Preventive Maintenance Planner

Unilever; General Trias; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in the Philippines seeks a Preventive Maintenance Planner to schedule and optimize preventive maintenance, ensuring minimal equipment downtime and smooth production flow. The role supports technicians with required tools and resources and coordinates with procurement for parts and services.

Key duties include maintaining CMMS records, tracking KPIs such as PM completion rates, and leading maintenance shutdown planning.

Qualifications

• BS Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering degree or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of manufacturing maintenance planning experience.
• Knowledge of maintenance best practices and PM/CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Schedule preventive maintenance to minimize downtime and production impact.
• Ensure technicians have tools and resources for planned and emergency work orders.
• Maintain work order files, KPI tracking, and related documentation.
• Coordinate with procurement for parts and service requests and manage downtime negotiations.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Safety compliance

Team collaboration

Cost management

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

DMS

Job description

**MAIN JOB PURPOSE**The **Preventive Maintenance Planner** is responsible for scheduling timely preventive maintenance while minimizing equipment downtime and impact on production. They ensure that maintenance technicians have the tools and resources required to complete schedule and emergency work orders. **ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** **Safety and Quality*** Ensure compliance with Safety and Occupational Health procedures (i.e., use of proper PPEs and reporting of unsafe acts and conditions through SBO, etc.)* Ensure compliance to environmental policy (i.e., proper waste segregation and water and energy conservation, etc.)* Ensures compliance with GMP and HACCP (i.e., proper hygiene and proper wearing uniforms, etc.)* Participates in QBO program* Follow prescribed work procedures and company safety rules and regulations **Maintenance*** Streamline the work scheduling process to minimize breakdowns and maximize the uptime of equipment in the B&W-PC plant by effectively utilizing the Digital Maintenance System (DMS)* Creation of Purchase Requisition (PR) through SAP and Coupa for mechanical parts, consumables and services. Follow up Purchase Order (PO) from Procurement.* Working with Operator/Focused Technicians to update catalogue in SAP and Coupa systems.* Reviewing requests for maintenance work which involves visiting jobs sites for clarification, conferring with the requestor, and estimating the labor required.* Reserving all storeroom material required and ordering all non-stock material required for scheduled maintenance activities.* Tracking work orders completion.* Maintaining completed work order files by equipment number and all information related to those work orders.* Maintaining Tag database and tracking of status.* Attending and participating in production stand-up meetings to negotiate equipment downtime and review availability of maintenance labor.* Through the production phase, work to improve the useful life of equipment and machinery.* Arrange and lead scheduling of maintenance shutdown activities.* Actively participate in UMS activities (PM activities, AM activities, pilot line activities, etc)* Frequently review the preventive maintenance plan for the site to improve replacement frequencies, resource and time management, and spares availability.* Track maintenance planning KPI’s (PM completion rates, work order completion rates, tags completion rates, etc)* Track daily overtime or labor cost as per maintenance budget requirements.* Maintain all logs and required documentation.* Procures incidental tools and supplies in conjunction with their assigned work from the storeroom/tool room where applicable during after-hours when the level of work does not require a storekeeper.* Track and record equipment failure KPI’s (MTBF/MTTR)* Lead/support in implementation of projects which are safety, quality and/or production related in manufacturing of products. Identifies mechanical, instrumentation, electrical or electronic processes required to accommodate future growth and improvement.* Assist Focused Technicians/Shifters should there be a need to accomplish activities to complete the planned or scheduled work order request for the equipment.* Prepare technical reports with recommendations or solutions to technical problems.* Leads, trains and instructs other employees in their work and identifies training needs for other employees as well.* Performs other job-related functions that will be assigned.* Compliance with the GMP and GHK rules of the plant. **Digital*** Able to operate simple gadgets such as smartphones, tablets, and/or laptops.* Learn and adapt to digital tools as required by the Company. **Manning*** Participates in training and other ad hoc activities as required by the Company. **QUALIFICATIONS*** Graduate of **BS Mechanical Engineering**, **Industrial Engineering**, or any adjacent degrees.* At least 2-3 year's experience in manufacturing, with focus on maintenance planning and/or projects.* Strong understanding of maintenance best practices, particularly preventive and predictive maintenance.* With hands-on experience of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (e.g., SAP, DMS) for work order management, tracking backlogs, and cost management.* Can visualize step-by-step repair or overhaul processes and estimate realistic labor, tools, and spare parts requirements accurately.* Ability to collaborate with engineering and operations personnel to balance maintenance windows with production requirements.* Amenable to work in **Gateway Business Park, General Trias, Cavite** We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.