Engineering Planner

Role Overview

Join a growing mining operation near Gravelotte in Limpopo as an Engineering Planner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop weekly and monthly maintenance schedules.
• Plan preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Prepare detailed work packs, including procedures, drawings, permits, tools and spare parts.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns and plant outages.
• Ensure all required materials and spares are available before work starts.
• Maintain and update the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Monitor the maintenance backlog and prioritise work orders.
• Track maintenance KPIs such as plant availability, schedule compliance, MTBF and MTTR.
• Liaise with operations, engineering, procurement and contractors.
• Participate in root cause failure analysis and recommend reliability improvements.
• Ensure all work complies with safety, health, environmental and legal requirements.

Minimum Requirements and Skills

• Grade 12 or Matric Certificate.
• N4 Engineering.
• Trade test or National Diploma in Fitting, Electrical or Boilermaking.
• Planning certificate is advantageous.
• Three to five years' experience as a planner.
• Medically fit to work on a mine site.
• Knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Maintenance planning and scheduling experience.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Strong organisational, analytical, communication and teamwork skills.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and MS Project.
• Understanding of reliability engineering principles.