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Maintenance Planner (12 Month Contract)
Our client is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to support mining operations in Rustenburg, North West. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure optimal equipment reliability, minimise downtime, and maintain cost efficiency within a mining and processing environment.
The successful candidate will contribute to improving maintenance execution and ensuring compliance with engineering and safety standards.
The organisation is a globally diversified mining and processing company, established in 2013, and is a leading producer of gold and platinum group metals (PGMs), with additional exposure to chrome and other by-product metals, as well as growing involvement in battery metals and recycling.
Minimum Requirements:
BEng / BSc / BTech / National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a mining or heavy industrial environment.
Proven experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within a plant or mining environment.
Strong working knowledge of CMMS / maintenance management systems (e.g., SAP, Pragma, or similar).
Solid understanding of the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and engineering standards.
Experience with fixed plant, processing equipment, and mobile mining equipment will be advantageous.
Strong analytical, organisational, and planning skills.
Computer literacy (MS Office, especially Excel).
Medically fit to work in a mining environment.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Monitor schedule compliance and provide feedback to improve planning effectiveness and execution efficiency.
Create and manage work orders on the CMMS, ensuring accurate job scopes, required resources, and timelines.
Coordinate closely with maintenance teams, supervisors, and production to ensure smooth execution of planned work.
Analyse equipment history and failure trends to optimise maintenance strategies and reduce downtime.
Prepare and coordinate shutdown and outage schedules to minimise disruption to production.
Ensure all maintenance activities comply with the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and site-specific engineering standards.
Liaise with stores and procurement to confirm availability of required spares, tools, and materials prior to execution.
Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and maintenance efficiency.
Maintain accurate maintenance records, reports, and documentation in line with operational requirements.
Assist with maintenance budgeting, cost control, and effective resource planning.
Develop detailed maintenance plans and schedules, including preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
Promote and uphold a strong safety culture in all planning and maintenance-related activities.
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