Strategic Maintenance Planner & Reliability Support

Recruitment by Aphex; Tipperary; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment by Aphex is seeking a Maintenance Planner to own the maintenance business processes. The role focuses on developing and operating the PPM system, planning CM work orders, and coordinating scheduling to meet site targets.

You will collaborate with the Maintenance Manager, Reliability Engineer and contractors to implement best practices and KPI tracking across PM/CM activities. The position is based on-site in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Electrical & Instrument Craft, Mechanical Craft, or Engineering.
• Proficient with SAP, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in maintenance planning or reliability activities is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and day-to-day operation of the maintenance system.
• Develop PPM system including job plans and maintenance frequencies; liaise with Reliability Engineer.
• Operate the PPM Change Control System and manage CM backlog.
• Coordinate work scheduling to meet site PM/CM targets with API Maintenance Manager and Scheduler.
• May act as second level Gatekeeper to review incoming work requests for data accuracy and work type.
• Plan CM work orders by visiting sites, ordering materials, and writing task lists with risk assessments.
• Collaborate with contract providers for vendor-assisted work (mechanical/electrical).
• Develop KPI reports with Maintenance & Reliability Engineer (e.g., PPM compliance, overdue PMs, MTBF).
• Plan, estimate and coordinate maintenance and projects for the Annual Summer Shutdown.
• Support equipment annual reviews and periodic trend reports.
• Implement maintenance best practices and standard work for routine tasks.
• Liaise on criticality assessments and new maintenance strategies with Project Engineering team.

Education

Electrical and Instrument Craft or Mechanical Craft or Engineering Qualification

Tools

SAP

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Recruitment by Aphex is seeking a Maintenance Planner to own the maintenance business processes. The role focuses on developing and operating the PPM system, planning CM work orders, and coordinating scheduling to meet site targets.

You will collaborate with the Maintenance Manager, Reliability Engineer and contractors to implement best practices and KPI tracking across PM/CM activities. The position is based on-site in Ireland.