Maintenance Planner: Uptime & Reliability Lead

2 Sisters Food Group; Newport; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

33 days holiday

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Grocery aid

Cycle to work

Restaurant discounts

Career development

Job summary

2 Sisters Food Group in Rogerstone, Newport, is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to join our Engineering team. You will plan, schedule and drive equipment reliability in a fast-paced FMCG setting, maximising uptime and supporting world-class manufacturing standards.

You will work closely with Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain to create and manage maintenance plans, lead weekly planning meetings, and ensure the CMMS is used to its full potential.

Qualifications

• Experienced in maintenance planning and CMMS systems.
• Familiar with preventative maintenance and production scheduling.
• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the site's maintenance planning and scheduling activities.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance plans through the CMMS system.
• Align maintenance schedules with production plans to minimise downtime.
• Lead weekly planning meetings and prioritise maintenance workloads.
• Act as the link between Engineering, Production and Planning teams.
• Identify gaps, risks and improvement opportunities before they impact performance.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Support contractor management and ensure site standards compliance.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Preventative maintenance

Production planning

Stakeholder management

Organisation

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

2 Sisters Food Group in Rogerstone, Newport, is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to join our Engineering team. You will plan, schedule and drive equipment reliability in a fast-paced FMCG setting, maximising uptime and supporting world-class manufacturing standards.

You will work closely with Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain to create and manage maintenance plans, lead weekly planning meetings, and ensure the CMMS is used to its full potential.