Engineering Maintenance Planner in Cramlington

The Company

Our client is a market leading manufacturer. To maintain their high standards, they are looking to recruit a day shift Engineering Maintenance Planner.

The Role

• Responsible for developing, coordinating and scheduling preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance plans to ensure optimal performance and reliability of equipment and facilities.
• The role is key in improving maintenance efficiency, reducing downtime and supporting long-term asset management strategies.
• Develop, maintain and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance schedules and strategies to maximise equipment reliability.
• Create, prioritise, and manage work orders in the Computerised Maintenance Management System.
• Co-ordinate with engineering teams to monitor work order progress and report on task progress to completion.
• Ensure all necessary tools, materials, and specialised contractors are organised and available for tasks.
• Analyse maintenance history and equipment performance data to identify trends and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams to schedule downtime and planned maintenance interventions.
• Work with engineering stores and purchasing to manage spare parts inventory, ensuring critical parts are in stock.
• Support Engineering Team Leaders in auditing and validating maintenance processes and CMMS data integrity.
• Ensure all activities comply with safety regulations and company policies.

The Person

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience in maintenance planning or scheduling, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proficiency with CMMS software.
• Strong understanding of maintenance strategies: preventive, predictive, reliability centered maintenance.
• Appreciation of mechanical and electrical systems, industrial equipment, and facility operations.
• Strong analytical, organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Competent using Microsoft Package applications - Excel, Word, etc.
• Familiarity with safety and regulatory standards.
• Knowledge of various process improvement techniques.
• You will ideally be time served in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Excellent communicator both in written and verbal forms.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload and team.
• Excellent attention to detail.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A good pension scheme.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.