Maintenance Planner

PepsiCo

Western Cape, south-africa

Overview The Maintenance Planner is fundamental to the asset management structure. The role will be responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work performed in all areas. Maintain liaison and coordination between the production and maintenance teams and maintain appropriate records to enable meaningful analysis and reporting of results or work done. The responsibilities further include forming part of the EHS and Food Safety team on site, ensuring all legal compliance actions is executed within a reasonable agreed timeframe and being a GEHMS Standard owner. Manage and maintain spare part inventory, ensuring highest quality standards is maintained. The secondary component of this role involves serving as a Production Planner, responsible for production scheduling and planning based on operational requirements, representing approximately 20% of the overall role responsibilities. Responsibilities Develop and manage the preventive maintenance programme for the unit Optimise the technical resource utilization Prepare the weekly budget spread sheet / track spend daily Develops and update maintenance program Create, verify & update maintenance and inspection schedules Plans major breakdown repairs Release planned work orders from SAP Review the work list and prioritise the adhocs Create Maintenance Day Plan and assign tasks to team members and contractors Run the pre-maintenance day meeting, communicate the plan to team members and distribute the maintenance works orders and control sheets to team leaders Review spares required and equipment availability and reserve where required Plan the availability of necessary resources (lines "specialist" tools, equipment suppliers or outsourced services) to ensure that the work gets done on time Build and maintain good relationships with all parties (including service providers, part suppliers, OEM's and contractors as well as internal departments) Conduct spares criticality assessment process to identify and action changes to the spare's requirements. Communicate progress against plan and reprioritised work to line of authority hourly Assess and manage the corrective work arising on maintenance days in conjunction with the Artisans Conduct planned job observations on schedule duration Monitors and responds to Asset Care Indicators Provide feedback on running schedules, back log status and feedback received on execution of autonomous maintenance schedules Validate the integrity of the job card data and ensure repairs done captured on SAP Plan machine audits to restore equipment to standard or specification requirements. Plans condition monitoring activities Plan all annual shutdown tasks Manage and control spare part and consumable inventory, ensuring quality standards are met and maintained Manage all financial controls (purchase requisitions; purchase orders & GRV's) off all maintenance parts needed for stores or maintenance activities in compliance with PepsiCo Global Procurement Policy. Perform monthly stock counts as per PepsiCo policy, investigate variances and capture the counts and differences. Documenting and planning of maintenance activities. Upkeep of maintenance processing on SAP. Integrating maintenance activities with production plans. Planning of personnel and materials for upcoming tasks, ensuring that these resources are organized and prepared. Responsible for pre- and post-maintenance meetings, for planning and allocation of maintenance period activities with relevant stakeholders. Leading of morning technical meetings. Precise assessment of maintenance tasks regarding duration, priority, skill requirements, spare parts, special tools and equipment, specialist services, and the identification of necessary materials. Sourcing and ordering of spares in line with monthly budgets. Requesting of new vendor applications for better prices on spare parts. Estimation and arranging of contract labour to supplement existing resources to meet maintenance requirements and deadlines. Issuing of permit to work for contractors and ensuring they adhere to site safety rules. Assist the maintenance manager in budget forecasting. Assist and support the maintenance manager, store controller and artisans where needed. Attend HOD meetings and providing feedback on maintenance related activities. Ensure accurate scheduling and on-time product delivery in full (OTIF). Qualifications Education: Relevant Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering Experience: Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing industry preferably in FMCG manufacturing environment, out of which at least 3 years working in maintenance planning. Working knowledge and proficiency in SAP:PM & MM Technical skills: Problem-solving and diagnostics competency- Advanced level good communications skills strong analytical thinking skills, strong problem-solving abilities, practical thinker basic knowledge on food safety, hygiene, HSSE&S Leadership skills: able to work and deliver under pressure and tight timelines able and willing to identify gaps in self and others to work on treats everyone equal and is trustworthy Works in collaboration with others, from within and outside her/his department Gives clarity about expectations and follows and controls tasks to completion Is flexible and can adapt to and influence change well Is proactive and focuses on elimination over fixing issues

