Maintenance Planner

JR United Kingdom; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Maintenance Planner for its Throckley factory. This role involves planning and coordinating maintenance activities while ensuring safety and efficiency across engineering operations. The successful candidate will work closely with various departments to drive improvements and optimize systems, ensuring the reliability of assets. In return, a competitive salary and various benefits, including pension contributions and health care schemes, will be offered.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 10%

Health Care Scheme Aviva Digi+

Share Scheme options

Training and career development opportunities

Job security and personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in CMMS and Maintenance Planning required.
• Demonstrable Mechanical and Electrical Engineering experience.
• Ability to apply problem-solving tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance shutdowns and engineering practices.
• Manage engineering shift plans and scheduling meetings.
• Maintain accurate records for production and auxiliary plants.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Planning resources

Coordination of people

Problem-solving

Education

Engineering Training / Qualifications (NVQ3, HNC)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Maintenance Planner, newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear

Client:

E3 Recruitment

Location:

newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

10.07.2025

Expiry Date:

24.08.2025

Job Description:

The Maintenance Planner offers a basic salary of £39,500 working for a PLC listed market leading manufacturer based at their Throckley factory near Newcastle.
The Maintenance Planner will work closely with the Site Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leaders, to maximize the performance of engineering operations and will be responsible for the work planning of the maintenance team and contract labour, including shutdowns and PPMs.
What's in it for you as a Maintenance Planner:

• Day's based position - Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm
• Pension contribution up to 10%
• Health Care Scheme Aviva Digi+
• Share Scheme options
• Training and career development opportunities
• Job security and personal development within a market leading, international manufacturing organisation.

Main duties of the Maintenance Planner:

• The leadership of the maintenance shutdown coordination, establishing best engineering practices
• Control and populate the engineering shift plan for all engineering personnel across all disciplines including contractors
• To chair weekly scheduling meetings for planned activities
• Control, populate and prioritise a work backlog for all maintenance activities or activities involving the engineering team
• Key involvement with the implementation of a new CMMS system and T-card system
• Work closely with the Engineering Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Manager, and Operational Managers to provide a schedule of work for shift engineers to maintain and improve the reliability of assets
• Liaise with production, services, and central functions, to ensure that routine maintenance is planned, and job requests are executed and costed efficiently and effectively
• Ensure that equipment removed from the plant, which is being repaired in-house, is coordinated through the shift plan, Work Orders allocated to the repair of each item and appropriate cost captured
• Control of accurate records and documentation for all production and auxiliary plant including insurance records
• Coordinate and site contact for Contractors to ensure safe and controlled activities are completed on-site and to the quality of engineering standards

Experience required to apply for the Maintenance Planner:

• CMMS and Maintenance Planning experience
• Strong organisational skills, ability to plan resources and coordinate people effectively
• Engineering Training / Qualifications (NVQ3, HNC)
• Demonstrable Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• Problem-solving tools and techniques to deliver efficiency

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Created on 10/07/2025 by JR United Kingdom