Rail Maintenance Planner: Fleet & Scheduling Lead

Hitachi, Ltd.; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Performance bonus

Pension scheme 9%

Private medical insurance

Personal accident insurance

Income protection

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Planning professional to develop and deliver maintenance plans for rolling stock. You will coordinate across depots, production schedulers and engineers to optimise train availability and fleet utilization.

The role emphasizes CMMS usage (SAP, Maximo, Equinox) and close collaboration with customer teams to deliver compliant, timely plans while maintaining safety and performance KPIs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of maintenance planning, scheduling and production.
• Sound knowledge of railway operations and compliance to railway rules and regulations.
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to think quickly.
• Experience of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) – SAP, Maximo or Equinox.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the overriding Maintenance Plan in the form of a Movements Plan to achieve maximum train availability.
• Assess the operational situation and dispatch requirements to inform the maintenance plan.
• Maintain Fleet Balances to ensure correct fleet types on diagrams.
• Plan future maintenance work: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually.
• Manage a balanced unit rotation to maximise mileage across fleets.
• Be the SPoC between customer and internal departments for operational needs.
• Direct liaison to depots and outstations for operational changes.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering HNC or equivalent

Vocational engineering experience

Tools

SAP MMS

Maximo

Equinox

Genius

SOROS

HFMT

Trello

Job description

Hitachi Rail in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Planning professional to develop and deliver maintenance plans for rolling stock. You will coordinate across depots, production schedulers and engineers to optimise train availability and fleet utilization.

The role emphasizes CMMS usage (SAP, Maximo, Equinox) and close collaboration with customer teams to deliver compliant, timely plans while maintaining safety and performance KPIs.