Maintenance Planner: Asset Care & Downtime Scheduling

PepsiCo Inc.; Skelmersdale; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH in the United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate shutdowns, plan asset care, and drive reliability improvements across Operations. You will work closely with Operations and Maintenance to deliver effective plans, monitor KPI performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include managing work orders, maintaining SAP data, producing weekly scorecards, and collaborating with internal teams and external contractors to

Qualifications

• Able to adapt to changing environments and generate ideas.
• Strong attention to detail and prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across contacts.

Responsibilities

• Driving effective scheduling to implement asset care and improve monthly KPI performance.
• Reviewing work orders and prioritising with Maintenance and Operations teams.
• Supporting Improvement Teams by scheduling Failure Analysis work orders as needed.
• Producing weekly scorecards and providing labour utilisation data and ad-hoc reports.
• Maintaining SAP data including new equipment and asset care regimes.
• Supporting site actions and participating in audits (PEMM, BRC, AIB).
• Displaying assertiveness and confidence in meetings with colleagues and external contractors.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerate

Adaptability

Team player

Communication skills

Influencing & negotiation

Tools

SAP

Excel

MS Word

Job description

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH in the United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate shutdowns, plan asset care, and drive reliability improvements across Operations. You will work closely with Operations and Maintenance to deliver effective plans, monitor KPI performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include managing work orders, maintaining SAP data, producing weekly scorecards, and collaborating with internal teams and external contractors to