Planning Engineer at Hello Products

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In association with MM/MC, prepare a maintenance strategy for the business unit and be responsible for execution of same.
• Develop and ensure execution of maintenance activity plans.
• Create job orders, schedule, and allocate maintenance work for plant or part of as assigned.
• In tandem with maintenance controller, control scheduled maintenance activities on the lines or utilities.
• Determine and arrange resources such as spares, tools and other materials as may be required for maintenance tasks.
• Recommended maintenance mix and schedule improvements based on status reports of executed maintenance schedules.
• Manage performance of business unit, self, and all other engineering maintenance staff.
• Custodian of all engineering maintenance records including staff related matters.
• Staff development actions including skill gap analysis, tools analysis, training plans etc.
• Budget preparation, implementation, and cost monitoring.
• Be the driver for process and equipment improvements using available improvement tools such as RCM, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizens etc. to improve performance.
• Responsible for standards development, publishing, and compliance (engineering, health, environment, safety, quality, and any other regulations that could affect engineering maintenance operations.
• Responsible for maintenance information systems management including preparation of visual intrusions and other displays as required.
• EM/FUE report preparations including but not limited to the end of week, or month or year management review templates, meeting minutes etc.
• Measures/evaluates equipment efficiencies, downtime and assists in development of maintenance requirements – i.e., RCM implementation – until effective hand over to final user.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned to him/her by line manager.

QUALIFICATION:

• Relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent certificate (HND).
• 5 years’ experience in a technical position, most of which should have been a shop floor role.
• Excellent degree of computer literacy especially MS Excel and ppt.
• Good command of the English Language-Spoken and written.
• Proven familiarity with budgeting procedures.
• Significant experience with a measure of cost reduction initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding and experience of current manufacturing methodologies.
• Good experience with all or SAP PM, Orion, Fixx or any other ERP systems.
• Good understanding of plant HQSE modalities and codes.
• Good oral communication, influencing and relationship skills.
• Good analytical skills