Maintenance Planner

Location:  Zambia
Contract Type:  Permanent contract

About BIA

BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after-sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. The Group operates in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1300 enthusiastic employees.    
 

Summary

Main Purpose

To carry out long term planning on the Mobile Mining Fleet.

What will be your responsibilities?

•    Create PM-Tasks to cover all component change outs identified in the supplied OEM Strategies.
•    Data cleanse Maintenance Software (Pronto) data to ensure accurate forecasting of component change outs.
•    Supply accurate forecasts of predicted change out work over 3 month and 12 month periods
•    Ensure all Labour (internal and external), recognized change out tooling, craneage, components and part requirements to complete the change outs planned are procured within the allowable lead times given by the OEM’s for delivery to site
•    Create and Track shutdown work in MS Project
•    Work order creation, crediting of parts, Rotable serial number management and recording and work order closure.

Planning & Scheduling 
•    Run long term forecasts and identify work that needs to be planned and executed within frequencies outlined in the OEM Machine strategies and issued life cycle data. Maintain Bills of Material for accuracy. Plan, schedule, deliver and track major shutdown jobs on Microsoft Project with correct resource levelling. Identify all labour, parts and tooling required to complete the shut downs planned. Maintain and create PM-Tasks to cover all Strategies covered in the Machine change out schedule. Deliver planned schedules on time with all work orders to Supervisors.
•    Performance expectation: To up-skill the workforce; to assist them in developing technical knowledge; Draft Budgets developed
•    Key performance indicator: Staff are competent; Backlog; Open Work Orders; Completed Work Order quality.      
•     (% OF TOTAL POSITION: 90%)
Continuous Improvement 
•    Strive to implement new tools to make the planning cycle easier and more accurate. Continually update processes and practices for accuracy. Ensure all documentation is clear, updated and complete.
•    Performance expectations: Improvement opportunities are, captured and actioned.
•    Key performance indicator: KPIs are exceeded; Demonstrable savings and productivity improvements; Tool Time     
•    (% OF TOTAL POSITION: 10%)
 

Who are we looking for?

  • Must have a technical craft certificate
  • Minimum of technical diploma or equivalent qualification
  • At least 10 years mining experience. 
  • At least 3 years’ experience on related earth-moving equipment.
  • Managerial experience
  • Exposure to earth moving machinery
  • Good understanding of maintenance philosophy
  • Good communication and inter-personal skills

What's in it for you?

•    A permanent contract 
•    A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits 
•    A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit 
•    Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family-owned company 
•    Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program 
•    In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function