Maintenance Planner
- Function
- Engineering
- Facility
- Life West Coast Private Hospital
- Position
- Maintenance Planner
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Maintenance Planner, based in the Engineering Department at Life West Coast Private Hospital, reporting to the Engineering Manager, Itumeleng Mokopanele.
This job exists to ensure well-maintained assets and workforce productivity by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through the planning and coordination of workforce, parts, and equipment access.
- Critical Outputs
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- Assist the Engineering Maintenance personnel in balancing their need for daily output with their need for equipment reliability and a well-maintained facility through proactive maintenance.
- Effectively plan, schedule, and coordinate all plannable maintenance work performed within the facility.
- Ensure that all internal beneficiaries of Maintenance receive timely, efficient, and quality service.
- Ensure plant and equipment reliability through sound preventative maintenance and planning.
- Provide a central source of information concerning maintenance work, equipment, and equipment repair.
- Provide special tool and equipment requirements.
- Reduce the total maintenance cost while improving equipment and operating facility conditions.
- Effectively arrange and administrate resources to execute day-to-day corrective maintenance reported to the department, with the goal being to minimize backlog.
- Effectively manage and advise the Engineering Manager of the timing of execution of scheduled legal maintenance to completely avoid backlog.
- Collaborate effectively with the maintenance personnel to anticipate repair work before jobs become emergencies.
- Assist the maintenance team with “Root Cause Analysis” of equipment failures and proper documentation of such
- Regularly assess the quality of maintenance planning, recording, and archiving in line with ISO quality standards.
- Liaise and maintain a positive and favourable working and professional relationship with all relevant suppliers and service providers.
- Ensure a cost system that tracks the costs per job per equipment
- Requirements
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- At least N5 qualification with Trade Test certificate in either Mechanical or Electrical (Heavy Current) engineering with a minimum of 5 years in operations or engineering maintenance. OR
- S-National Diploma in either Mechanical, Electrical (heavy current) Engineering or related qualifications such as
- Engineering planning.
- Practical experience in a hospital environment or a similar environment is essential.
- Computer literacy and experience on a CMMS, preferably SAP PM, would be an added advantage.
- Competencies
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- Drive and energy
- Ethical behaviour
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Risk assessment
- Leadership
- Systemic problem solver
- Dependability
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Contact
Itumeleng Mokopanele
- Tel
- 022 719 1030 ext. 289
- LWCPHapplications@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Friday, August 15, 2025
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.