19 days ago

Demand Planner

Frogg Recruitment

Western Cape, south-africa

full-time

Our food manufacturing client based in Ottery is seeking an experienced Demand Planner to join their supply chain and planning team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring accurate demand forecasting, effective stock management, and alignment between customer demand, production planning, procurement, and overall business requirements. This role requires a highly analytical and detail-driven individual who can interpret historical sales data, sales trends, seasonality, promotional activity, and market demand to support accurate forecasting and planning within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. The Demand Planner will work closely with Sales, Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Finance, and Operations to ensure the correct balance between supply and demand is maintained. Responsibilities will include monitoring stock availability, identifying potential supply risks, reducing stock shortages and overstock situations, supporting production and procurement planning, and assisting with the management of slow-moving, obsolete, and short-dated stock. The role will also involve preparing planning reports, reviewing forecast accuracy, identifying improvement areas, and contributing to planning and S&OP discussions to support operational efficiency and customer service levels. Salary: R30 000.00 to R45 000.00. CTC depends on experience Minimum Requirements Matric Relevant qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or similar. 3-5 years experience as a Demand Planner, Supply Planner, Production Planner, or similar role. Experience within the food manufacturing / FMCG industry is highly advantageous. Strong Excel skills are essential. Experience working on an ERP/MRP system. Strong analytical, numerical, and forecasting skills. Good understanding of inventory management, production planning, and supply chain processes. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and manage demand forecasts across product categories. Analyse historical sales data, market trends, seasonality, promotions, and customer demand. Work closely with Sales, Production, Procurement, Warehouse, and Finance teams to align supply with demand. Monitor stock levels and assist in reducing stock shortages, overstocking, and wastage. Prepare weekly and monthly demand planning reports. Review forecast accuracy and identify areas for improvement. Support production planning by providing accurate demand information. Assist with managing slow-moving, obsolete, and short-dated stock. Track promotional activity and its impact on demand. Maintain accurate master data and planning information on the ERP/system. Identify supply chain risks and communicate potential stock issues proactively. Participate in S&OP/planning meetings where required.

a month ago

Junior Demand Planner

Pump & Abrasion Technologies

Gauteng, south-africa

full-time

Job Description DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT LIMITED TO: Continuously assess Operations Backlog for new jobs released Assist operations with daily tasks Constantly focus on planning jobs according to the operations backlog lead times Assist to optimize workflow Ensure incoming stock is allocated to the priority jobs as advised by the Production Scheduling Engineer Communicate any shortfall or challenges that might occur to management Attention to detail is of utmost importance Liaise between internal stakeholders to ensure OTIF fulfilment of orders Processing and updating backlog report All job-related admin tasks Understand and adhere to warehouse processes and control Evaluating each sales order. Evaluating where the spares parts are and if we don't have look at shortages and prioritising these by being in constant communication with procurement and stores. When the shortages arrive, he will be responsible to get the priority parts through the system (QC, Painting etc) and to the spare parts staging area. Managing spare parts as they arrive to ensure these parts are prioritised as Production Planner instructs him, be it projects, spare parts or pumps. Desired qualification and skills Matric Computer literate At least 1 years' experience in the Pump industry Syspro experience Basic planning experience Attention to details Safety conscious

2 months ago

Shift Supervisor - Packaging Department (70790)

Ntice Sourcing Solutions

KwaZulu-Natal, south-africa

full-time

Job Description A well-established and growing packaging and security printing company seeks an experienced Shift Supervisor basedin Mobeni to oversee the packaging department. The purpose of this role is to oversee the smooth running of the shift. To take responsibility for ensuring all resources are available when and where needed. They are responsible for the overall discipline and management of employees during shift. They are also responsible for ensuring the required output & targets are achieved. They must ensure that all equipment / machinery is maintained. They must assist to develop and action projects to reduce bottlenecks and continuously improve in the department. Qualifications/Experience required: Matric Certificate/Degree/Diploma in Production Management Minimum 5 years post qualification experience Supervising/managing people Experience in manufacturing environment (300+ workforce) Experience managing materials/ consumables Experience working on computer and working with numbers Experience using Shopware Key Responsibilities: Correct utilization of resources (material, people, machinery, time FIFO (First-in-First-Out) followed Correct jobs planned and being run (according to schedule) Daily Output and quality checks are verified (any discrepancies investigated and reported on) Pass info on any issues incurred with jobs or machines to next shift supervisor Communicate urgency of jobs (priorities) and schedule with team Quality, production and downtime related info collected daily Assist with green area meetings as per template and record minutes Ensure machines and jobs are running according to plan Create maintenance job cards & ensure issues are addressed. Follow up on job cards, breakdowns and parts arrivals Ensure all services and planned maintenance is carried out as per schedule. Ensure overall labour control, discipline and utilization Discipline is maintained and controlled during shift Machines are manned as required (according to priorities & important jobs) Absenteeism reported Clocking's done correctly and signed off for payroll to process Correct break times followed (no excessive time away from machines) Ensure correct output (speeds), quality and machine uptime achieved Analyze and find solutions to address problems OEE boards filled in daily with the required information as per OEE procedure Ensure all receipting and issuing of materials completed correctly by department as required by Abaca work instructions. Responsible for all WIP within department Any quantity shortages to be communicated to the manager & production planner by means of email. Control consumables & consumption Ensure the correct consumables (according to work ticket) and FIFO is followed Quality issues for consumables recorded and reported. Material issued on Shopware as required. Ensure proper control of work tickets is done All information on work jackets has been checked, understood and followed Right artwork and quality produced according to "last-off sample" All relevant information/ documents completed correctly. Check the correct quality is being achieved. Ensure all work ticket & quality checks are being done Ensure samples in the work ticket are being checked against the job being run. Ensure any non-conformances that have been created and allocated to the department are being closed out correctly and timeously. All processes and procedures for Health and Safety followed during shift Comply with operating rules & regulations Report and investigate any incidents during shift Health & Safety of staff is ensured (PPE for staff is adhered to) Property & equipment is operated correctly & safely Assist, train and ensure all members are competent for data capturing in Shopware.

