Maintenance Planner

Title: MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Area: Cape Town Region

Industry: Steel Making / Steel Plant Maintenance & Planning

Ref No.: TRG 2456

Salary: TBD (Neg + Relocation Assistance + Accommodation Support + Medical Aid + Provident Fund

Start Date: As soon as possible

Type: Permanent

An opportunity for an experienced MAINTENANCE PLANNER is required for permanent employment based in the Cape Town Region within a high-performance steel manufacturing environment.

• This role is critical to plant uptime, preventative maintenance execution, shutdown planning, and technical documentation control within a heavy industrial / metallurgical setting.
• We are seeking a structured, analytical and proactive planner with strong engineering discipline exposure who understands plant performance, breakdown trends, cost implications and technical documentation governance.
• This role is ideally suited to candidates with significant exposure to integrated or mini-mill steel operations, including experience within large heavy-industry environments such as ArcelorMittal, Scaw Metals, Highveld Steel, or similar high-capacity steelmaking plants.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Review daily production and shift reports to track:

• Machine condition
• Root cause analysis of stoppages
• Breakdown history
• Repair procedures and modifications

Maintain and update comprehensive equipment registers, including:

• Performance specifications
• Spare parts tracking
• Special repair procedures
• Condition status
• Modification history

Develop and manage electrical & mechanical maintenance schedules

Control and report on:

• Shutdown planning
• Planned vs unplanned maintenance
• Work instruction issuance & completion
• Daily job status circulation (8am & 4pm reporting)

Support implementation and optimisation of ERP / Maintenance modules

Produce 5th monthly trend analysis reports including:

• Man-hours
• Maintenance costs
• Revenue loss due to downtime
• Critical spares status

Establish and maintain:

• Technical library
• Drawing register (physical & electronic)
• Document control procedures
• Periodic audits of drawing registers

Track consumption records (water, oil, specialised equipment registers)

Provide technical advisory support to line management in accordance with company policies and best p