Maintenance Planner at Safal Group

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance (PPM) schedules for all plant equipment.
• Create and manage work orders, maintenance plans, and job packages in the CMMS (e.g., SAP PM).
• Coordinate with production, mechanical and electrical teams to plan maintenance activities without disrupting production.
• Maintain accurate equipment maintenance history, failure records, and performance data to support reliability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely procurement of spare parts, tools, and consumables by collaborating with stores and procurement teams.
• Analyse maintenance trends and equipment performance to identify recurring failures, suggest corrective actions, and maintain records of RCAs
• Lead weekly maintenance planning and scheduling meetings with relevant departments.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are compliant with safety standards, SOPs, and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate and maintain IMS ISO standards documentation and records in the maintenance department.
• Maintain and update technical documentation, including machine manuals, drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs (e.g., MTTR, MTBF, equipment availability, cost) and generate reports for management review.
• Prepare BRM, BPP & performance review presentations.
• Support shutdown and turnaround planning, including job sequencing, manpower planning, and contractor coordination.
• CAPEX project identification, costing, approval, and monitoring

Requirements

Qualifications required:

• Minimum academic qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical /Electrical Engineering
• Qualifications as an added advantage: SAP-ERP Experience / Project Management
• Professional registration: Engineers Board of Kenya

Experience required:

• General work experience (years): 8 years
• Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 5 Years
• Industry: Manufacturing Industry

Key competencies and skills:

• Strong planning, organizing and coordination skills.
• Good knowledge of Hydraulic & pneumatic systems.
• Ability to read and interpret machine, hydraulic and pneumatic schematic drawings.
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Word, Excel, MS Project, and other engineering software tools.
• Project management skills
• Presentation skills
• Strong safety and quality compliance skills
• Internal auditor certification (IMS ISO).
• Analytical, problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making skills

Language requirements:

• English
• Kiswahili

Computer literacy:

• Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Outlook)
• SAP ERP

Personality profile:

• Excellent technical knowledge
• High adaptability
• Good teamwork skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise and plan effectively

Additional/specific work requirements:

• Knowledge of the ERP SAP PM Module
• Planned Maintenance (TBM, CBM, Corrective Maintenance)
• Autonomous Maintenance & Gemba Kaizen knowledge.
• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)