Maintenance Planner

Sire Search; Boxmeer; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sire Search is seeking an experienced Work Planner / Maintenance Planner for our Boxmeer site. You will plan preventive and corrective maintenance, prepare permits, and ensure safe isolation and alignment with production priorities to minimize downtime.

You will coordinate with technicians and production teams, arrange materials, and document work packages to support efficient maintenance execution in a GMP-adjacent manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Completed technical education at MBO or HBO level (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or similar).
• Proven experience in maintenance work preparation / planning in an industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of work permits, safety procedures, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and plan preventive and corrective maintenance work for technicians.
• Create and manage work permits and related safety documentation.
• Prepare LOTOTO/LOTO procedures and ensure safe equipment isolation/shutdown.
• Align maintenance activities with production planning to minimize downtime and ensure availability.
• Prepare job packages including technical descriptions, approvals, work instructions, and maintenance documentation.
• Arrange required materials, spare parts, tools, and resources for planned maintenance activities.
• Maintain strong communication with technicians, production teams, and other site stakeholders.
• Coordinate external contractors when required.
• Follow up on execution and ensure accurate maintenance administration and documentation.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Safety documentation

LOTOTO/LOTO knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Technical communication

Education

MBO/HBO technical education

Job description

Company

Our client is a global leader in animal health, committed to improving the well-being of animals and supporting the world's food supply. They operate within a high-tech, innovative environment that develops and produces veterinary medicines. Their site in Boxmeer is part of an international network and supports manufacturing and packaging activities under strict GMP and EHS/SHE standards to ensure the highest quality and safety.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Work Planner / Maintenance Planner to join the Technical Department in Boxmeer. In this role, you will prepare, plan, and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure technicians can execute work safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to production.
You will be a key link between Maintenance and Production, ensuring that work packages, documentation, and permits (including LOTOTO/LOTO) are in place and maintenance activities are aligned with operational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and plan preventive and corrective maintenance work for technicians.
• Create and manage work permits and related safety documentation.
• Prepare LOTOTO/LOTO (Lock Out, Tag Out, Try Out) procedures and ensure safe equipment isolation/shutdown.
• Align maintenance activities with production planning to minimize downtime and ensure availability.
• Prepare job packages including technical descriptions, approvals, work instructions, and maintenance documentation.
• Arrange required materials, spare parts, tools, and resources for planned maintenance activities.
• Maintain strong communication with technicians, production teams, and other site stakeholders.
• Coordinate external contractors when required.
• Follow up on execution and ensure accurate maintenance administration and documentation.

Requirements

• Completed technical education at MBO or HBO level (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or similar).
• Proven experience in maintenance work preparation / planning in an industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of work permits, safety procedures, and technical documentation.
• Hands-on knowledge of LOTOTO/LOTO and safe equipment shutdown/isolation practices.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Fluent Dutch is mandatory (English is an advantage).
• Experience in a GMP or regulated environment (pharma/biotech/food/process industry) is strongly preferred.