Maintenance Planner

Babcock International; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm in Scotland seeks a Maintenance Planner to enhance operational efficiency within the Facilities Maintenance team. This full-time role involves coordinating maintenance, managing assets, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant facilities management experience and necessary qualifications. The company offers a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and excellent development opportunities, with a focus on building an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Volunteering day off (Be Kind Day)

Qualifications

• Strong background in facilities management is essential for this role.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance within the department.
• Oversee the management and registration of assets in IFS.
• Ensure high service levels and customer care.
• Produce planning Key Performance Indicators for effective management.
• Review work packages to ensure adherence to planning principles.

Skills

Facilities management experience in a large industrial environment

Familiarity with SFG20 maintenance specifications

Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

Ability to provide information for accreditation

Education

NC in Engineering or Facilities Management

IOSH qualification or equivalent

IWFM Level 4 qualification

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Planner

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: £39,237 - £46,064 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67917

Shape the future of engineering excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Maintenance Planner at our Rosyth site.

The role

As a Maintenance Planner, you’ll be at the heart of our Facilities Maintenance team, driving operational efficiency and ensuring our services meet the highest standards of compliance and performance. This is a dynamic and rewarding opportunity to make a real impact - supporting national defence and engineering excellence while growing your own career in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Coordinating planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the department
• Managing and registering new assets in IFS, and overseeing all existing PM actions
• Maintaining a high level of service and customer care
• Producing planning KPIs to support effective management of the planning function
• Reviewing work packages to embed key planning principles

You’ll work 36 hours per week, based on-site at Rosyth. Set working times apply. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be expected.

Essential experience of the Maintenance Planner

• Facilities management experience in a large industrial environment
• Familiarity with SFG20 maintenance specifications
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and best practices
• Ability to provide information for accreditation and compliance

Qualifications for the Maintenance Planner

• Preferably qualified in NC in Engineering or Facilities Management
• IOSH qualification or equivalent
• IWFM Level 4 qualification or willingness to undertake training.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 09/01/2026