Overview
Based at Etches Park Train Maintenance Centre, the Production Planner role at Hitachi Rail is a permanent, shift-based position. Develop and deliver the operational maintenance plan to enable efficient scheduling and execution of rolling stock maintenance across the Train Maintenance Centre. This includes identifying, prioritising and allocating maintenance tasks, materials, special tools and test equipment, engineering support and aligning resources in accordance with contractual and performance requirements. Salary £38,000 - £43,000 per annum + 5% shift allowance.
This role is shift-based and will require working outside normal office hours.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Rail Transportation
Responsibilities
* Focus on future maintenance work: daily; weekly; monthly; quarterly; and annually in order to develop and continually refine the maintenance plan for the 222 & 810 fleets.
* Assess the operational situation and dispatch requirements in order to provide input to the maintenance plan.
* Identify and prioritise tasks in accordance with contractual, performance, technical and safety requirements.
* Create and identify maintenance windows and determine the number of work hours available in order to produce work orders.
* Liaise with Engineering and Supply Chain departments to identify, allocate and leverage resources to enable the maintenance plan.
* Actively monitor the backlog of defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
* Identify, monitor and resolve any material issues which affect the overall maintenance plan.
* Plan the implementation of fleet modifications.
* Liaise with Engineering staff and promulgate Engineering Change where required.
* Initiate and plan fleet checks.
* Liaise with contractors and external repair agencies in order to inform the maintenance plan.
* Manage costs through the effective and efficient alignment of resources.
* Actively monitor repeat defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
* Comply with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to drive improvement.
* Be reactive to incidents, disruptions and emergencies on the operational railway and amend the maintenance plan accordingly.
* Liaise with Shift Production Managers and Shift Support Engineers at Etches Park Depot to agree the maintenance plan to be executed.
* Liaise with Operations Support and Engineering staff in order to incorporate overhauls and technical investigations into the maintenance plan.
* Utilise the SAP Maintenance Management System (MMS) and other IT applications (SOROS, Acumen, Trust) where required in order to inform and develop the plan.
* Develop and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and maintain a customer focus.
* Participate in daily conference calls.
* Prepare reports and give verbal briefs as required.
Qualifications
* Previous experience of planning maintenance and production.
* Previous experience in product improvement and reliability engineering on UK rolling stock.
* Previous experience in leading internal and customer meetings
* Sound knowledge of railway operations and compliance to railway rules and regulations.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think quickly.
* Experience of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) – SAP, Maximo or Equinox.
Equal opportunity statement
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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