Maintenance Planner

K H R Recruitment Specialists; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Birmingham. This role involves coordinating maintenance activities, managing work orders, and supporting SAP systems for effective maintenance management. The ideal candidate will have experience in maintenance scheduling, familiarity with SAP, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs. The position offers full-time employment within a well-established manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role to a Maintenance Planner.
• Strong maintenance scheduling and planning skills.
• Experience in engineering or manufacturing industries is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance plans and update scheduled activities.
• Allocate parts and assist with production work order management.
• Plan and organize day-to-day maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

Familiarity with SAP PM/BI/MRS/MM

Engineering experience

Education

Minimum 5 GCSEs

Job description

Role: Maintenance Planner (Manufacturing)
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday

Our client is a well-established manufacturer with a strong focus on continuous improvement, reliability, and health/safety. They foster a culture that values the development of staff and processes.

As a Maintenance Planner, you will play a crucial role in coordinating site maintenance planning to ensure a cost-effective, reliability-centred, and efficient maintenance work order system. Working closely with other departments, you will contribute to the smooth operation of the facility by creating and updating scheduled maintenance activities, managing work backlogs, and supporting the use of SAP PM/BI/MRS/MM for structured maintenance plans and historical documentation.

Maintenance Planner Duties and Responsibilities:

- Coordinate agreed maintenance plans and create and update scheduled maintenance activities
- Allocate parts and materials, and assist with production work order generation and management
- Plan and organise day-to-day maintenance activities and shutdown coordination
- Control and populate the engineering plan, and manage work backlogs
- Support the use of SAP PM/BI/MRS/MM for structured maintenance plans and historical documentation
- Schedule workload for Multiskilled Shift Technicians and review SAP Plant Maintenance modules
- Act as a site contact for contract labour and ensure equipment is maintained to a high standard
- Carry out risk assessments, attend/organise courses and meetings, and raise and manage work orders

The ideal candidate:

- Previous experience in a similar role to a Maintenance Planner
- Familiarity with SAP PM/BI/MRS/MM
- Strong maintenance scheduling and planning skills
- Experience within engineering or manufacturing industries (desirable)
- Minimum 5 GCSEs

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Job Info

Job Title:

Maintenance Planner

Company:

K H R Recruitment Specialists

Location:

Birmingham, West Midlands

Competitive

Posted:

Aug 5th 2025

Closes:

Sep 5th 2025

Sector:

Administration

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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