Job Description:

As a Maintenance Planner with a minimum of 3 year’s 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

Work Conditions:

• 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.

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