Maintenance Planner — CMMS, Contractors & Reliability

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

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.