk, compliance with regulatory requirements (GRC) and procurement processes.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and company policies, practices and procedures.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders within the department and inter-departmental.
• Coordinate weekly maintenance planning meetings.
• Provide input into continuous improvement initiatives in maintenance planning.
• Perform reasonable value-add ad-hoc duties or activities that are beyond normal scope of work, when requested
• All work and behaviour are aligned to SABN values.

The Preferred Candidate is likely to have:

• National Diploma in Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Industrial (Essential)
• BTech in Engineering (Desirable)
• Certificate in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (Essential)
• 3 - 5 years in maintenance planning (JDE/SAP system) (Essential)
• 5 - 8 years as Maintenance Technician/ Coordinator/ Artisan (Desirable)
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
• SHEQ management systems: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards
• CMMS in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems i.e. SAP, JDE
• Asset life cycle management (ALM) principles
• Asset care management principles as per ISO 55 000 standard
• Technology Tools or Software for Business Analytics and Reporting
• Mechanical or Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Maintenance and Operations Management
• Maintenance Planning on ERP System
• Manufacturing Plant Data Analytics
• Well-developed ERP system application skills (e.g. JDE/SAP, CMMS etc.)
• Well-developed computer and digital literacy (e.g. MS Office).

 Closing Date 02 April 2026