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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