Planning Officer (CU) - Richards Bay at Tongaat Hulett

Roles and Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains Maintenance Schedules.
• Writing of clear and concise work procedures. Compiling information into Job packages for skilled trade.
• Resources work within defined Work Management principles and standards. 
• Keeping Bills of Materials current.
• Maintains appropriate records to permit the meaningful analysis and reporting of results and compiles reports from CMMS regarding the work.
• Execution management process as required for reporting to various tiers in the organisation.
• Measuring the maintenance backlog accurately in its various forms and continually maintaining not less than 2 weeks’ worth of ready backlog.
• Participating in outage and shutdown planning activities including Scope Identification and Control, Work Co-ordination, Risk Assessments, Work Execution, and continuous improvement.
• Liaise on a regular basis with internal & external stakeholders i.e. service providers, etc. 
• Promote team building and a harmonious working environment.
• Application of Health, Safety & Environmental standards
• Attend to queries and enquiries related to activities and operations

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Required 

• Engineering qualification N6 or higher and / or equivalent planning certificate.  
• Minimum 3 years in skilled trades and 2 years as a supervisor. Strong Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation aptitude. Minimum 3 years work experience with EAM/CMMS. Significant SAP experience is essential.
• Computer skills. Proper use of the SAP EAM tool (CMMS). Advanced skills in Excel and Word. 
• Project Management, Software (MS Projects, Primavera, Outlook, OneNote, etc.) Knowledge and understanding of Work Management principle and maintenance processes.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprint, OEM manuals and drawings