Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Engineering

K sh 150,000 – 230,000 gross / month

Openings: 1 Location: Nairobi – Dandora Industrial (Outering / Gitare Marigu cluster) Overview: The Maintenance Planner role is the backbone of predictable, low-drama maintenance. The planner converts raw work requests into fully scoped, executable job plans with parts, permits, tools, and manpower lined up before technicians touch the job. You’ll run weekly scheduling meetings, guard the frozen week, and collaborate closely with Production to reduce break-ins and build trust through consistent delivery. Day-to-day, you’ll scope work, define job steps and labor hours, and coordinate with stores to ensure parts are kitted and staged on time. You’ll also manage the maintenance backlog, analyze schedule slippage, and tighten planning standards as the plant matures. A clean CMMS history and accurate job plans are central to improving wrench-time and reducing emergency work. The role carries ownership of key discipline KPIs, schedule compliance, backlog age, wrench-time percentage, and emergency work rate. You’ll monitor these trends, explain variances, and drive corrective actions that make maintenance more reliable and predictable. Strong communication with supervisors, buyers, and operations is essential to keep the plan stable but realistic. This position fits a planner with 4–6 years of plant experience who prefers preparation over firefighting and understands the value of structure. High performers typically move into Senior Planner roles, then into Maintenance Superintendent and eventually Engineering Manager, following the client’s ideal progression path. Key Responsibilities: - Scope jobs; create plans (steps, hours, parts, permits). - Build weekly schedules; manage frozen windows and break-ins. - Control backlog; analyze delays; improve kitting & staging. - Track schedule compliance and wrench-time; issue root causes. - Keep a clean history in CMMS; standardize job plans. Education & Experience: - Diploma/BSc Mechanical/Electrical; 4–6 yrs planning in plants. Skills & Tools: - CMMS, planning math, parts kitting, Excel/Power BI, stakeholder comms. KPIs: - Schedule compliance, wrench-time %, backlog age, emergency work %. Compensation (Kenya): KES 150,000–230,000 + annual bonus. Client estimates vary with performance. Benefits: - Medical, PPE, meals, training. Growth Path: - Senior Planner → Maintenance Superintendent → Engineering Manager. Ideal promotion cycle.