Plant Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Wolviston Management Services; Ferryhill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate scheduling for plant assets at our Ferryhill site in the United Kingdom. You will align maintenance with production plans, lead planning meetings and ensure safe, compliant execution.

The role requires CMMS proficiency (SAP PM/Maximo), strong planning skills and a continuous improvement mindset to boost reliability and asset availability.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing or related technical discipline.
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling or coordination within manufacturing, process, utilities or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience using CMMS systems such as SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, IFS or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of maintenance work management principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and communicate maintenance schedules for all plant assets.
• Coordinate maintenance across manufacturing, utilities, warehousing and site infrastructure.
• Align maintenance with production plans to minimise downtime and maximise plant availability.
• Lead scheduling meetings with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering teams.
• Manage schedule changes arising from breakdowns and changing priorities.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, turnarounds and major maintenance campaigns.
• Ensure work complies with permit-to-work requirements and safe systems of work.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or related

Tools

SAP PM

Maximo

Infor EAM

IFS

Power BI

Job description

Wolviston Management Services seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate scheduling for plant assets at our Ferryhill site in the United Kingdom. You will align maintenance with production plans, lead planning meetings and ensure safe, compliant execution.

The role requires CMMS proficiency (SAP PM/Maximo), strong planning skills and a continuous improvement mindset to boost reliability and asset availability.