Artisan Maintenance Planner

About Us

Since the invention of the truck over 125 years ago, Daimler Truck AG has been a pioneer in the commercial vehicle sector and is today one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. Established in South Africa over 60 years ago, Daimler Truck Southern Africa Ltd together with its subsidiaries Daimler Truck Financial Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Sandown Motor Holdings (Pty) Ltd provides an optimal experience for our esteemed customers based on a comprehensive products and services portfolio. The Group’s success is based on its leading brands inclusive of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Buses, and FUSO Trucks in addition to offering parts and services for Freightliner and Western Star Trucks. Its product range is backed by its market-leading value-added services in Fleetboard, TruckStore, TruckTraining, and Financial Services. With a Southern African footprint that includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, the company is headquartered in Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa, and all its products are assembled locally in its East London production plant.

Job Overview 

To centrally ensure effective planning and Measurement of all Core Maintenance Activities across the plant. Establish and co-ordinate all planned maintenance shutdown activities and hand-over satisfaction in compliance with the Company's Integrity, Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy, all applicable Legal and Statutory requirements, Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, and Quality requirements and to perform delegated SHERQ tasks and duties & to inform superiors about deviations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning of maintenance work taking into consideration the amount of maintenance work to be performed, Artisan/Artisan assistant availability and plant availability in conjunction with line management.
• Consolidation of overall planned maintenance daily and shutdown activities for the plant.
• Co-ordinate the hand-over of shutdown tasks which are carried out by facilities planning / contractors to ensure standards are upheld.
• Custodian of equipment and documentation standardization.
• Archiving and updating documentation, BOM and material master plan in MC connection.
• Generate spare part requirements for new and upgraded equipment.
• Ensure availability and sufficient stock levels of spares for contracted maintenance (Spray booth filters, Spray Booth Self Adhering Plastic) etc. in conjunction with maintenance artisans.
• Ensure follow up on deep cleaning of plant with allocation of sufficient labor as per request from cleaning contractor.
• Generate preventative maintenance plans & schedules on all new and upgraded equipment.
• Involvement with facilities planning / maintenance projects for new and upgraded equipment.
• Initiate training requirements on all new equipment.
• Ensure refresher training to production on the use of the TPM process.
• Advise and inform maintenance of technology advancements and pursue those which are deemed relevant. 
• Asset management for new and de- commissioned equipment / plant – scrapping of redundant equipment.
• Co-ordinate decisions on new equipment vendors in conjunction with all role players.
• To be hands-on by assisting maintenance employees with critical breakdowns when and as the need occurs.
• Improve plant availability and reliability and ensure problem solving activities and root cause analysis are conducted where applicable.
• Stay up to date with maintenance best practice and challenge plant managers regarding continuous improvements.
• Creating Daily and weekly progress reports regarding maintenance KPI’s / PM’s / Work’s Order’s etc.
• Definition and capturing of functional locations and equipment number with their associated BOM in MC connection /SAP.
• Ensure that re-order points are set and agreed upon for store stock and spares availability for maintenance in conjunction with maintenance artisans and maintenance storeman.
• Creation of equipment, equipment BOM and material master in the MC connection /SAP system.
• Knowledge of SABS 0108 – Hazardous area identification and equipment classification.
• Ensure Compliance to OHS Act 85/1993, ISO 14001, TS16949, ISO 9001.
• Responsible for new equipment FMEA documentation.
• Co – ordination of all system enhancements (i.e., MC connection).

• Matric + 2 relevant diploma or certificate or equivalent.
• Trade test certificate.

Experience: 

• 2 –3 years’ experience as an artisan in the Automotive maintenance environment.
• PC skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in the use of CMS (Computerised Maintenance Systems).

Special Knowledge:

• Maintenance of Plant and Equipment withing the Automotive Manufacturing Environment
• Specific knowledge of DCOM, TS 16949, ISO 14001, OHSACT, ISO&TUV Audits.
• Knowledge of SAP system.

Other important Information:

Daimler Truck Southern Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered; however, the following will apply:

• Foreign nationals must qualify for a work visa/permit as per the provisions of the Immigration Act 13, 2002.
• Employment Equity Plan in terms of the Employment Equity Act, No 58, 1998. Code of good practice on the employment of people with disabilities. 

Our company places emphasis on reducing environmental footprint and contributing positively to society.

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