Job Description

As one of South Africa's leading FMCG companies,

SNACKWORKS

, holds a market-leading position in many product categories, and operates according to the highest international standards right down the supply chain. Bakers, Baumann's, Pyotts and Provita brands are an iconic part of South Africa's biscuit history. Combined with the full snack portfolio under Willards, Snackworks offers a full range of sweet and savoury biscuits, baked and fried snacks.

SNACKWORKS

is based in Bryanston, Johannesburg with world class manufacturing facilities in Isando, Johannesburg, Rosslyn, Pretoria and Westmead, Durban.



A career opportunity exists for a Maintenance Planner to join the Snackworks Rosslyn factory. The Maintenance Planner will be responsible for the planning of preventative and shutdown maintenance, reporting on maintenance analysis, and participate in projects as assigned. This role reports directly to the Engineering Manager.

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Planning maintenance activities and co-ordination of maintenance activities including annual shutdown and daily adhoc work. Analyse machinery and component life cycles by identifying failure trends. Verifying integrity of data captured by artisans on a daily basis. Updating job cards and maintenance schedules based on OEM manuals and historical performance. Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work. Manage preventative and predictive maintenance strategies, which will include condition monitoring and other practices. Monitor job completion rates and report trends to the Engineering management team. CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) - implementation, optimization and management of the Shopware Asset Care system. Planning and optimising the most appropriate maintenance tasks for relevant equipment Analysis and interpretation of maintenance history and feedback report preparation. Ensure ongoing communication with Engineering Foremen, Production Managers and Production Planner. Work closely with engineering stores personnel to control spares and stock levels. Projects - work closely with the project team to ensure efficient delivery of tasks involving engineering input

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

At least 8 years' experience in maintenance planning gained within the FMCG or Manufacturing environment. Experience in a high-speed packaging environment advantageous.

Qualifications:

Completed a trade test as a Fitter, Millwright or Electrical with a recognized institution ideal. National Diploma/B.Tech or equivalent qualification in Mechanical- or Electrical Engineering (N6/T3/S4).

Additional Requirements:

Knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) e.g. SAP, Shopware and/or Pragma experience. Experience with CMMS preferably Pragma 'On Key", will be a distinct advantage. Knowledge of TPM and RCM concepts and principles. * Knowledge of MS Projects and MS Excel.