Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known multinational snack company in Birmingham is seeking a maintenance engineer to optimize spare parts availability and enhance equipment reliability. This role involves coordinating maintenance activities, supporting strategies for performance improvement, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should possess NVQ level 3 Engineering, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment. Join us to contribute to our mission of leading the future of snacking.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Proficient in CMMS or similar software.
• Ability to monitor and track performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime.
• Evaluate maintenance strategies to improve reliability.
• Utilize CMMS to track work orders and equipment performance.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Provide training to maintenance technicians.
• Collaborate with the BDE department for equipment integration.
• Generate and develop preventive maintenance plans.

Skills

NVQ level 3 Engineering or equivalent

Computer literacy

Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills

Strong technical knowledge across the site’s processes

Excellent analytical skills

Strongly driven by a safety culture

Team player and best practices sharing

Advanced problem-solving skills

Education

NVQ level 3 Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Role Overview

To ensure spare parts availability is optimised whilst balancing this with stores spend. Manage the spares process to reduce losses associated with obsolescence, turnover etc. Support Technical Lead in Breakdown Analysis and develop mitigating measures and work with BDE teams to ensure new equipment brought online with correct PM schedules and spares holding.

Reporting to the Section Engineering Manager, working closely with the Cell team and shift technicians assigned to the cell. The role does not have any direct reports, however the role requires strong relationships with Technical Lead and Shift Technicians.

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate and prioritise maintenance activities – Working closely with Cell technical Lead, Shift Technicians, planning and operations personnel to coordinate activities (corrective and planned), maximising equipment uptime. Issuing plans to the relevant personnel.
• Operating maintenance strategies – Supporting the Cell Technical Lead to continuously evaluate and refine maintenance strategies to improve reliability, reduce downtime and enhance overall equipment effectiveness.
• Monitoring and tracking maintenance activities – Utilising computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) or other software tools to track work orders, record maintenance activities, monitor equipment performance, and generate reports for analysis and decision-making. Conducts spend analysis on spare parts and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Compliance with safety and regulatory standards – Ensuring that all maintenance activities adhere to safety protocols, environmental regulations, and industry standards.
• Training and mentoring – Providing training and guidance to maintenance technicians on maintenance planning and scheduling processes, tools, and best practices.
• Collaborating with the BDE department – Working closely with the BDE department to ensure the seamless integration of new equipment into the maintenance program.
• Generating preventive maintenance (PM) plans – Working with the BDE department to develop and generate new PM plans for newly installed equipment. This includes determining appropriate maintenance intervals, tasks, and procedures to ensure optimal performance and longevity of the equipment. Supporting the Section Engineering manager in M&R management and activities to improve. Participating in pre and post maintenance meetings, ensuring alignment before and CI of process.

Skills Required

• NVQ level 3 Engineering or equivalent in related subject
• Computer literacy
• Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge across the site’s processes & lines (Desirable)
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strongly driven by a safety culture
• Able to work as part of wider team and share best practices to help other teams.
• Advanced problem solver and able to work collaboratively with other teams and functions.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated, positive attitude
• Good team worker
• Effective communicator
• Able to engage, empower and enable people within the cell.

More about this role

Work schedule: 100%

Relocation Support Available: No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Our people make all the difference in our succes

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Type Regular Manufacturing support Manufacturing