Maintenance Planner

A globally leading chemical manufacturing company located in Lincolnshire is seeking a Maintenance Planner to join their team, offering a salary of up to £52,000 per annum. The comprehensive benefits package includes a double-figure pension, hybrid working options, private medical insurance, and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

As a Maintenance Planner, you will collaborate with production to prioritise work requests, allocate resources, and develop work packages while gathering post-execution feedback for continuous improvement. Your responsibilities will include tracking overdue work, refining strategies, managing the area backlog, updating budgets, and coordinating procurement and contract resources to maximise business value.

Maintenance Planner Responsibilities

Prioritise and manage work requests from production, ensuring alignment with production schedules and collaboration with the production “gate keeper.” Allocate necessary resources, including time, tools, labour, equipment, and parts, to efficiently support work requests and optimise operational efficiency. Create and issue comprehensive work packages for individual or grouped work requests, ensuring all details are clear and ready for execution by production teams. Monitor inspection tasks, report overdue work, and gather post-execution feedback for continuous improvement and optimisation of processes. Manage the area’s backlog in coordination with the scheduler/coordinator, assist with budget planning, and generate Purchase Requests (PRs) for materials, parts, and services, contributing to procurement strategy.

To be considered for this Maintenance Planner role, candidates must have at least five years of experience in a mechanical engineering position within a chemical process plant. A Mechanical Engineering qualification is required, with a minimum of City & Guilds, while HNC/HND is preferred. Proficiency in planning software such as MS Project, Primavera, MS Office, Lotus Notes, and SAP PM/Prometheus is also essential.

Please apply direct for further information regarding this Maintenance Planner opportunity.