The Role
My client is looking for an experienced MaintenancePlanner to join the team and play a key role in driving maintenance performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership position, requiring strong planning capability, system expertise, and excellent communication skills.
The role is approximately 20% hands-on, primarily supporting planned maintenance (PMs), with 80% office-based responsibilities, including planning, coordination, and direct leadership of maintenance technicians.
Key Responsibilities
1. Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities using a CMMS, ensuring accuracy and compliance
2. Provide direct leadership to maintenance technicians.
3. Execute and embed Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to reduce machine downtime and drive year-on-year improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
4. Manage and optimise preventive maintenance (PM) schedules to improve asset reliability
5. Drive maintenance compliance across safety, quality, and regulatory standards
6. Lead effective root cause analysis, ensuring issues are resolved permanently rather than repeatedly
7. Work closely with production, engineering, and operations teams to support continuous improvement initiatives
Skills & Experience Required
8. Proven experience in a maintenance planning role within a manufacturing environment
9. Strong CMMS experience, with the ability to plan, schedule, and manage maintenance activities effectively
10. Experience using SAP (essential), with the ability to work independently and be fully self-sufficient
11. Solid understanding of TPM, OEE, and preventive maintenance best practices
12. Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across engineering and production teams
13. A proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
Why Join My Client?
14. A key role with real influence on site performance and reliability
15. 8% Pension Company Contribution
16. A balanced position combining planning, leadership, and 20% hands-on engineering
17. Opportunity to work in a continuous improvement–driven manufacturing environment
18. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
19. Bonus Scheme
20. Private Healthcare
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