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Planner Maintenance - Hotazel Manganese Mine

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Date: 3 Jul 2025

Location: Hotazel, Northern Cape, ZA, 8490

Company: South32 Group Operations Pty. Ltd.

DISCOVER A BRIGHTER FUTURE:

At South32, we’re meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focus on responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world.

As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there’s no better place to make a genuine difference. Together we’re making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives. 

Whatever career path you choose, we’ll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So, join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy. 

 

ABOUT HMM

Hotazel Manganese Mines (HMM) is made up of two Manganese mines Mamatwan and Wessels. Both operations are located in the Kalahari Basin, home to 80 per cent of the world’s manganese reserves.

 

WHAT SOUTH32 OFFER:

Eligible employees will receive an employer contribution towards the company-elected retirement fund. 

South 32 will support assistance for part-time studies aligned to role requirements and business needs at accredited institutions to eligible employees.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is a permanent full-time position.

As a Planner Maintenance, you will be responsible to provide specialist advice and executes planning, development and communication of Work Management weekly work schedules for an operations.

 

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

•Creates and plans Work Orders as per defined scope that enables effective deployment of resources;
•Complies with the Work Management processes to schedule work based on the prioritization of the task;
•Collaborates with Supply to determine the availability of required Materials and Services;
•Builds and communicate accurate weekly and monthly work schedules reflecting all Work management activities;
•Review Process Discipline for the Week as per the Work Performance Management Process;
•Analyse Weekly and Monthly Metrics as per the Work Performance Management Process;
•Initiate WM Master Data based on equipment strategy reviews, failure analysis and identified quality errors.
•Advise Maintenance Supervisor on the availability of critical spares and components.
•Provides pro-active advice on equipment that need replacement  based on trends.

 

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

•Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Maintenance in either processing plants or maintenance of TMMs;
•Sound knowledge of Fundamentals of Maintenance and Planning Principles;
•Previous Maintenance Planning experience & SAP knowledge is advantageous;

 

Qualifications for this role are:

• N3 Technical Certificate;
• Valid trade test;
• Grade 12.
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South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate.  We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. 

 

Please apply online by entering the preferred position reference number on our website http://careers.south32.net

 

This advertisement will close on 14 July 2025