Maintenance Planner: Optimize Plant Reliability & Uptime

MCBRIDE; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MCBRIDE is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance across our Manchester manufacturing site. You will support the Engineering Manager in improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include planning maintenance, coordinating with production, tracking KPIs, and managing spares and contractors through CMMS.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for plant equipment and facilities.
• Plan and coordinate corrective maintenance activities, ensuring timely resolution of equipment failures.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and HSE teams to prioritise maintenance tasks.
• Manage work orders, spare parts, and resource allocation through CMMS.
• Monitor contractor performance and coordinate external service providers for specialised tasks.
• Track and analyse maintenance KPIs (uptime, MTBF, maintenance costs).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in reliability and maintenance efficiency.

Job description

MCBRIDE is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance across our Manchester manufacturing site. You will support the Engineering Manager in improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities include planning maintenance, coordinating with production, tracking KPIs, and managing spares and contractors through CMMS.