Maintenance Planner Job at The Coca-Cola Company
Job role overview
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Date posted
May 7, 2026
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Closing date
May 14, 2026
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Hiring location
Western Cape
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Experience
4 - 6 years
Description
Key Purpose.
- Maintenance planning and scheduling (preventive, corrective, predictive)
- Plant Maintenance (PM) module on relevant CMMS
- Equipment master data management
- Job card creation and resource coordination
- Parts, tools, and resource availability planning
- Backlog, compliance, and cost monitoring
- Maintenance performance reporting and continuous improvement
- Communication and stakeholder coordination
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Key Outcomes:
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Planning
- Develop, schedule, and optimize PM tasks in line with OEM standards and internal best practices.
- Plan and schedule inspections, lubrication, calibrations, and condition-based tasks to ensure equipment reliability.
- Ensure that preventive maintenance plans are reviewed and updated periodically based on equipment performance.
Maintenance Work Management & Scheduling
- Convert maintenance notifications into work orders with clear scope, required materials, and labor estimates.
- Schedule daily, weekly, and shutdown maintenance plans in coordination with production and maintenance teams.
- Allocate tasks based on artisan availability and skill set, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
Resource & Materials Coordination
- Ensure all materials, tools, and spare parts are available before scheduled maintenance begins.
- Collaborate with the Engineering Stores and Technical Administrator to expedite procurement or issue parts.
- Track consumption of critical spares and maintain minimum stock levels through system updates.
Maintenance System Administration & Data Integrity
- Ensure accurate entry and update of technical object data, task lists, and maintenance history in the CMMS.
- Manage maintenance master data integrity and structure (equipment hierarchy, task groups, maintenance plans).
- Generate and distribute reports on work order backlog, PM compliance, and overdue tasks.
Compliance, Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Adhere to all SHEQ requirements when planning and coordinating maintenance activities.
- Support root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement (CI) initiatives through historical data and KPIs.
- Contribute to asset care strategies and reliability improvement projects by providing maintenance insights.
Team Leadership and Support
- Supervise and guide the Technical Administrator in managing documentation, maintenance records, and work order processing.
- Build strong relationships with maintenance teams, production, stores, and engineering stakeholders.
KBI:
- PM compliance (%)
- Maintenance schedule adherence (%)
- Maintenance backlog volume (days or weeks)
- Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
- Equipment uptime and availability (%)
- Maintenance cost vs. budget
- CMMS data accuracy and completion rate
Skills, Experience & Education
Education
- Minimum: N6/National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Preferred: BTech or Degree in Engineering/Asset Management/Operations Management
- CMMS Certification (advantageous)
Experience
- 4–6 years’ experience in a maintenance planning role within a manufacturing or FMCG environment
- Experience with CMMS (preferably SAP PM)
- Solid background in asset care, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), or TPM environments
- Working knowledge of production and maintenance integration
Skills
- Proficiency in SAP Plant Maintenance or similar CMMS
- Strong understanding of maintenance workflows, planning, and scheduling principles
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, OEM manuals, and technical standards
- Analytical and reporting skills using Excel, Power BI (advantageous)
- Strong planning, organizing, and time management skills
- Sound understanding of spare parts planning and engineering stores processes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) systems
Deadline:14th May,2026
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