Maintenance Planning Specialist -alfanar Electric

Job description:

Job Purpose

Responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance activities by ensuring accurate system data, availability of materials and resources, and effective scheduling of preventive and corrective maintenance to support operational continuity and equipment reliability.

Key Accountability Areas

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling:

• Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities in alignment with production schedules.
• Maintain and update maintenance plans within SAP, including triggering work orders based on plant calendars.
• Review maintenance backlog and prioritize activities based on operational requirements and equipment criticality.

Work Order & Process Coordination:

• Coordinate work order processes for breakdown and preventive maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance of maintenance activities with defined resource and material requirements.
• Confirm availability of subcontracted services required for maintenance execution.

Material & Procurement Coordination:

• Follow up on spare parts creation, purchase requisitions (PR), and procurement processes.
• Coordinate purchasing of required materials, tools, and services to support maintenance activities.
• Perform goods receipt (GR) and service entry (SES) processes for received materials and services.

SAP & Data Management:

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of maintenance data within SAP.
• Create and maintain equipment records and spare parts BOMs based on technical inputs.
• Record and update all maintenance-related transactions, including PRs and service entries.

Monitoring & Reporting:

• Monitor maintenance performance and prepare periodic reports aligned with defined KPIs.
• Report weekly material consumption requirements based on actual maintenance activities.
• Provide updates on maintenance plans, execution status, and system data accuracy.

Coordination & Administrative Support:

• Coordinate with production teams to align maintenance schedules with operational needs.
• Arrange daily preventive maintenance (PM) checklists and ensure proper execution tracking.
• Coordinate with plant administration on technician availability, including leave and scheduling.
• Process operational requirements such as gate pass requests and ensure timely closure.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Any relevant fieldWork Experience 4 to 6 YearsTechnical / Functional Competencies Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)Data PlanningEmployee Records MaintenanceService Reports and Logs Maintenance

Profile description:

Alfanar is a Saudi company with an international presence, primarily engaged in the manufacturing and trading of a wide variety of low, medium, and high voltage electrical products, in addition to its portfolio of conventional and renewable energy solutions, oil and gas, water treatment, infrastructure, technical services, and digital solutions.

The hub of alfanar’s manufacturing operations is Medinet alfanar Alsinaiya, a 700,000 square-meter complex located in Riyadh. The complex houses an array of ultra-modern manufacturing facilities and laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and staffed with highly skilled professionals.

alfanar derives its success from its commitment to providing the highest quality standards to its customers, and the continuous development of its human capital, who alfanar considers its most valuable asset. With this in mind, alfanar promotes a proactive work environment where its employees are always valued, nurtured, and empowered to fuel their pride in being part of alfanar.

For more information about alfanar, please visit alfanar.com