Maintenance Planner

Unilever is currently hiring for Maintenance Planner

Reports to: Site Engineering Manager

Scope: Local

Location: Boksburg

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. 

Collaborate with the operations department, engineers, foreman, stores and artisans to ensure an effective maintenance operation. You will be accountable for maintaining plant parts system that ensures the necessary parts are on hand to minimize production downtime and maintenance repair time.  In addition to working with vendors, entering purchase orders and all other transactions, this role includes learning systems, developing procedures, and training related personnel. You will work with the foreman and operations group (Artisan’s) to manage the work order and notification log. Specifically, the Maintenance Planner tracks the work orders and provides the necessary reports to enable the efficient completion of all work orders/maintenance schedule. The planner will be responsible for budget control and developing saving projects.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Responsible for developing and managing the engineering maintenance schedules for the factory

• Inputs and maintains the engineering master data on the CMMS (buildApp, SAP)

• Identifies and implements improvements to the maintenance processes on site

• Coaches and develops the CMMS and engineering planning skills of the engineering staff

• Implement and define with Assistance Engineering and Foreman with the right PM implementation

• Manage the parts inventory system, includes entering or supervising the entry of all parts transactions such as purchase orders, issues, returns, and inventory adjustments.  This also includes managing blocked invoices.

• Liase with Engineering Storeman to maintain accurate inventory records & have the necessary critical spares matrix.

• Provide management with the required reports

• Help develop and maintain procedures for parts and work orders and ensure plant compliance with these procedures

• Manage the work order system.  This includes entering or supervising the entry of all work order transactions and providing the required reports to management and maintenance

• Utilises UMS to deliver the maintenance initiatives on site

• Assist and recommend new projects and methods to minimize costs while ensuring accurate systems

• Responsible for maintenance data capture (losses, cost, breakdown analysis, tag resolution.)

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• A minimum of a National Diploma or degree in Engineering (Mech or Elec) / or an N6 with a valid Trade Test in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Engineering.

• Working knowledge and experience in FMCG/ Manufacturing environment will be an advantage

• At least 2-5 years working knowledge and experience in managing maintenance schedules, maintenance budgets, improvements of maintenance plans and must have route cause analysis technical know how

• In-depth working knowledge and experience in maintenance optimization and cost saving

• CMMS (Planned Maintenance, Cost Control and Professional Maintenance model) experience, SAP knowledge is advantageous.

• Proficient TPM (PM Pillar)/ Lean/ UMS and MS Project experience will be an advantage

Skills

• Solid management, leadership, decision making and influential skills and experience is critical

• Analytical & Problem Solving

• Communication & Facilitation

• Good planning and Time Management

• Customer/ Vendor Service Orientation

Unilever behaviours

• CARE DEEPLY: We care deeply about how consumers experience
  our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development and our impact on the planet. We care about our performance, to a point where it hurts when we don’t win. ​It is not just about being nice or avoiding honest conversations about performance and opportunity.​

• FOCUS ON WHAT COUNTS: We ruthlessly prioritise what really, really matters, allowing us to do better on fewer things. We set clear and stretching goals and recognise maximum performance impact. It is not about reducing ambition or effort or running after the ‘new and shiny’.

• STAY THREE STEPS AHEAD We think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident
  anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to beat the competition. It is not taking our eye off the ‘here and now’.

• DELIVER WITH EXCELLENCE: We deliver everything we do with excellence and pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we’ve said we will do. It is not about analysing the inevitable roadblocks, admiring the problem or tolerating mediocrity.

Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country, and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.  

We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.

This is a factory - based role in Johannesburg (Boksburg Factory) and requires 100% of time attendance on site.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.