This position reports to the Irrigation Engineer and operates within the Agriculture function.

Responsibilities or duties

• Develop and communicate work packages for all maintenance initiatives in season and off crop consisting of technical data and specifications, required spares and tools, timing, manpower needs, potential risks, hazards and quality control required.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating and maintaining equipment and adherence to technical specifications and iAMP policy when planning jobs to ensure activities and materials are compliant.
• Flag plant modification requirements based on works order information ahead of any release of any works or order modification.
• Manage iAMP policy adherence to practices amongst maintenance teams, reducing rework and increasing plant reliability.
• Ensure maintenance plans are in place and aligned to achieve reliability goals.
• Group work orders (equipment or area) to make the execution step more efficient.
• Use, enter and maintain job plans in CMMS job plan library.
• Hold final review (prior to execution) with customer and maintenance supervision and notification validation regarding job cost and benefit. Decide on recommended priority, timing and maintenance plan.
• Initiate process to add materials to the ‘material master’ in collaboration with Stores and Inventory.
• Update job backlog status (order/notification/request).
• Account for supplier and material availability (external or internal) by interfacing with procurement, maintenance execution teams and third parties.
• Recommend changes to routine maintenance and job plans and schedules to the Maintenance Engineer.
• Accurately state spares requirements to enable material resource planning by inventory team.
• Develop and communicate job schedules in conjunction with operations, supervisors, other customers and Engineers in season and off crop.
• Minimize schedule disruptions and facilitate longer term scheduling horizons.
• Monitor spares availability to scheduled dates and adjust plans and schedules as required.
• Escalate potential schedule breakers to allow for appropriate intervention.
• Lead and manage planning reporting, materials coordinating with the Clerk ensuring that the interface between maintenance, inventory and operations is effective.
• Promote and adhere to Zambia Sugar procedures, policies and guidelines, including ABC.

Qualifications or requirements

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Craft certificate in Engineering preferably with 5 years work experience in a heavy industry environment or bulk water pumping
• Diploma in Engineering preferably with 3 years work experience in heavy industry environment or bulk water pumping
• Member of EIZ
• Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates which have been verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)

• Develop and communicate work packages for all maintenance initiatives in season and off crop consisting of technical data and specifications, required spares and tools, timing, manpower needs, potential risks, hazards and quality control required.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating and maintaining equipment and adherence to technical specifications and iAMP policy when planning jobs to ensure activities and materials are compliant.
• Flag plant modification requirements based on works order information ahead of any release of any works or order modification.
• Manage iAMP policy adherence to practices amongst maintenance teams, reducing rework and increasing plant reliability.
• Ensure maintenance plans are in place and aligned to achieve reliability goals.
• Group work orders (equipment or area) to make the execution step more efficient.
• Use, enter and maintain job plans in CMMS job plan library.
• Hold final review (prior to execution) with customer and maintenance supervision and notification validation regarding job cost and benefit. Decide on recommended priority, timing and maintenance plan.
• Initiate process to add materials to the ‘material master’ in collaboration with Stores and Inventory.
• Update job backlog status (order/notification/request).
• Account for supplier and material availability (external or internal) by interfacing with procurement, maintenance execution teams and third parties.
• Recommend changes to routine maintenance and job plans and schedules to the Maintenance Engineer.
• Accurately state spares requirements to enable material resource planning by inventory team.
• Develop and communicate job schedules in conjunction with operations, supervisors, other customers and Engineers in season and off crop.
• Minimize schedule disruptions and facilitate longer term scheduling horizons.
• Monitor spares availability to scheduled dates and adjust plans and schedules as required.
• Escalate potential schedule breakers to allow for appropriate intervention.
• Lead and manage planning reporting, materials coordinating with the Clerk ensuring that the interface between maintenance, inventory and operations is effective.
• Promote and adhere to Zambia Sugar procedures, policies and guidelines, including ABC.

• Planning
• Scheduling
• Mechanical Engineering
• CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
• Risk Assessment
• Material Resource Planning
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Problem-solving

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Craft certificate in Engineering
• Diploma in Engineering
• Member of EIZ
• ZAQA-verified certificates