Maintenance Planner

Synergi Recruitment; Whittlesey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension 10%

Healthcare benefits

Holiday entitlement

Career development

Wellbeing programmes

Life assurance

Job summary

Synergi Recruitment seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to join an established engineering team at a leading UK manufacturing site. You will plan and coordinate maintenance across the site, working with internal engineering and production teams as well as external contractors to ensure safe, efficient and well-documented work before execution.

The ideal candidate will have proven maintenance planning experience in industrial environments, strong organisation, contractor management, RAMS

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance planning within industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and schedules.
• Experience coordinating contractors and managing external labour resources.
• Good knowledge of engineering principles; electrical bias desirable but not essential.
• Experience with risk assessments (RAMS) and maintenance compliance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with a CMMS or maintenance management system.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventative and corrective maintenance activities.
• Produce detailed maintenance job plans including labour, materials, tools, permits and RAMS.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with engineering, production and external contractors.
• Manage contractor relationships and service agreements.
• Support the maintenance planning system and CMMS, ensuring accurate records.
• Monitor maintenance performance, downtime, reliability and productivity data.
• Ensure activities meet Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.
• Support statutory compliance and maintenance planning within budgets.
• Collaborate with the wider engineering team to prioritise and schedule work.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Organisational skills

Contractor coordination

CMMS experience

Health & safety awareness

Stakeholder management

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Our client is a leading UK manufacturer of essential building products. Operating across 17 sites in the UK, they provide high-quality products that support both traditional and modern construction methods, ensuring the continued growth of the UK construction industry.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Planner to join an established engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance activities across the site, working closely with internal engineering and production teams as well as external contractors. You will play a key role in ensuring maintenance work is planned safely, efficiently and effectively, with the right resources, materials and documentation in place before work begins.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and schedule preventative and corrective maintenance activities.

• Produce detailed maintenance job plans, ensuring labour, materials, tools, permits and RAMS are in place.

• Coordinate maintenance activities with engineering, production and external contractors.

• Manage contractor relationships and support the implementation of service agreements.

• Support the maintenance planning system and CMMS, ensuring accurate records and data are maintained.

• Monitor maintenance performance, downtime, reliability and productivity data.

• Ensure maintenance activities meet relevant Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.

• Support statutory compliance requirements and maintenance planning within agreed budgets.

• Work collaboratively with the wider engineering team to ensure priorities and schedules are effectively managed.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Proven experience in maintenance planning, ideally within an industrial or manufacturing environment.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintenance schedules.

• Experience coordinating contractors and managing external labour resources.

• Good knowledge of engineering principles, with an electrical bias desirable but not essential.

• Experience with risk assessments, RAMS and maintenance compliance requirements.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience working with a CMMS or maintenance management system.

• A proactive, practical approach and the ability to work effectively as part of an experienced engineering team.

• Experience within heavy industrial, agricultural, manufacturing or FMCG environments would be advantageous.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with CMMS systems. Experience with any system is considered.

• Knowledge of statutory maintenance and compliance requirements, including LOLER and PUWER.

• Electrical engineering experience or qualifications.

• Experience working with contractors and service-level agreements.

• Experience in a dusty, industrial or heavy manufacturing environment.

• Familiarity with maintenance performance measures such as downtime, reliability and OEE.

Benefits Include:

• Company pension contribution of up to 10% when you contribute 5%.

• Healthcare benefits.

• Holiday entitlement.

• Supportive and experienced engineering team.

• Opportunities for development and career progression.

• Employee wellbeing and support programmes.

• Life assurance and additional employee benefits.