Overview
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job ID: R0105594
Date Posted: 2025-10-21
Company Name: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED
Profession (Job Category): Other
Job Schedule: Full time
Remote: No
About Us
A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.
Job Description
Facilities Planner – Doncaster
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Status: Permanent
As a Facilities Planner at Hitachi Rail, you will be responsible for planning all Infrastructure maintenance and repairs to ensure that the contractual and legal compliance for TMC’s (Train Maintenance Centre) is achieved.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for monitoring compliance with the TSA DAC`s and Annex “Major Maintenance and Overhaul” (MMO) plans for each TMCs to ensure financial draw down is achieved. Any changes to the MMO needs to be recorded, approved and updated in SAP.
* Work closely with TMC Facilities and BA colleagues to ensure all facilities maintenance is undertaken within the required time scales, any deviation must be recorded and brought to the attention of the Local Facility Manager.
* Planning will require working closely with the Operation Teams at the TMC, arranging contractor attendance, spare parts & materials availability, staff availability and if required access to rolling stock and drivers.
* Responsible for producing all reports in line with the contractual requirements to include but not limited to procurement, finance, contractual KPI`s, health, safety and environmental reporting, Daily weekly monthly Maintenance due reporting and maintenance undertaken vs maintenance achieved.
* Monitoring of available resource levels to ensure that sufficient resource is available to meet the required demand. Bring any shortfalls in demand to the attention of the Facilities Manager.
* Goods and services delivered and received to include GRN to enable automatic payment and re-ordering through the SAP
* Management of SAP data input to ensure all facilities maintenance and repair work undertaken by the facilities team or contractors is recorded within the SAP system correctly to include recording of time taken and materials used.
* Support any facilities audits from internal Business Assurance and external customers and bodies including the ORR and BSI.
* Delivery of work requirement from SAP for the facilities team and 3rd party contractors. Ensure that all necessary paperwork such as contractor “work package plans” (WPP) and task briefing sheets alongside RAMS have been attached to the job card within SAP for audit purposes.
* Administration of Master Asset and Maintenance Pans in SAP, undertake any changes in periodicities, materials, resource as instructed by the Facilities Manager.
* Ensure that any conflicts/constraints are identified, rescheduling and solutions developed in a timely manner through close liaison with the key stakeholders.
* Identify efficiencies with schedule development processes aimed at optimising maintenance and process is development.
* Collection / preparation / reporting of TMC spend to enable the contractual draw down to be administered by the UK Head of Facilities.
* Administration with regards to the P2P purchasing system including creating and managing PRs, Managing POs, Managing the departmental debit card, Process relevant invoices and GRN procedure.
* Produce analysis and management reporting to the Head of Facilities to monitor the performance of the assets, service providers and statutory compliance.
About you
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Calm and diplomatic under pressure.
* Strong IT skills – typically Word, Outlook. Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
* Professional telephone manner and the ability to greet all visitors to the depot in a professional and friendly manner
* Experience working within a Rail maintenance environment
What we offer
We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:
* Competitive salary
* Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
* 25 days holiday
* Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
* Private medical insurance
* Personal Accident insurance
* Group Income protection
* Group Life Insurance
* Employee Assistance Programme
We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.
At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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