Coordinate Performance Maintenance And Repairs Training

Objectives:
• Understand the scope and importance of performance maintenance and repairs in the workplace.
• Identify key legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to maintenance activities.
• Recognise the roles and responsibilities of team members in maintenance coordination.
• Distinguish between different types of maintenance strategies (reactive, preventive, predictive).
• Establish a foundation for planning and scheduling maintenance tasks.

Topics:
• Overview of performance maintenance and repairs
• South African legislative framework (OHS Act, relevant SANS standards)
• Roles and responsibilities in maintenance coordination
• Types of maintenance strategies
• Introduction to maintenance planning and scheduling

Objectives:
• Develop a basic maintenance plan using standard templates.
• Prioritise maintenance tasks based on criticality and urgency.
• Identify resources required for maintenance activities.
• Understand the use of work orders and maintenance requests.
• Apply risk assessment principles to maintenance planning.

Topics:
• Maintenance planning process
• Criticality analysis and prioritisation
• Resource identification (labour, materials, tools)
• Work order systems and documentation
• Risk assessment in maintenance planning

Objectives:
• Create a maintenance schedule using Gantt charts or similar tools.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production or operations.
• Manage conflicting priorities and resource constraints.
• Communicate maintenance schedules effectively to stakeholders.
• Use scheduling software features (e.g., MS Project, Excel).

Topics:
• Scheduling methods and tools
• Integration with production schedules
• Conflict resolution and resource levelling
• Communication strategies for schedule dissemination
• Practical scheduling exercise

Objectives:
• Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) for maintenance.
• Collect and record maintenance data accurately.
• Use data to monitor equipment performance and reliability.
• Understand the role of condition monitoring techniques.
• Analyse trends to predict potential failures.

Topics:
• Maintenance KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, OEE)
• Data collection methods and tools
• Condition monitoring (vibration, thermography, oil analysis)
• Trend analysis and failure prediction
• Practical data collection exercise

Objectives:
• Apply root cause analysis (RCA) techniques to maintenance issues.
• Use cause-and-effect diagrams and 5 Whys.
• Develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Document RCA findings and recommendations.
• Facilitate a team-based RCA session.

Topics:
• Introduction to root cause analysis
• RCA tools (fishbone diagram, 5 Whys, fault tree analysis)
• Developing corrective and preventive actions
• RCA documentation and reporting
• Practical RCA workshop

Objectives:
• Supervise maintenance execution to ensure compliance with plans.
• Apply quality control checks during and after maintenance.
• Manage work-in-progress and handover procedures.
• Ensure safety protocols are followed during maintenance.
• Conduct post-maintenance inspections and sign-offs.

Topics:
• Supervision of maintenance tasks
• Quality control checkpoints
• Work-in-progress management
• Safety during maintenance execution
• Post-maintenance inspection and sign-off procedures

Objectives:
• Determine critical spare parts and inventory levels.
• Apply inventory control methods (ABC analysis, reorder points).
• Manage spare parts procurement and storage.
• Minimise stockouts while controlling costs.
• Use inventory management software effectively.

Topics:
• Spare parts criticality classification
• Inventory control techniques (ABC, EOQ)
• Procurement processes and vendor management
• Storage and handling requirements
• Inventory management software demonstration

Objectives:
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies (Kaizen, Lean) to maintenance.
• Analyse maintenance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement changes to improve reliability and reduce costs.
• Measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement in the team.

Topics:
• Continuous improvement principles in maintenance
• Lean maintenance and waste reduction
• Data-driven improvement analysis
• Implementing and measuring improvements
• Case studies of successful maintenance optimisation

Objectives:
• Integrate all aspects of performance maintenance coordination.
• Develop a comprehensive maintenance plan for a real-world scenario.
• Present and defend the maintenance plan to peers.
• Complete a summative assessment covering unit standard outcomes.
• Create a personal action plan for applying learning in the workplace.

Topics:
• Comprehensive maintenance plan development
• Presentation and peer review
• Summative assessment (written and practical)
• Feedback and reflection
• Personal action planning and certification