Our client is one of the worlds largest leading manufacturers they have a presence in all the leading supermarkets in the UK and are expanding.
Job Role & Key Responsibilities:
As a Maintenance Planner youll be a vital part of the Engineering team reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. You will help optimise the reliability of equipment and support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
- Develop and manage daily weekly and monthly maintenance schedules
- Align maintenance activities with production plans and site availability
- Lead planning for overhauls and integrate predictive and preventative maintenance tasks
- Maintain and update master maintenance plans in CMMS with cost and performance data
- Coordinate with engineering production and operations teams to ensure alignment of priorities
- Track performance metrics such as FTE utilisation backlog levels and completion rates
- Support continuous improvement through analysis and root cause investigations
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Planner or Coordinator in a manufacturing or process-driven environment (e.g. food & beverage pharma FMCG chemicals)
- Hands-on background in engineering or maintenance
- Solid understanding of preventative predictive and corrective maintenance strategies
- Strong familiarity with CMMS platforms for scheduling logging and reporting maintenance work
- Experience working within Lean Manufacturing TPM or other structured CI frameworks
- Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to extract insights and implement improvements
Desirable Skills:
- Root Cause Analysis and performance tracking experience
- Leadership or involvement in maintenance improvement initiatives
- Understanding of production planning and asset availability
Benefits include:
- Company bonus scheme
- Product allowance
- 24/7 GP access
- Generous pension & holiday entitlement
If you believe you are a great fit for this role wed love to hear from you. Apply now!
- Bonus
- Allowance
- 24/7 GP access
- Pension
- Holiday