Coordinator, Maintenance Planning | Careers at Kalumbila FQM

Key Responsibilities: 

The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include:

• Provide coaching and mentoring to Planners/Schedulers to enable them to understand the critical issues affecting the maintenance planning and scheduling requirements across the Mobile Maintenance Workshops and other equipment areas.
• Provide tactical and logistical support to the entire organisation, track and support the mine production plans to balance the maintenance activities with the availability goals.
• Guide the Maintenance and Repair organisation, track and support the Mine Production plans to balance the maintenance activities within the availability goals.
• Guide the Maintenance & Repair organisation with updated performance/execution information, KPIs and management recommendations. 
• Produce Weekly, Monthly and yearly plans as required by the Planning Superintendent.  Provide input into the budgeting process for Capital and Operating budgets manage long term forecasts and ensure they are updated and re-issued monthly.
• Supports the continuous improvement processes and initiatives and lead the defect elimination processes across the department.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to subordinates, including ongoing training and development across the department.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to subordinates, including ongoing training and development, performance management, conflict management and crisis management.
• Ensuring the right people are in the right job as well as putting in place a succession plan for all positions.
• Provide tactical and logistical support to the entire organisation, track and support the mine production pans to balance the maintenance activities within the availability goal.

Qualifications:

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or significant field experience in Planning & Reliability management.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a maintenance role.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a senior supervisory role.
• Experience in mining or other heavy industry.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence with more than 1 year’s driving experience.

Behavioural traits:

• Must be discreet and flexible.
• Must be responsible, focused and self-motivated.
• Ability to interact with people and work cohesively with them.
• Must be physically capable of using and moving equipment and tools.
• Must be able to work under minimal supervision.