Bakery Maintenance Planner for 24/7 Production

Lantmannen Agro; Bedford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Lantmannen Agro Bedford bakery is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to join the engineering team. You will plan and schedule preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance across a 24/7 operation, working closely with the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager.

The role focuses on improving reliability, maximizing uptime, coordinating labour, materials and contractors, and developing CMMS-driven maintenance strategies while ensuring safe, efficient production.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and scheduling maintenance activities in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience using a CMMS to manage maintenance work orders and asset data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance in line with production needs.
• Manage maintenance work orders and ensure jobs are completed on time.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, parts and contractor requirements.
• Support development and optimisation of the CMMS system.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and produce performance reports.
• Liaise with production and engineering teams to prioritise activities.
• Drive improvements in planning processes and maintenance effectiveness.
• Help develop asset hierarchies and maintenance strategies within the CMMS.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

CMMS experience

Continuous improvement

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Lantmannen Agro Bedford bakery is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to join the engineering team. You will plan and schedule preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance across a 24/7 operation, working closely with the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager.

The role focuses on improving reliability, maximizing uptime, coordinating labour, materials and contractors, and developing CMMS-driven maintenance strategies while ensuring safe, efficient production.