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.
• 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):

• Experience using Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook).
• Excellent telephone manner, 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 that issues are being handled effectively.
• 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.