Maintenance Planner

• Coach and engage operational teams across business areas of responsibility in order that Asset Care is prioritised and owned by Operations

• Ensure Work planning and scheduling key performance indicators are managed and communicated, and improvement actions agreed.

• Ensures maintenance work orders are properly planned, prioritized, and executed with minimal disruption to operations using systems such as SAP ERP.

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Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to Health & Safety, Environmental & Quality Standards.

• Ensure compliance to maintenance regulatory standards within the area.

• Work with Maintenance Leaders and Craft teams to identify areas of plant under performance and support improvement plans

• Responsible for management of SAP data integrity with respect to plant and equipment structures, maintenance plans, task lists and work orders for business area(s) of responsibility in accordance with Diageo Work Planning and Scheduling standards

• Work with Asset Care Leaders and Asset Care Technicians to ensure work requests undergo adequate technical assessment and planning prior to scheduling work

• Engage and coach stores teams to support effective and efficient planning through use of job kitting in accordance with Diageo Work Planning and Scheduling standards

• Support & energise deployment of the MMS Asset Care strategy and practice at business area(s) of responsibility with Equipment Owners, Asset Care Technicians and operators

• Lead weekly Asset Care integrated planning meeting providing scheduled maintenance requirements, performance reporting and agree improvement actions with stakeholders

• Support Daily Operational Review meetings to report Asset Care performance and support actions to improve compliance and performance.

• Action any non-completion of scheduled work to prioritise and reschedule

• Continuously follow leader standard work and ensure weekly maintenance schedules optimise use of resource time and materials

• Continuously drive for the next level of performance. Be bold on action planning and delivery

• Develop team morale, recognise great performance and take timely action to address under performance where necessary

• Ensure safety compliance Have appropriate behavioural safety conversations - comfortable challenging each other and visitors

• Demonstrate self-awareness and own development plan

• Commit to grow own capability and experience to the benefit of self, your team and Diageo.

• Prepare and complete own P4G documentation. Be receptive to feedback and willing to learn from mistakes

• Standard working hours are Monday to Friday, [07:00 - 16:00].

• The role may require occasional overtime, weekend work, or extended hours to support maintenance shutdowns, urgent repairs, or operational requirements.

Experience / skills required:

Qualifications

• City & Guilds / ONC / Polytechnic level qualification in either manufacturing, electrical, mechanical or instrumentation- Trade test.

• 3-5 years' experience in maintenance planning or scheduling in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

• Experience using maintenance management systems such as SAP ERP/ S/4HANA.

• Strong planning, coordination, and communication skills.

Essential

• Experienced in data analysis, use of applications (excel, word, etc.) and business systems (SAP, Harford, etc.)

• Experienced in a manufacturing /maintenance environment, good communication skills both written and verbal, root cause analyses problems solving skills.

• Proficiency in maintenance management systems and Microsoft Excel.

Excellence in Supply Chain

• Understands and uses MMS principles tools and techniques.

• Understand ManEx and continues improvement tools.

Critical Skills Required

Functional Skills

• Emergency preparedness and awareness

• Incident reporting and investigation

• Run The Business (RTB)

• ITF Governance

• 3 Tiers of Problem Solving

• Loss and Waste Analysis

• Team Work Fundamentals

• AM Principles

Technical Skills

• SAP PM scheduling and planning management

• Asset Management

• Procurement & Inventory Management

• People management

• Project Management

• Asset Care Best Practice

• Analyse SAP data input and output

Excellence in Supply Chain

• Understands and uses MMS principles tools and techniques

• Understand ManEx and continues improvement tools

Leadership Capabilities:

• Win through Execution - Lead bold execution in a fast-moving world.

• Inspire through Purpose - Amplify our purpose internally and externally.

• Shape the Future - Create focus and ownership for shaping Diageo's future ambition.

• Invest in Talent - Harness the full extent of Diageo's talent and diversity.

Dial up behaviours

• Be externally curious
• Collaborate efficiently
• Experiment and learn

• Act decisively

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Client-provided location(s): Durban, South Africa

Job ID: Diageo-JR1123768

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-02T19:57:35