The Maintenance Planner offers a basic salary of £39,500 working for a PLC listed market leading manufacturer based at their Throckley factory near Newcastle. The Maintenance Planner will work closely with the Site Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leaders, to maximize the performance of engineering operations and will be responsible for the work planning of the maintenance team and contract labour, including shutdowns and PPMs. What's in it for you as a Maintenance Planner: Salary: £39,500 Day's based position - Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm Pension contribution up to 10% Health Care Scheme Aviva Digi Share Scheme options Training and career development opportunities Job security and personal development within a market leading, international manufacturing organisation.Main duties of the Maintenance Planner: The leadership of the maintenance shutdown coordination, establishing best engineering practices Control and populate the engineering shift plan for all engineering personnel across all disciplines including contractors To chair weekly scheduling meetings for planned activities Control, populate and prioritise a work backlog for all maintenance activities or activities involving the engineering team Key involvement with the implementation of a new CMMS system and T-card system Work closely with the Engineering Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Manager, and Operational Managers to provide a schedule of work for shift engineers to maintain and improve the reliability of assets Liaise with production, services, and central functions, to ensure that routine maintenance is planned, and job requests are executed and costed efficiently and effectively Ensure that equipment removed from the plant, which is being repaired in-house, is coordinated through the shift plan, Work Orders allocated to the repair of each item and appropriate cost captured Control of accurate records and documentation for all production and auxiliary plant including insurance records Coordinate and site contact for Contractors to ensure safe and controlled activities are completed on-site and to the quality of engineering standards Experience required to apply for the Maintenance Planner: CMMS and Maintenance Planning experience Strong organisational skills, ability to plan resources and coordinate people effectively Engineering Training / Qualifications (NVQ3, HNC) Demonstrable Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Problem-solving tools and techniques to deliver efficiency Strong computer skills Good Communication techniques Continuous Improvement ApproachIf you are interested, please apply now