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Officer: Maintenance Planning

  • eMalahleni
  • Salary: Market Related
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Sectors: Mining
  • Benefits: Medical Aid Pension
  • Reference: 8267
  • Employment Equity Position

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Employer: Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Job Purpose

 

The Officer: Maintenance Planning is a specialised technical position in the Mining and Construction/OEM industry that executes maintenance planning and scheduling activities for a Service Section at Komatsu Southern Africa. The role is responsible for ensuring that repair and maintenance work is effectively planned, resourced, and scheduled to optimise equipment availability, manage costs, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and Komatsu operational standards in line with the Komatsu Way.
 

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

  • Plan and schedule preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
  • Assess maintenance requirements and determine scope of work for repairs and services
  • Develop detailed repair and maintenance plans, including timelines, resources, and budgets
  • Forecast parts usage and liaise with internal stakeholders to optimise inventory availability
  • Utilise data from SAP, Komtrax, and other planning systems to support informed decision-making
  • Monitor warranty conditions, contracts, and SLAs when planning work

 

Execution & Control

  • Track execution of planned maintenance, equipment downtime, costs, and efficiencies
  • Identify deviations from plan and escalate potential risks timeously
  • Update and maintain maintenance plans as work progresses
  • Support Service Management with resource allocation and prioritisation
  • Maintain accurate planning records, reports, and supporting documentation

 

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

  • Prepare and analyse reports on maintenance metrics, downtime, costs, and trends
  • Correlate information across systems to identify improvement opportunities
  • Propose continuous improvement initiatives to enhance maintenance performance
  • Share planning methodologies and knowledge with service and operational teams

 

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

  • Ensure all maintenance planning incorporates SHE requirements
  • Adhere to OHSA, Komatsu Way principles, and site safety standards
  • Promote safety awareness and support safety campaigns and initiatives
  • Report hazards, incidents, or unsafe conditions

 

 
 

Candidate Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • B.Tech or Technical Diploma (Engineering or maintenance-related discipline)
  • 4–6 years’ experience in repair and maintenance planning within a mining, construction, or heavy equipment environment
  • Strong knowledge of heavy earthmoving or mining equipment (Komatsu product knowledge essential)
  • Proven experience using automated maintenance scheduling tools in an engineering environment
  • Valid driver’s licence

 

Technical & System Skills

  • Advanced MS Excel skills
  • Intermediate MS Word skills
  • Experience with:
    • SAP (maintenance and reporting)
    • Komtrax data and reporting
    • Komatsu R&M Care systems

 

Competencies & Attributes

  • Highly structured, organised, and meticulous
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Technically competent and technology-driven
  • Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Deadline-driven with a strong focus on accuracy and quality

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About Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

We build machines to answer the needs of society. For more than a century, our brand has been synonymous with connection to community. It guides everything we do, from the ways we think about innovation, to how we hire and train new employees around the world, and how we build relationships with our customers.

In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.

Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.

We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.

For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.

We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.

Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.

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