Kempton Park: Maintenance Planner posted by Chainlink Recruitment Ltd

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner position at Chainlink Recruitment Ltd is a critical role that ensures the effective operation of the CMMS and MRO Systems, as well as the administration of asset management data. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to achieve maximum production and asset efficiency/availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate routine and major plant shutdowns taking account of shut work, major maintenance, capital work, statutory, and operational requirements.
• Chair weekly Shut planning meetings with maintenance and production leadership teams to discuss scope, dates, and requirements for all shut work orders.
• Develop 2-weekly rolling maintenance plans.
• Chair weekly planning meetings with maintenance foremen and production team leaders to discuss scope, dates, and requirements for all maintenance work orders.
• Create and review the maintenance plans and jobs, by updating and reviewing changes, in order to optimize utilization of engineering resources, in conjunction with the Engineering Management team.
• Manage the CMMS system (knowledge of DMS system preferable), and submit system management reports to the Engineering Manager.
• Manage the RCFA System database.
• Carry out job loading for maintenance personnel.
• Follow up on status of spare parts that needs to be ordered for maintenance work orders.
• Capture work orders as they come in.
• Create work orders from completed PM Schedules.
• Arrange quotes for services due on equipment.
• Creation & updating of purchase requisitions, following up on quotations.
• Report daily and monthly on schedule attainment per department.
• Develop and maintain effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for maintenance performance including plant efficiency/availability, cost, quality, safety, shuts, planning, etc.
• Update KPI Tracking Board on a weekly basis.
• Update PM Schedule Calendar and tracking Board on a monthly basis.
• Co-ordinate standby lists for Production and Engineering support.

Requirements

• Recognised trade B.Tech or N.Dip (Electrical or Mechanical)
• 3 years experience within maintenance planning environment
• Computer literate with strong MS Office skills
• CMMS Experience (DMS preferable)
• Continuous improvement experience eg (WCM / Lean/ Six Sigma)

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications not specified.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary details not specified.

Relation to Others

Internal: Engineering Manager, Operations Managers, Mill Engineers, Mill Management Team, Maintenance Foreman, All Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation technicians and artisans, Stores Personnel, Safety and Risk Personnel, Admin and Financial Departments, Human Resources, Buying and Training Departments.

External: Approved Technical Suppliers/Contractors, Appointed Consultants.

Personal Attributes

• Self-starter, energetic and highly motivated individual with superior analytical capabilities and an intense desire to identify and solve problems.
• Highly computer literate person (ERP/MRO/CMMS/MS Office) with excellent communication skills and leadership qualities.
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively across the organisation.
• Person that is prepared to work outside normal working hours and do management standby duties.
• Delegation and empowerment of subordinates, maintaining a professional appearance, and demonstrating excellent organisational skills.