Maintenance Planner Job Vacancy at AB InBev , Dar es salaam August 2026

Maintenance Planner – AB InBev

Company: AB InBev
Position: Maintenance Planner
Job Type: Full-time
Published: August 2026
Band: VIII

Job Purpose

The Maintenance Planner will manage maintenance systems, spare parts, routine and planned maintenance schedules, and support maintenance teams in executing maintenance activities while ensuring the required Permit-to-Work procedures are in place.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Scheduling

• Generate routine maintenance schedules covering cleaning, lubrication, and inspection tasks.
• Coordinate schedules with Production, Engineering, and support teams.
• Allocate maintenance resources and resolve work allocation issues.
• Monitor completion of routine maintenance and autonomous maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate maintenance system records and administration.
• Identify and report maintenance scheduling problems and non-compliance.

Maintenance System Management

• Support commissioning or modification of maintenance systems.
• Ensure maintenance system data is accurate, complete, and properly maintained.
• Plan maintenance work and generate schedules and work orders using the maintenance system.
• Analyse maintenance data to identify failure modes and root causes.
• Communicate maintenance problems requiring corrective action to engineering teams.

Maintenance Planning

• Lead planned maintenance pre-meetings and identify required work and resources.
• Prioritise ad hoc maintenance tasks and generate work requests.
• Determine and allocate resources for planned maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with departmental heads to secure required resources.
• Reschedule incomplete work to subsequent maintenance periods.
• Lead maintenance postmortems and document lessons learned.

Problem Solving

• Apply structured problem-solving techniques to maintenance problems.
• Coordinate additional resources when required.
• Assist team members with maintenance-related problem solving.
• Participate in functional failure analysis when required.

Asset Care Coordination

• Ensure maintenance and cleaning days and annual shutdown programmes are completed.
• Ensure asset care activities comply with required standards.
• Ensure required spare parts are available within budget and on time.
• Identify training needs for machine specialists and shift teams.
• Analyse SAP maintenance data to identify recurring problems.
• Coordinate maintenance resources during maintenance and shutdown activities.
• Participate as a subject matter expert in asset-care problem-solving sessions.

Key Competencies

• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
• SAP PM
• Asset Care Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Stakeholder Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Coordination
• Resource Planning
• Problem Solving

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of production engineering experience.
• Solid experience using SAP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Good understanding of maintenance processes and practices.
• In-depth knowledge of utility plant equipment and processes.
• Assertive leadership and good people-management skills.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving ability.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the AB InBev job portal/application link provided in the original vacancy.

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