Senior Maintenance Planner

At Karridale Group our vision Is to be the leading maintenance partner of choice, renowned for providing safe, simple, efficient, and effective solutions. We strive for shared goals and successes with our clients, creating mutually beneficial partnerships that stand the test of time. We aim to be the employer of choice in maintenance delivery, with leadership excellence and a strong family and performance culture. Our goal is to foster an environment where our people feel invested, connected, respected, and have ample opportunities for personal and professional growth. We are committed to leaving a long-lasting sustainable legacy, maximizing productivity, revenue, and profitability while upholding the highest standards of safety and quality in delivery.

At the heart of Karridale Group is our unwavering focus on our people. We firmly believe that investing in our employees is the key to delivering exceptional results. Our "People First" approach ensures that our team members feel supported, valued, and empowered to excel in their roles. We strive for excellence by encouraging continuous learning, providing development opportunities, and fostering a culture of collaboration. By assigning the right work at the right time, to the right people, with the right skills working in the right way, we ensure that our clients receive the highest quality of safe, efficient, and effective maintenance services.

As a company, we foster a strong sense of family and community. We act with respect and integrity, treating each other and our clients with the utmost professionalism. Trust is the foundation of our relationships, and we work hard to earn and maintain it. We embrace inclusivity and diversity, recognizing the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings to the table. Our passionate and engaged team members are the driving force behind our collective success, and we strive to create a supportive and productive work environment where everyone feels like a valued member of the team.

We are venturing on an exciting journey of growth, and this is a great time to join us to help shape the future.

We are seeking an engaging and safety focused Senior Maintenance Planner to lead a team of planners/scheduler who ultimately be accountable for safely maintaining our assets across diverse business facets, through effective preparation and delivery of maintenance planning and scheduling. 

This role presents a fantastic career opportunity to draw on your people leadership skills and technical knowledge. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. This includes positively develop and support your team; enabling operational, quality and budget requirements to be met, whilst driving safety excellence and positive team culture. Your demonstrated ability to engage, connect and positively influence your stakeholders and cross-functional site teams will prove valuable to the effectiveness of this role. You will collaborate with site teams to provide efficient maintenance planning and productivity solutions and ensuring best practice work management processes are understood and adhered to. 

This position reports directly to the Planning and Engineering Manager and involves both centralized planning tasks and on-site deployments to various locations as operational needs require. The successful candidate will possess expertise in maintenance planning, with specific proficiency in both Pronto and SAP.

Reporting To: Planning and Engineering Manager

Location: On-site Deployments

Roster: 8:6 (with flexibility essential)

Core Duties & Responsibilities:

Maintenance Planning:

• Develop comprehensive maintenance plans for weekly baseload maintenance and shutdowns, ensuring alignment with operational goals and compliance with safety standards.
• Tracking and Reporting on Notifications, Work Orders and Completion Rates
• Working closely with the Engineering and Execution teams to ensure Strategies are correct.
• Define and implement Work Management Process that best suits operating philosophy 

Software Expertise:

• Utilize expertise in both Pronto and SAP to efficiently manage and update maintenance schedules, work orders, and equipment records. 

Deployment and Coordination:

• Effectively deploy to on-site locations as required, collaborating with site teams to assess maintenance needs and ensure the successful execution of planned activities. 

Collaboration:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including maintenance, operations, and procurement, to coordinate resources, materials, and equipment for planned maintenance activities. 

Risk Management:

• Identify potential risks associated with maintenance plans and develop contingency strategies to minimize downtime and optimize resource utilization.
• Lead RCA work management data collection processes for required major equipment failures or related improvement opportunity. 

Continuous Improvement:

• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives, providing insights and recommendations to enhance maintenance planning processes and efficiency.
• Actively identifying and carrying out master data and improvement initiatives in a prompt and timely manner.
• Build yourself as the business grows.  

Documentation:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation related to maintenance plans, work orders, and equipment history. 

Training and Knowledge Transfer:

• Understand and coach planning best practices.
• Provide training and support to planners and operational staff, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of work management processes.

Leadership:

• Take the team on a journey with you. 
• Build your skills and your team's expertise as the business grows.
• Energetic and enthusiastic approach.
• Adaptable to the clients' requirements and lead the team of planners to be equally adaptable to the clients' requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Qualifications in Maintenance Management, or Trade Certificate in related field.
• Proven experience in fixed plant maintenance planning, with a focus on weekly baseload maintenance and shutdowns.
• Proven process development and implementation experience.
• Demonstrated experience with computer-based maintenance planning systems (e.g Pronto, SAP) and preventative, predictive and reliability centered maintenance principles. 
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability in meeting targets and bringing the team on a journey of continuous development.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated complex problem-solving abilities to deliver solutions across an operation.
• A National Police Clearance within 6 months validity or ability to obtain one.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong understanding of what it takes to work for a service provider
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
• Proactive and results-driven.
• Will go the extra mile
• Thrives under pressure

Ready for your next challenge? Make a fresh start with Karridale Group.

If you believe that you have the necessary attitude and skills for this role, apply now! Shortlisting will commence immediately.

Does this sound like you?

Click apply or forward your CV to Graziella Longwe at ***************@karridalegroup.com.au

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Karridale Group reserves the right to remove this advert at any time.