Maintenance Planner

Progress Rail; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, invites applicants for a Maintenance Planner role at Peterborough. You will plan all short- and long-term maintenance, defects and loco failures for three depots and the UK field team, using available documents to track maintenance periodicities.

The ideal candidate has strong planning, CMMS experience, and the ability to work with customers and depots to forecast accurate maintenance plans and meet contractual KPIs.

Qualifications

• Strong maintenance planning and scheduling skills to develop schedules, allocate resources, and coordinate maintenance activities effectively.
• Experience with maintenance management and asset reliability best practices.
• Familiarity with CMMS or maintenance planning software; strong analytical and safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Plan short and long term scheduled maintenance, defects, and loco failures across UK depots.
• Coordinate with Customer, Fleet Manager, Depots and Field Service Team to agree weekly plan.
• Prioritise defects by urgency to prevent service failures.
• Maintain repair plans for raised defects and track during depot visits.
• Facilitate daily meetings with depots and customers to forecast plans.
• Act as EMD representative at the customer site.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Equipment Maintenance

Maintenance Management

Supervisory Skills

CMMS Experience

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Vocational qualification

Technical Diploma

Apprenticeship

Job description

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

PETERBOROUGH

TUESDAY TO SATURDAY

UP TO 45,0000

Are you fast thinking and dynamic? Do you have sound knowledge of class 66 or freight locomotives in general? Do you enjoy problem-solving? Do you have a good grasp of Excel? This role would be ideal for a candidate with good knowledge of rolling-stock and looking to enhance their skill sets in a customer-facing role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our customers Peterborough site for a Locomotive Maintenance Planner. As a Maintenance Planner, you will be accountable for planning all sort and long term scheduled maintenance, defects and loco failures week to week whilst providing a first line contact within the customers office.

PRIMARY FUNCTION OF A MAINTENANCE PLANNER

To provide maintenance and planning support to Contract Maintenance and UK production. Providing first line technical support to the customer to reduce in service faults and failures. To achieve local objectives as set by the Head of UK contract maintenance. To work effectively and with a sense of urgency supporting others in the team.

DUTIES OF A MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Primarily, plan all short and long term scheduled maintenance, defects and loco failures week to week at our three maintenance depots and across the UK for our field team using various documents that track our maintenance periodicities.

Work with the Customer, Fleet Manager, Depots and Field Service Team to agree the weekly maintenance plan, ensuring its achievable and loco down time is being utilised efficiently to avoid locos returning to depots unnecessarily.

Use past freight loco experience to help make decisions on how best to react to defects raised by the customer, prioritising those that need attendance first to avoid potential service failures.

Have loco availability at the forefront of your mind when making decision and look beyond the day to day to help us achieve contractual KPIs.

Work as the sole EMD representative within the customer site and have an ability to react to information disclosed in the correct manner with company values in mind at all times.

Facilitate daily meetings with depots and customers to obtain information allowing us to forecast accurate prediction to aid the customers diagram planning.

Maintain repair plans for all raised defects ensuring all are captured in field maintenance or when locos visit depots next.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA OF A MAINTENANCE PLANNER

• Candidates should possess strong Maintenance Planning and Planning skills to develop schedules, allocate resources, and coordinate maintenance activities effectively.
• Candidates should possess Equipment Maintenance and Maintenance Management skills to understand asset requirements, maintenance strategies, and reliability best practices.
• Candidates should possess Supervisory Skills to collaborate with maintenance teams, provide guidance, and support safe, efficient work execution.
• Relevant experience in industrial, manufacturing, or rail environments, with familiarity in CMMS or maintenance planning software.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and a focus on safety and quality.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities.
• Vocational qualification, apprenticeship, or technical diploma in engineering, maintenance, or a related field is beneficial; prior experience in a maintenance planning or coordination role is preferred.

Company Description

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is a leading global provider of locomotive, freight car, and rail infrastructure solutions and technologies. The company delivers comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure services, supported by a strategic footprint that enables responsive, high-quality customer support around the clock. Progress Rail is committed to fostering the sustainable movement of goods and people, building long-term customer relationships through reliable and innovative solutions. Its portfolio includes advanced EMD locomotives, engines, railcars, trackwork, signaling, maintenance-of-way equipment, repair services, aftermarket parts, and recycling operations. Team members benefit from working in a business that sets standards for excellence in the rail industry and values deep industry expertise.