Maintenance Planner

E3recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Planner for their Throckley facility near Newcastle. The role involves optimizing engineering operations through effective planning, coordination, and communication with various teams. The successful candidate will contribute to implementing a new CMMS system while leading maintenance initiatives to improve the reliability of assets within the plant.

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

• CMMS and Maintenance Planning experience required.
• Demonstrable Mechanical and Electrical Engineering skills.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance shutdown coordination and establish best practices.
• Control engineering shift plan and prioritize maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with contractors to ensure quality engineering standards.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Computer Skills

Education

Engineering Qualifications (NVQ3, HNC)

Tools

CMMS

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:

• Salary: £39,500
• 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
• Strong computer skills
• Good Communication techniques
• Continuous Improvement Approach

If you are interested, please apply now…