The Maintenance Planner is fundamental to the asset management structure. The role will be responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work performed in all areas. Maintain liaison and coordination between the production and maintenance teams and maintain appropriate records to enable meaningful analysis and reporting of results or work done.
The responsibilities further include forming part of the EHS and Food Safety team on site, ensuring all legal compliance actions is executed within a reasonable agreed timeframe and being a GEHMS Standard owner. Manage and maintain spare part inventory, ensuring highest quality standards is maintained
Responsibilities
Develop and manage the preventive maintenance programme for the unit
Optimise the technical resource utilization
Prepare the weekly budget spread sheet / track spend daily
Develops and update maintenance program
Create, verify & update maintenance and inspection schedules
Plans major breakdown repairs
Release planned work orders from SAP
Review the work list and prioritise the adhocs
Create Maintenance Day Plan and assign tasks to team members and contractors
Run the pre-maintenance day meeting, communicate the plan to team members and distribute the maintenance works orders and control sheets to team leaders
Review spares required and equipment availability and reserve where required
Plan the availability of necessary resources (lines “specialist” tools, equipment suppliers or outsourced services) to ensure that the work gets done on time
Build and maintain good relationships with all parties (including service providers, part suppliers, OEM’s and contractors as well as internal departments)
Conduct spares criticality assessment process to identify and action changes to the spare’s requirements.
Communicate progress against plan and reprioritised work to line of authority hourly
Assess and manage the corrective work arising on maintenance days in conjunction with the Artisans
Conduct planned job observations on schedule duration
Monitors and responds to Asset Care Indicators
Provide feedback on running schedules, back log status and feedback received on execution of autonomous maintenance schedules
Validate the integrity of the job card data and ensure repairs done captured on SAP
Plan machine audits to restore equipment to standard or specification requirements.
Plans condition monitoring activities
Plan all annual shutdown tasks
Manage and control spare part and consumable inventory, ensuring quality standards are met and maintained
Manage all financial controls (purchase requisitions; purchase orders & GRV’s) off all maintenance parts needed for stores or maintenance activities in compliance with PepsiCo Global Procurement Policy.
Perform monthly stock counts as per PepsiCo policy, investigate variances and capture the counts and differences.
Qualifications
Education: Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering
Experience: Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing industry preferably in FMCG manufacturing environment, out of which at least 3 years working in maintenance planning. Working knowledge and proficiency in SAP:PM & MM
Interested in this role?
You'll apply on PepsiCo's own site before 3 December 2026. Put your most relevant experience at the top of your CV first.