CMMS, Maintenance Engineering, Work Orders, Maintenance Planning, Skill Development, Safety Management, Computer Literacy, Safety Practices, Maintenance Management, SCADA
Job description
Job Description:
As a Maintenance Planner with a minimum of 3 years experience, you will be expected to coordinate maintenance personnel and available resources while ensuring jobs get done on time. Your job will be to issue, update milestone statuses and close condition-based maintenance work orders and tickets. Issue scheduled maintenance work orders to technicians and the panel washing team. Collaborate with the O&M team to update the annual maintenance plans, update annual maintenance plans on the CMMS portal. Update maintenance reports on CMMS.
As a Maintenance Planner your primary focus is to optimise the asset performance through the panel washing team. You will plan, issue and close condition-based maintenance work orders, panel washing and scheduled maintenance work orders. You will lead, manage and be accountable for the panel washing team.
Principal Duties/Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate the team responsible for Solar PV washing and maintenance.
- Plan, issue, and close all condition-based maintenance orders, panel washing, and scheduled maintenance orders.
- Regularly update maintenance reports on the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
- Ensure the panel washing team implements Health & Safety measures to maintain a safe working environment.
- Monitor all assets on our Scada platforms to optimise performance and promptly address issues.
- Collaborate with maintenance managers to coordinate maintenance plans, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Provide training and mentorship to junior staff, facilitating their growth and development within the team.
- Undertake other necessary job duties to support the overall success of SolarAfrica's operations and maintenance endeavours.
PERSON DESCRIPTION
Experience:
- Proven experience as a scheduler/maintenance planner. Diploma in relevant vocational training.
- Demonstrable ability to monitor Scada platforms and work on CMMS systems.
- Able to plan and schedule maintenance tasks.
- Thorough knowledge of safety procedures and legal regulations and guidelines.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
- Able to effectively multitask, prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
- Valid driver's license and willing to travel.
- Resourceful and comfortable working in a high pace and changing environment.
- Computer literacy (MS Office).
Advantageous Skills Include:
Knowledge of:
- Solar systems.
- CMMS
- Monitoring on monitoring platforms
- SCADA
- Overtime may be required to meet required deadlines.
- Working over weekends may be needed when high-priority sites have emergency callouts.
- After-hour monitoring of the PV assets will be required.
Specific Attributes:
- Passionate.
- Strong communication skills.
- Dependable.
- Team-orientated.
What Does Success Look Like?
By month 3:
- I will be familiar with the monitoring and maintenance scheduling process and know how to utilise the monitoring platforms and CMMS systems.
- Successfully manage and mentor the Solar PV asset monitoring and reporting team through monthly 1:1s and quarterly reviews.
- Proficiently plan, issue, and close condition-based maintenance work orders, panel washing, and scheduled maintenance work orders.
- Skilfully update maintenance reports on the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
- Efficiently handle Health & Safety management for the panel washing team.
By month 6:
- I have mastered having the work order system and monitoring; by reducing the work order life cycle.
- Expertly monitor all assets on all Scada platforms, ensuring optimal performance and addressing any issues promptly.
- Coordinate maintenance plans with maintenance managers to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
- Provide effective training and mentoring to junior staff, fostering their growth and development within the team.
