MAINTENANCE PLANNER – Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd

Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd is a Soda Ash and Salt producing Company situated at Sua Pan in Botswana/ approximately 180 km by tarred road northwest of Francistown. The Company employs over 500 employees of which close to 300 are unionised. Employees and their families live in Sowa Town, about 20 km from the plant site. The town boasts of recreational facilities, which include restaurant, tennis courts, squash court, swimming pool and golf course. There is also an excellent English medium pre-primary, primary and secondary school as well as public primary and junior secondary schools.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position:

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Job Summary:

To coordinate a cost-effective planning function for managing maintenance activities and shutdowns. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the administration of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Key Performance areas:

• Planning and Organizing.
• Supervision of subordinates, Training and Development.
• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling.
• Cost Control.
• Performing Standby duties.

Competences

• Planning Skills.
• Organizing Skills.
• Supervisory Skills.
• Computer Literacy.

Requirements

• Ideally ‘O’ levels plus National Craft Certificate in any engineering trade.
• Six years post qualification experience with at least 2 years at Supervisory level.
• Minimum of 4 years Maintenance Planning experience.
• Project Planning experience would be a distinct advantage .
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System e.g. DMS 2000, Syspro, BOAS
• Proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
• A driver’s license.

REMUNERATION

The Company offers a competitive remuneration package, commensurate with qualifications, skills and experience