Metals Planner: Pipefitter-Driven Maintenance Planning

Manpower (United Kingdom); Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Manpower (United Kingdom) is recruiting a Metals Planner (Planning Technician) at the Fawley site to support maintenance activities across designated units. The role leverages a pipefitting background to plan, scope, estimate and coordinate metals maintenance work, in collaboration with the Bangalore Technical Centre.

You will build detailed maintenance plans, source materials, manage POs, and ensure safety and efficiency, with 37.5 hours per week and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have pipefitting experience and a craft apprenticeship or equivalent technical background.
• Strong maintenance planning and field scoping experience in heavy industry.
• Experience with SAP or similar maintenance planning systems.
• Ability to interpret technical information, drawings and equipment specifications.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a backlog of maintenance work within SAP.
• Scope repair, maintenance and functional failure work for designated operating units.
• Work closely with BTC to develop detailed maintenance plans and job packs.
• Conduct field visits, gather measurements, photographs and technical information to support planning activities.
• Create and maintain maintenance plans, task lists and planning templates.
• Source materials, equipment and third-party services required for maintenance activities.
• Produce accurate cost estimates and support annual maintenance planning.
• Manage purchase orders and monitor cost overruns.
• Coordinate multicraft maintenance activities and optimise resource usage.
• Track material procurement and contractor requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and planning performance reviews.
• Ensure all work is planned in accordance with site safety, reliability and operational standards.

Skills

Pipefitting experience

Maintenance planning

Field scoping

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Craft apprenticeship or trade qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Manpower (United Kingdom) is recruiting a Metals Planner (Planning Technician) at the Fawley site to support maintenance activities across designated units. The role leverages a pipefitting background to plan, scope, estimate and coordinate metals maintenance work, in collaboration with the Bangalore Technical Centre.

You will build detailed maintenance plans, source materials, manage POs, and ensure safety and efficiency, with 37.5 hours per week and overtime opportunities.