Maintenance Planner

Ata-Recruitment-Ltd; Whittlesey; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% company pension contribution

Share saver scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Excellent career progression

Job summary

ATA Recruitment is hiring a Maintenance Planner for a flagship site in Whittlesey. The role focuses on planning maintenance activities, coordinating with engineering and production teams, and delivering safe, efficient work with minimal production disruption.

You will work with the Piranha CMMS, maintain records, coordinate shutdowns, and manage external contractors while ensuring RAMS, PPE and permits are in place.

Qualifications

• Experience planning or coordinating maintenance activities.
• Experience working within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Using the site's CMMS system (Piranha) to plan and manage maintenance activities.
• Keeping maintenance records and logs up to date.
• Planning and coordinating planned shutdown periods.
• Scheduling maintenance activities and ensuring resources are available.
• Coordinating and managing external contractors.
• Ensuring contractors have RAMS and permits to work before starting.
• Setting up and managing SLA contracts.
• Supporting site compliance, health & safety and engineering standards.
• Working with engineers, production and other departments to improve maintenance planning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and equipment reliability.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Coordination

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical problem solving

Tools

Piranha CMMS

RAMS knowledge

Job description

Maintenance Planner £43,000 + up to 3.5k annual bonus, Whittlesey,

Why Join?

• 10% company pension contribution
• Fantastic share saver scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym membership discounts
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Long-term job security with an established manufacturing group
• A business that has invested £125m+ across its sites since 2023
• Opportunity to purchase company shares at a reduced rate
• Exceptional employee retention – 300+ employees have been with the business for over 25 years

About the Company

ATA are supporting a large manufacturing group at one of their flagship sites in the East Peterborough area. The group who operates within the industrial sector have multiple sites across the UK, employ over 2000 staff and boast a portfolio of manufactured goods second to none. These goods are some of UKs most recognisable brands of which have become a staple part of the British construction market. The site has been a
long-standing part of the community for a number of years and produces an
iconic product.

About the role

As Maintenance Planner, you'll play a key role in ensuring maintenance activities are effectively planned, coordinated and delivered across the site.

You’ll work closely with the engineering and production teams to ensure planned maintenance is completed safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption to production.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Using the site's CMMS system (Piranha) to plan and manage maintenance activities
• Keeping maintenance records and logs fully up to date
• Planning and coordinating planned shutdown periods
• Scheduling maintenance activities and ensuring the necessary resources are available
• Coordinating and managing external contractors
• Ensuring contractors have the correct RAMS, PPE and work permits before commencing work
• Setting up and managing SLA contracts
• Supporting site compliance, health & safety and engineering standards
• Working closely with engineers, production and other departments to improve maintenance planning
• Identifying opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and equipment reliability

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience in a maintenance planning or coordination environment.

You could come from a variety of backgrounds, including:

• Maintenance Planner
• Maintenance Coordinator
• Engineering Planner
• Engineering Coordinator
• Maintenance Supervisor
• Engineering Shift Leader
• Engineering Shift Manager

You should ideally have:

• Experience planning or coordinating maintenance activities
• Experience working within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Excellent communication skills
• An analytical and methodical approach to problem solving
• Experience managing contractors would be advantageous
• Knowledge of RAMS, permits to work and health & safety procedures
• Experience using a CMMS system would be beneficial

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and Engineering recruitment across both permanent and contract positions