Maintenance Planner

Do you have the organizational skills and proactive drive to ensure the efficient allocation of maintenance resources?

We are looking for a dedicated Maintenance Planner - Activity Planner to join our team in the beautiful city of Lucca, Italy, and play a key role in ensuring the success of our maintenance operations agreement.

The agreement aims to optimize maintenance planning and resource allocation, ensuring safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in our customer’s paper mill.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of a leading-edge facility and be part of an international initiative that values precision, innovation, and teamwork.

Main Responsibilities:
As Maintenance Planner, you will report to the Maintenance Manager of the project and you will be a crucial member of Valmet’s Maintenance Team in Lucca, responsible for:

• Ensuring safe operations by adhering to HSE policies, conducting risk assessments, and updating work procedures
• Planning and managing daily maintenance operations and prioritizing tasks with the Area Manager.
• Supporting supervisors in organizing weekly planning meetings and creating schedules.
• Optimizing resource planning, including internal and external resources.
• Organizing shutdown planning meetings, scheduling tasks, and tracking resources.
• Ensuring efficient use and optimization of the CMMS (SAP), including data analysis and application improvements.
• Assisting with spare parts and inventory management to ensure smooth operations.
• Supporting TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) implementation and long-term maintenance planning.

Expectations:

• Technical degree.
• Experience in scheduling and planning maintenance work, preferably in similar industries.
• Proficiency in SAP, along with technical documentation, including spare parts and drawings.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• A good level of English (written and spoken); Italian will be considered a plus.
• A proactive, safety-oriented mindset with excellent teamwork and organizational skills.

What we offer:
Join Valmet, a global leader in process technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. In this role, you will:

• Work in a dynamic, international environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Contribute to cutting-edge projects supported by a team of experienced professionals.
• Enjoy an attractive compensation package and a role that values precision and innovation.

Application deadline: April 30, 2025
For more information, please feel free to contact Sara Manente, SEMEA Recruiter, at sara.manente@valmet.com

When everything works together, Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.

Join the team!