Maintenance Planner

Job description

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Organization Background

Kascco Ltd specializes in Contract Mining, Civil construction, Drilling, Crushing, and screening, projects (Bulk earth works) and Plant hire. For over 14 years, Kascco Ltd has been offering its clients a series of potential solutions adapted to each of their sites and coping with stringent logistical constraints. Our team includes some of the most highly skilled and experienced professionals in the industry. Kascco prides themselves in their ability to transport and hire quality construction and mining machinery to their clients as well as the execution of highly quality construction and mining projects. Quality policy statement Kascco concentrates on providing its customers with quality products. To this end the group mobilizes its management skills and uses its resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner to produce projects of the required standard and quality.

Kascco limited, is an equal opportunity employer.

We are therefore inviting applications to fill the below vacant position.

1. MAINTENANCE PLANNER X 1-KANSANSHI SITE

This position reports to the Maintenance Manager/Project Manager. Successful candidate will be responsible for the below duties.

Responsibilities

Ensure that safety protocols and all safety, health and environmental requirements are met.
Ensure that the requirements of the Project Management Plans are adhered to and implemented.
Should be able to show that maintenance issues are not affecting operations/production or causing other losses or delays.
Equipment downtime should be within limits.
Maintenance costs are not spiralling out of control.
Should be seeing a reduction in unplanned /breakdown work and an increase in planned /preventative maintenance planner starts working.
Conduct time inventory planning for spare parts.
Backlog management:
Manage the work order backlog system such that work is planned and scheduled based upon priority and is undertaken prior to equipment failure.
Detailed work order planning
Develop detailed scopes of work for future planned work schedules (weekly, shutdowns, annual plans) that improves resource effectiveness.
Develop integrated maintenance schedules of work that optimizes equipment downtime and resource utilization.
Develop equipment availability forecasts based upon planned work.
Master Data update in the system with equipment.
Develop and issue work management KPI’s and improvement plans.
Develop, implement, and maintain safe work procedures and promote high safety and health awareness. Promote and comply with the Occupational Health & Safety Policy.
Be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the team.
Ensure appropriate facilities, procedures, and workforce competence to achieve legal compliance, incident prevention and the achievement of tasks in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised university.
Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambian.
Minimum two (2) years mining experience in planning function focused on either mobile fleet or fixed plant.
High levels of competency in maintenance planning, integrated scheduling, backlog management, shutdown management, budget development, asset master data, maintenance KPI reporting and continuous improvement techniques.
Competent in asset strategy development and life cycle costing.
Competent in supporting processes such as contracts, procurement, rotables management, spares management.
Must have been a supervisor for at least 3 years.
Must be able to read understand and reference maintenance manuals.
Medium level competency in budgeting tools.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling of mobile equipment in the Mining environment.

To apply, kindly send through your application letter, CV, necessary permits, and copies of qualifications, indicating daytime telephone and/or mobile contacts to recruitment@kasccozambia.co.zm. Kindly note that only candidates who meets the above specifications and competencies should apply. Applications should reach the Group Human Resource Manager not later than Friday, 21st February 2025, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications should be addressed to:

The Group Human Resource Manager
KASCCO Limited
P.O Box 110340
Solwezi,
Zambia.