Job Details
* Salary : £48,979
* Work Type : Onsite
* Location : Haslingden Grane Water Treatment Works, Grane Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4AU
* Role Type : Permanent
* Employment Type : Full Time
* Working Hours : 37.0 Hours per Week
United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.
We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.
We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.
We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.
Benefits
* A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
* A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
* Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
* A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
* MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
* Best Doctors
* Salary Finance
* Wealth at Work courses
* Deals and discounts
* EVolve Car Scheme
* Employee Assistance Plan
* Mental health first aiders
* ShareBuy
* MORE Choices flexible benefits
* Enhanced parental leave schemes
Job Purpose
We have excellent opportunities for you to be part of our Maintenance Excellence programme as a Maintenance Planner within our Planning and Scheduling Team. You will be responsible for the planning and allocation of maintenance activities across a number of UU sites in a defined area. You'll be working with the maintenance teams to deliver safe and cost effective asset reliability, playing a key part in the move from reactive to proactive maintenance. Liaising with the maintenance and operational teams you will develop maintenance job plans that are accurate and ready for work scheduling and execution. This will include people, skillsets requirements, estimated job duration, materials or parts requirements, special tools/ equipment, developing work instructions which include essential safety requirements.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Quantify and request spares, materials and services for maintenance activities, adding materials to work orders as required. Liaise with maintenance teams, scheduling and supply chain to confirm correct specifications and build bills of materials for critical and repeat fail assets.
* Review all new corrective work raised for planning to ensure appropriate priority allocation.
* Proactively plan asset downtime to have minimal disruption to treatment plans and processes.
* Create, maintain and improve the library of maintenance job plans.
* Work with operations, maintenance teams and ADT engineers to continuously adapt maintenance plans where necessary to increase asset reliability.
* Drive continuous improvement within the planning and scheduling team to improve the maintenance planning processes aligned with the overall work management strategy.
* Provide day‑to‑day liaison with scheduling colleagues to support the development of executable schedules.
* Participate in regular planning meetings that produce agreed maintenance plans (1 week – 1 year).
* Request asset availability/shutdowns required to deliver proactive maintenance, maximising opportunities for multiple activity completion in a planned manner. Report on failed maintenance opportunities and use findings to drive continuous improvement.
Technical Skills & Experience
* In depth maintenance knowledge and skill to accurately estimate labour hours, material requirements and skills needed to complete a job.
* In‑depth knowledge of plant operations and equipment and Health and Safety processes.
* Good understanding of SAP, MARS way of working, work orders and maintenance planning principles.
* Understanding of root cause analysis and failure analysis.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team across different stakeholders (technical and non‑technical colleagues) and on own initiative.
* Excellent planning skills and able to work logically and efficiently, maximising available resource/asset availability.
* Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.
* Awareness of industry safety standards and work authorisation procedures.
A full UK driving licence is required to carry out this role.
Qualifications
To be considered for this role you will need to be qualified to either HNC or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in a Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation engineering discipline and have significant experience gained through either a time-served apprenticeship or hands‑on experience, which is essential to meet the needs of the business in relevant related fields.
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