Technical Planner at Lekki Freeport Terminal

Position Summary

• The Technical Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure high availability, reliability, and safe operation of container terminal equipment.
• The role develops and manages maintenance plans and work orders within the CMMS, ensures full planning readiness before execution, and supports shutdowns, overhauls, and special projects.
• By analysing maintenance data and equipment performance, the Technical Planner drives improved reliability, optimised resource utilisation, and reduced breakdowns while ensuring compliance with HSE standards, terminal SOPs, and global best practices in container terminal maintenance planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop preventive and corrective maintenance plans for STS, RTG, MHC, TT, reefers, and utilities.
• Plan weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance schedules using CMMS.
• Ensure all work orders are fully planned with manpower, materials, tools, and safety requirements.
• Analyse CMMS data for MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, and breakdown trends.
• Coordinate spare parts readiness with Stores and Procurement.
• Support shutdowns, overhauls, and major projects with detailed plans.
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards and terminal SOPs.
• Prepare maintenance planning KPIs and performance reports. Develop, maintain, and continuously improve Preventive Maintenance (PM) plans for all terminal equipment, including STS, RTG, MHC, terminal tractors, trailers, reefer systems, and auxiliary equipment.
• Plan and schedule daily, weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance activities in coordination with Operations and Maintenance Supervisors.
• Ensure 100% work order planning prior to execution, including scope definition, manpower estimation, spare parts, tools, and safety requirements.
• Create, update, and manage work orders in CMMS, ensuring accuracy of job descriptions, estimated hours, materials, and priority levels.
• Monitor maintenance execution and ensure planned vs actual performance analysis (man-hours, downtime, spare consumption).
• Analyze breakdown history and CMMS data to identify repetitive failures, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with Stores and Procurement to ensure availability of critical spares, minimum stock levels, and timely material readiness before job execution.
• Support annual maintenance budget preparation by providing accurate planning data, forecasts, and historical analysis.
• Optimize manpower utilization by aligning skill sets, shift coverage, and workload balancing.
• Ensure all maintenance planning activities comply with LFT Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policies, SOPs, and risk assessments.
• Support shutdowns, major overhauls, and special projects by preparing detailed maintenance plans, schedules, and resource loading.
• Generate regular planning and performance reports (PM compliance, backlog, MTBF, MTTR, MMBF equipment availability).
• Maintain proper documentation, records, and history in the CMMS for audit, warranty, and continuous improvement purposes.
• Coordinate closely with Maintenance Supervisors to ensure seamless handover between shifts and minimal execution delays.
• Perform other duties as required to support the Technical Department objectives.

Critical Success Factors:

• ≥90% PM compliance
• Zero maintenance delay due to poor planning
• High equipment availability
• Accurate CMMS records
• Reduction in repetitive breakdowns

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5–10 years maintenance planning experience in ports or heavy industry.

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong CMMS and planning expertise (SAP, Maximo, IFS)
• Knowledge of container terminal equipment
• Analytical and reporting skills
• Strong coordination and communication skills
• Safety-oriented mindset