Maintenance Planner

MCBRIDE; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MCBRIDE is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance across our Manchester manufacturing site. You will support the Engineering Manager in improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include planning maintenance, coordinating with production, tracking KPIs, and managing spares and contractors through CMMS.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or industrial maintenance.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for plant equipment and facilities.
• Plan and coordinate corrective maintenance activities, ensuring timely resolution of equipment failures.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and HSE teams to prioritise maintenance tasks.
• Manage work orders, spare parts, and resource allocation through CMMS.
• Monitor contractor performance and coordinate external service providers for specialised tasks.
• Track and analyse maintenance KPIs (uptime, MTBF, maintenance costs).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in reliability and maintenance efficiency.

Description du poste

If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.Key Purpose:To ensure the effective planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities across the manufacturing site, supporting the Engineering Manager in optimizing asset reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.Key Responsibilities:Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for plant equipment and facilities.Plan and coordinate corrective maintenance activities, ensuring timely resolution of equipment failures. Ensure alignment with Production requirements and Production schedules.Collaborate with engineering, production, and HSE teams to prioritise maintenance tasks in line with operational and safety requirements.Manage work orders, spare parts, and resource allocation through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal maintenance policies.Monitor contractor performance and coordinate external service providers for specialized maintenance tasks.Track and analyse maintenance KPIs (e.g., equipment availability, mean time between failures, maintenance costs).Support continuous improvement initiatives in reliability, asset management, and maintenance efficiency.Provide input into capital projects and equipment upgrades from a maintenance planning perspective.Key Result Areas:Reduction in unplanned downtime and improved equipment reliability.Timely execution of preventive and corrective maintenance plans.Effective utilisation of resources, spare parts, and contractors.Compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.Accurate and timely reporting of maintenance KPIs. Brings Transparency to Engineering & Maintenance activities.Positive audit outcomes from internal and external reviews.Contribution to cost savings and efficiency improvements in maintenance operations.Behavioural Competencies:(Needed to successfully do the job). Self-Management:Drive for ExcellenceTechnical Expertise and ProfessionalismEmotional Resilience Interaction:Collaborative Team WorkingEffective Communication Information:Problem AnalysisDecision Making and Judgement Problem Solving:Initiative and Taking OwnershipFlexibility and Adaptability Organisation:Planning, Organising and CommunicatingTechnical Competencies:(Needed to successfully do the job).Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)Advanced KnowledgeAbility to manage work orders, scheduling, and reporting.Preventive & Predictive Maintenance PlanningAdvanced KnowledgeSkilled in developing and optimising maintenance schedules.Reliability Engineering PrinciplesGeneral KnowledgeUnderstanding of asset reliability and performance improvement.Regulatory Compliance (UK/EU)Familiarity with maintenance-related safety and environmental regulations.Spare Parts & Inventory ManagementAbility to manage stock levels and procurement planning.Contractor & Vendor ManagementCompetent in coordinating external service providers.Data Analysis & KPI ReportingAbility to analyse maintenance performance metrics.Project Support & Capital PlanningContribute to project planning from a maintenance perspective.Qualification(s) & Education:(Please describe graduate calibre within relevant discipline).Graduate calibre in a relevant discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Industrial Maintenance.Professional certifications (preferred): CMMS training, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), or equivalent EU-recognised qualification.Additional training in asset management, predictive maintenance technologies, and regulatory compliance is advantageous.undefinedPrivacy Statement: We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role. Your privacy is important to us. Please check our Job Applicant Privacy Notice on our career opportunities page which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.