Maintenance Planner in Cheshire, Warrington

Location: Middleton

Salary: £43,000 + Pension + Bonus Scheme + Life assurance X3 + Health Care

Days - Monday - Friday 7am-3:30pm

The Company

My client, a world leading and highly respected manufacturer, is looking to expand its engineering capacity and is adding to the knowledge already within their current team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an extremely secure group, with a well-respected worldwide organisation.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Engineer in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Experience of CMMS
• Understanding of PPM/Reliability

The Role

• You will have served a minimum of a full apprenticeship in Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules for plant equipment and facilities.
• Plan and coordinate corrective maintenance activities, ensuring timely resolution of equipment failures.
• Ensure alignment with Production requirements and Production schedules.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and HSE teams to prioritize maintenance tasks in line with operational and safety requirements.
• Manage work orders, spare parts, and resource allocation through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal maintenance policies.
• Monitor contractor performance and coordinate external service providers for specialized maintenance tasks.
• Track and analyze maintenance KPIs (e.g., equipment availability, mean time between failures, maintenance costs).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in reliability, asset management, and maintenance efficiency.
• Provide input into capital projects and equipment upgrades from a maintenance planning perspective.

There is a good variety of work on offer so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided. Interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.