Planner Maintenance Mining Planning - Asset Management Planning at Palabora Copper (Pty) Limited

The incumbent will be responsible for planning and scheduling of maintenance activities to ensure availability and optimum utilization of the equipment in a safe effective and operating conditions.

 Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and practices.
• Developing and setup SAP (MPA) master data to enable maintenance teams to effectively manage assets.
• Planning and managing SAP upgrades and patches.
• Training the business on Asset Management Planning Systems (Work Management, Shutdown management) and SAP (MPA) courses to middle management level employees.
• Providing reliable and effective management information and business system support in SAP.
• Managing Physical Asset (MPA) module.
• Performing all data extraction and analysis of MPA information for management and provide management information as required by the business and all audit requirements.
• Developing an excellent understanding of business processes and value drivers.
• Various data collection, verification, analysis, and reporting activities associated with managing assets.
• Identifying opportunities for improving maintenance performance (efficiency & cost).
• Leading a team of asset management Data Capturers and Relief Maintenance Schedulers
• Analysing problems and alert relevant people in the organization.
• Attending and participate in SHEQ meetings.
• Day -to- day supervision of subordinate.
• Managing the performance of subordinates.
• Managing time and attendance of subordinates.

Intrinsic Qualities:   

• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage and function effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a multicultural environment.
• Must have excellent management of change, project management and organisational skills.
• Capacity to analyse problems and alert relevant people in the organization if needed.
• Must have supervisory skills.
• Ability to mobilize and motivate team members.
• Attention to detail.
• Critical thinking Skills.

 Qualifications & Experience:

• National Diploma in Asset Management.
• Mechanical or electrical trade test certificate will be advantageous.
• 5 Years Maintenance Planning experience, and a well-developed understanding of Winders, Conveyors, Upcast Fans, and Chillers.
• Data Analysis with an Advanced level in Excel and Data Manipulation
• Competence in the use of MS Office.
• Excellent understanding of SAP (MPA).