Regional Maintenance Planner
Salary: £29,951 - £35,236 (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location: Perth, Scotland
Location Description: On-site
Interview Date: Week of 25th May (TBC)
Closing Date: 18-05-2026
Reference: 21516
About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
We’re looking for a Regional Maintenance Planner to join our Lifesaving Operations team in Scotland. This role supports the RNLI by supporting the Regional Maintenance Team to ensure repairs and maintenance are carried out, ensuring lifeboats, launch equipment and lifeguard equipment are always safe and available for use. This role will be based at our Regional Base in Perth, Scotland.
Some of the benefits
- Salary of £29,951 - £35,236 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cash plan
Your role
As a Regional Maintenance Planner, you will be tasked with focusing on the following areas:
- To provide support within Lifesaving Operations to the Regional Technical cell and In-Service Support Team. This will include, but not be limited to, AX resource planning and scheduling for preventive and corrective maintenance activities, and modifications.
- Support the management of remote warehouses for Lifesaving Operations and complete stock control activities within AX to ensure accurate data records.
- Manage and organise the receipt, dispatch and return of store items, to support all RNLI elements.
- Act as a support function for enquiries and issues, such as the supply of parts and maintenance bills of materials relating to the In-Service Support function in the region.
- Work in partnership with other Lifesaving & Engineering teams to ensure bill of materials, modification kitting, forecasting and parts/materials routings information is undertaken.
- Assist with generating monthly KPI reporting.
About you
You will be a good communicator who is organised and works well under pressure. You will enjoy working as part of a team, but will be able to work in isolation without direct supervision. To be considered as the Regional Maintenance Planner, you will need:
- Education to A Level, Engineering BTEC/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent), or suitable experience.
- Experience of working in an engineering environment (desirable).
- Experience in store management.
- Extensive IT experience and aptitude, including experience with Microsoft Dynamics.
- Experience in coordinating and planning resources.
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Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One