Maintenance Planner

Market Leading Food Manufacturer looking to recruit...
Reporting into the Site Engineering Manager, main responsibilities will be as follows:
1. Health & Safety: To proactively manage to ensure that a safe working environment exists for all associates
and that as a minimum the operation meets the standards set out in the company Health and Safety policy.
2. To co-ordinate and execute the Company's maintenance schedules (preventative & predictive) and lubrication plans.
3. To ensure all maintenance schedules are recorded in, and managed using the Company’s maintenance system.
This includes the receipt and issue of stock from inventory for plan works.
4. Responsible for the continual development of the Company’s maintenance systems, working closely with the wider plant
engineering team to ensure the system is regularly updated (e.g. following a breakdown). To ensure maintenance
activities are aligned to and follow the principles of wider Company's Maintenance standards.
5. To lead the development of the Company’s maintenance systems with the implementation of Predictive and Pro-active
maintenance principles.
6. To coordinate the incorporation of new equipment into maintenance tasks and schedules.
7. To assign daily / weekly maintenance tasks to the team of Preventative Maintenance Technicians, Shift Engineers and
External Contractors. Ensuring that all required parts are available, as needed.
8. To provide weekly management reports on progress with completing the maintenance activities (e.g. PPM Completion
rate, Downtime (IPFM), Downtime by asset etc.).
9. Maintain in optimal condition the fixed assets of the company such as machinery, production equipment, and plant
facilities & services through the efficient execution of maintenance tasks.
10. Ensure compliance to the Company’s environmental management systems, in the areas of Maintenance.
11. To provide support to the wider Maintenance team with tasks e.g. Reactive breakdowns, External Contractor
management, projects, CI activities etc.
12. Work with the wider site Engineering team to construct, manage and deliver the annual Maintenance budget and Capital
program.
CANDIDATE
We're looking for someone who is detail-oriented, exceptionally organized, able to manage complex systems, and who has excellent communication, math and analytical skills, and relevant computer software know-how. Successful Planner should have a few years’ experience, excellent time-management skills, and knowledge in organizational techniques. Ideal candidate will also have experience in building strong working relationships. Food FMCG is preferable.
Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00
BENEFITS
• Life assurance is 2 times annual salary
• Pension match contribution up to 5%
• Holidays 23 days including bank holidays
• Annual salary will be review annually looking at the skill learning & validation progress matrix and in line with performance and Behaviour reviews
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Death in service benefit
• Long Service Holidays
• Occupational Health Service
• Free Parking