2 months ago

Integrated Planning Specialist

Unilever

KwaZulu-Natal, south-africa

full-time

JOB PURPOSE Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. The Planning Specialist is the Planning representative at the Indonsa Factory from PM perspective. To agree and manage the procurement (call off) of all packaging as per the production plan in order to ensure maximum plant operating efficiency and deliver optimal customer service. Ensure adequate cover for the production plan while at the same time managing stock levels within Working Capital Targets. WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE Material Requirements Planning Ensure that the production plan sent by the production planners can be met timeously by calling off raw and packaging materials in advance. Stock is to be managed within working capital targets. Works closely with the production planner, ensuring that where supply constraints exist, these are built into the forward plans. Go through all MRP Material Exceptions on SAP on a weekly basis and ensure that all orders are placed within the stipulated lead-times. Ensure that all MRP orders in SAP are based on the latest production plans in SAP. Ensure all Purchase Requisitions are converted to Purchase Orders with no need for manual purchase orders. Escalate any need for manual PO's immediately to Supply Management. Run material shortage reports and expedite orders for materials needed to meet the production plan. Ensure the integrity of material forecasts generated by SAP and work closely with suppliers to ensure available capacity and confirm supply availability. Issue purchase orders to suppliers within the agreed procurement lead times and according to the agreed lot sizes. Maintain delivery due list with warehouse personnel. Keep track of usage versus contract amount and flag concerns to Procurement Ops accordingly. Review and maintain forward material requirements within working capital targets for packaging and raw materials. Co-ordinate material planning activities to meet production plans at both In-house and 3rd Party Packers, where relevant. Monitor shelf-life management and ensure that the correct FIFO is being applied in the warehouses. Manage integrity of materials by ensuring prompt write offs of obsolete stocks. Assess exceptions raised for viability and impact on ongoing supply. Manage relationship with suppliers Meet suppliers on a regular basis to identify and manage possible constraints. Work with Procurement to manage Supplier On time in Full Scores and Vendor Rating scores (achieved through accurate maintenance of PO's). Attend supplier meetings with the Procurement team, when needed. Input into the development, maintenance and monitoring of stock holding policy for materials at suppliers in line with projected volume requirements and agreed volatility (owned by Procurement Ops). Inform Production Planner, Supply Planner & Procurement Teams of any supplier quality problems. Ensure all returnable materials on site get collected by suppliers on a regular basis. Ensure suppliers deliver as per JIT model to manage warehouse space reduction Procurement Ensure the timeous delivery of stocks to site and escalate to Procurement, where needed. Track working capital of packaging and raw materials on a weekly basis. Continuously check on possible shortages in production and liaise with warehouse and Production Planner on any issues impacting supply. Liaise with warehouse on overdue deliveries and follow up with suppliers. Liaise with warehouse and suppliers for best delivery days. Liaise with suppliers of rejected materials and ensure that all materials are returned to the suppliers. Ensure that all GRN related queries are resolved and closed off within a 5-day window. SAP Maintenance Maintain all SAP master data relevant to Materials Planning (incl. MRP screens) for Raw, Packaging and Returnable Materials. Ensure that all new materials are correctly maintained and extended on SAP in order to ensure innovations or renovations are delivered on time. Support the monthly Stock Count team. Input lead time assumptions and MOQs into vendor master data (Procurement Ops to own). Maintain all SAP master data relevant to Material Planning. Maintain and clean out old Purchase Orders. Maintain Master Data as defined by the Master Data templates. Run Master Data Health Checks at regularly defined intervals. Review trend regarding Master Data health issues, adequate measures are put in place to ensure accurate Master Data health. Ensure that materials are timeously marked as 'ND' (no demand) in the case of discontinuation. Working Capital Work closely with the Procurement team and suppliers to ensure appropriate stock levels are maintained both on-site and at the suppliers to ensure that service level targets are met. Use appropriate tools and Inventory Planning Models to determine safety stock targets. Manage call-offs to suppliers in a manner that meets both working capital targets (covers and rand value) and cash flow needs, e.g. management of order size and frequency of call-offs Identify opportunities to reduce stock in transit values through reduced lead times. Conduct monthly analysis of full working capital portfolio and identify the key drivers and opportunities for stock day reduction. Managing slow and obsolete R&PM and ensure that provisions are raised timeously. Projects Manage material write offs at launches, re-launches, SKU rationalisation, VIP projects, working closely with the factory scheduler to ensure that all plans are optimized, and run-out schedules are accurately maintained. Calculate estimated bleed outs of packaging and/or raw materials at the beginning of the project to ensure that material write-off risks are identified and any write-off provisions are included in the project plan. Advice the supplier of all changes in stock holding policy to ensure that stock is appropriately managed. Liaise with R&D on all new packaging items. Place orders for Capability and Launch in line with the various Innovation Gate sign offs. Provide timeous write off documentation and ensure that all materials are disposed of accurately and that these are correctly removed from the SAP system. Reporting Ensure the plant shortage report is issued weekly. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED Experiences & Qualifications Tertiary degree with Supply Chain and/ or Business Management is preferred. 3-5 years experience in the general supply chain will be an advantage Further studies in supply chain, including APICS/SAPICS qualification, would be beneficial Planning and functional business process knowledge Strong Business Acumen Business partnering experience Understand S&OP process & cadence Experience working and interacting with all levels in a business. FMCG experience will be advantegeous Skills Tertiary degree with Supply Chain and/ or Business Management is preferred. 3 -5 Experience in the general supply chain will be an advantage Further studies in supply chain, including APICS/SAPICS qualification, would be beneficial Future fit planning skills is an advantage (Curiosity and Agility; Impact through technology) Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders to achieve results Strong change, service and agile mindset Strong accountability and responsibility

