Job Title: Maintenance Planner
Location: Leicester, UK
Job Type: Full-time contract, 9 months, temp to perm conversation possible
Work Model: Onsite
Summary:
• Own the computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) and processes including planning, scheduling and inventory management to support the equipment maintenance team including:
• CMMS data entry, auditing and updates including: Assets, Inventory and Schedules
• Create daily/weekly work schedules for the maintenance technicians
• Using CMMS data to provide insight to the maintenance team to improve equipment mean time between failure and line reliability
• Management of the maintenance spares
• Raising purchase requests and following through internal sign off process to convert to Purchase Orders
• Communicating with Contractors, to arrange site visits, request risk assessments and method statements, and post works service reports
• raising of Permits and Booking into the business V/M system.
Expected Role Challenges:
• Managing competing priorities between reactive breakdowns and planned maintenance schedules in a fast-paced environment
• Ensuring CMMS data accuracy and team adoption to enable effective planning and reliability improvements
• Balancing spare parts availability vs. cost control while avoiding production delays
• Coordinating multiple stakeholders (technicians, production, contractors) with conflicting timelines and priorities
• Driving plant reliability and continuous improvement while maintaining strict health, safety, and compliance standards
Essential Requirements of the role (Experience / Skills / Competencies):
• Have experience using Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, power point & Outlook)
• Have an excellent telephone manner, be motivated and hard working with a can-do attitude
• Experience with works order planning and part procurement in an engineering environment
• Process minded with database experience
• Good verbal and written communicator
• Drive and determination to succeed in any given task with a flexible approach
• Team player; willing to assist with achieving company goals & objectives
• Pro-active; can work effectively under own initiative
• Organised; able to plan and prioritise work effectively
• Self-determination and drive to learn and succeed
• Strong organisational and planning ability
• Logical, methodical thinker and problem solver
• Flexible attitude to work
• Conscientious and self sufficient
Desirable:
• Experience with maintenance planning and inventory management
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with SSG Insight Agility
• Experience in a maintenance engineering environment
Soft Skills:
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and reassure others (e.g. on the phone) that issues are being handled effectively (deescalation)
• Strong organisation and time management to plan, prioritise, and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, especially when coordinating with technicians, stakeholders, and contractors
• A strong problem-solving mindset to respond quickly to breakdowns and improve processes
• High level of attention to detail, particularly when managing CMMS data and compliance requirements
• Proactivity and adaptability to handle changing priorities and work independently
Tools or Software (Required / Preferred):
• No formal educational background is required; the role prioritises attitude and interpersonal strengths, with planning experience seen as beneficial but not mandatory.
Industry Background or Experience (Required / Preferred):
• Experience in maintenance planning is desirable but not essential.
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