Michael Page
Maintenance Planner
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Maintenance Planner
As a Maintenance Planner, you'll play a key role in keeping operations running smoothly by planning and organising maintenance schedules for the Manufacturing and Production facility. Based in Goole, you'll focus on ensuring equipment and facilities are maintained efficiently to support production in the industrial and manufacturing sector.
Client Details
A leading international manufacturing business specialising in the production of high-performance materials for the construction, automotive, and commercial sectors. Operating from a large-scale, highly automated production facility in East Yorkshire, the company supplies customers across the UK and Europe with innovative products designed to improve energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability. With significant investment in advanced manufacturing technology, continuous improvement initiatives, and employee development, the site offers a fast-paced and technically challenging environment. The business is recognised for its strong commitment to operational excellence, health and safety, and environmental responsibility, making it an employer of choice within the manufacturing sector.
Description
As the Maintenance Planner you will be tasked with the following;
- Develop comprehensive work scopes for all mechanical inspections and maintenance work orders, including photographs, detailed job steps, required resources, specialist contract services and Permit to Work documentation.
- Prepare detailed maintenance work packs within the EAM Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to support efficient scheduling, technician allocation and safe execution of work activities.
- Analyse mechanical systems and maintenance requirements to accurately estimate labour, materials, equipment, procedures and task duration.
- Create, maintain, and continuously improve equipment histories, inspection records, equipment files and standard work documentation within the CMMS to support future maintenance planning and reliability improvement.
- Provide technical recommendations to improve maintenance effectiveness and strategies.
- Identify, coordinate and manage third-party contractors and specialist service providers to support the successful completion of mechanical inspection and maintenance activities.
- Lead and drive the weekly maintenance schedule, ensuring priorities are effectively managed to maximise plant reliability and operational performance.
- Apply Principle-Based Management (PBM) principles to maintenance planning, contractor coordination, continuous improvement and operational decision-making activities.
- Promote and maintain the highest standards of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance and contribute to a strong safety-first culture across all maintenance activities.
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Profile
The successful Maintenance Planner will have the following;
- ONC or equivalent qualification in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Proven experience contributing within a 24/7 industrial, manufacturing, process or heavy engineering environment.
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Planning, coordinating, recording and communicating maintenance activities across short-term, long-term, preventative and outage maintenance programmes.
- Coordinating manpower, resources and maintenance execution during both routine operations and planned shutdown/outage periods.
- Developing maintenance work packs and managing CMMS/EAM systems.
- Supervising personnel, including workload planning, task coordination and contractor management.
- Strong commitment to Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) standards with a proactive approach to safe systems of work.
- Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with operations teams, contractors and external service providers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on reliability, continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
- Understanding and practical application of Principle-Based Management (PBM) principles, including integrity, stewardship, compliance, value creation and knowledge sharing.
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- HND in Engineering.
- Experience of working with a lower-tier COMAH site.
Job Offer
- Salary dependent on the level of experience, ranging from £40,000 to £55,000.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with service.
- Contribution pension plan.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Wellbeing interventions and support for charity and family events.
If you're interested in this role, apply now.
People are at the heart of Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best.
Desired Skills and Experience
- ONC or equivalent qualification in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Proven experience contributing within a 24/7 industrial, manufacturing, process or heavy engineering environment.
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Planning, coordinating, recording and communicating maintenance activities across short-term, long-term, preventative and outage maintenance programmes.
- Coordinating manpower, resources and maintenance execution during both routine operations and planned shutdown/outage periods.
- Developing maintenance work packs and managing CMMS/EAM systems.
- Supervising personnel, including workload planning, task coordination and contractor management.
- Strong commitment to Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) standards with a proactive approach to safe systems of work.
- Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with operations teams, contractors and external service providers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on reliability, continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
- Understanding and practical application of Principle-Based Management (PBM) principles, including integrity, stewardship, compliance, value creation and knowledge sharing.
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