Senior Maintenance Planner – Sandfire Motheo

Job Description

This position is responsible for providing leadership, guidance and direction for the planning and coordination of maintenance scheduling and programs of work.

Job Summary

Employer: Sandfire Motheo
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Ghanzi, Botswana
Category: Mechanical
Closing Date: 2026-10-12

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring the maintenance program aligns with manufacturers’ recommendations, schedules, preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and inspections.
• Developing and maintaining maintenance planning and scheduling processes, including shutdown planning, ensuring adherence to the work management process, complying with schedules, establishing task criticality, and coordinating with production teams.
• Maintaining accurate equipment maintenance history and job records, compiling and submitting monthly planning reports, analysing key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensuring compliance with statutory and reporting requirements.
• Collaborating on improvements in planning, scheduling, data management, and job reporting systems, and participating in initiatives to enhance planning effectiveness and efficiency.
• Coordinating labour and resources for planned maintenance work, liaising with purchasing departments to ensure timely delivery of parts, and managing contractor engagements for specialized tasks.
• Rationalizing spare parts stock holdings (e.g., Min/Max, ANSI) and ensuring the Bill of Materials (BOM) and master data list remain updated.
• Conducting cost reporting, budget planning, forecasting, and lifecycle costing of equipment, and periodically reviewing and amending cost and time estimations for maintenance tasks.
• Interpreting technical drawings, managing technical documents, and providing quality attachments for work packs (e.g., Job Hazard Analyses (JHA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)).
• Maintaining accurate historical maintenance records, updating computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and managing and filing vendor manuals and project documents for future reference.
• Conducting weekly backlog review meetings with operational stakeholders, developing work programs, and managing contractors during site tasks, including reviewing costs and invoices.
• Incorporating safety into maintenance procedures and work orders, collaborating with the Health and Safety Department to educate employees about workplace hazards, and providing relevant training.
• Auditing and reviewing maintenance strategies to prioritize safety, regulatory compliance, and criticality.
• Tracking and monitoring maintenance compliance with health, safety, environmental (HSE), quality, and financial procedures, conducting audits to align maintenance programs with industry best practices, and reporting compliance status with variance analysis.
• Investigating accidents, incidents, and near-misses involving fleet operations, and implementing corrective actions for immediate and long-term remediation to prevent recurrence.

Requirements

• Mechanical Engineering degree or Equivalent: or Diploma Higher qualifications or additional certifications in relevant fields will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in the maintenance planning field of which at least 3 years as supervisor or Senior planner.

How to Apply

Email: [email protected]

Apply online: sandfiremotheo.co.bw

Closing Date: 12 October 2026

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