2 months ago

Production Plant Expert

Bayer

Gauteng, south-africa

full-time

Job Purpose: Responsible for unit/plant operations, especially to keep established timing, quality and cost standards, as well as personnel management. Responsibility for plant operations and incl. QHSE requirements for the plant and personnel Strive to ensure implementation of DSO culture within the mission critical squad. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: QHSE requirements for the plant and personnel Responsible for safety on the line and all LOTO instructions and procedures. Responsible for machine safety , Gemba walks and risk assessments Support production planners in the planning activities Personnel planning, staffing, organization and coaching Personnel administrative tasks and disciplinary measures Ensure proper functioning of facilities and the attainment of production goals set out by plant management Ensure training on production processes, optimizations and continues upskilling of line drivers Provide plant orientation for new hires & competency declaration Solve production disturbances with lean tools e.g. 5 Why, Fishbone, ect Perform in process quality checks on QM online, when checking progress on the production lines Consolidate process order and perform final confirmation of process orders in SAP Report on OEE Share communication and information in respective unit and with main interfaces, e.g. production goals and facility changes Document production processes versus standard production requirements Report in Tier2 meetings Support One management system activities / philosophy and best practice roll out in the area Participate and contribute in PHA /PPS assessments Participate and contribute to audits Back-up for other experts in Production area, Line Driver or General Work in Filling plants Provide coaching and mentoring to Line Drivers /Operators Support 3rd Party functional outsourcing with planning, set-up of machines and 4 eye checks Housekeeping of workplace Forklift driving or operator automatic pallet jack Any other function on site as requested by Unit Leaders Required Qualifications: Grade 12 or equivalent 5 years of experience in Manufacturing / Chemical advantageous Production Management an Advantage Good Basic Mathematical skills Leadership skills Yellow Belt in LSS Situational Leadership skills TOPPS Good written and verbal communication SAP experience

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