The Maintenance Planner will effectively Implement and maintain a CMMS (Ultimo). The purpose of the role is to identify and plan day-to-day maintenance work, repairs, projects and modifications, alongside planning and communicating between various parties including internal operational departments. They will lead the organisation and co-ordination of technical purchasing for maintenance requirements.
MAIN OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety
Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensure working practices are always followed around machinery and equipment.
Monitor and enforce the correct use of PPE by all employees and contractors within the area of responsibility.
Proactively identify potential hazards, risks, and unsafe conditions, taking prompt corrective action to prevent incidents.
Lead, coach, and motivate team members to continuously improve safety performance and compliance with company standards.
Quality
Oversee the completion of quality inspections, checks, and documentation, ensuring accurate recording and compliance with regulatory and company processes.
Oversee the completion of quality inspections, checks, and documentation, ensuring accurate recording and compliance with regulatory and company procedures.
Ensure all products, processes, and activities meet established quality standards and customer requirements.
Maintain and enforce equipment and workplace cleaning standards to optimise product quality, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing quality, equipment performance, and process effectiveness.
Planning
Develop, coordinate, and prioritise maintenance work schedules for both internal maintenance teams and external contractor on a daily basis.
Review and adjust work plans as required to ensure departmental objectives, operational demands, and business priorities are achieved.
Authorise, issue, and manage maintenance work orders, ensuring resources are allocated effectively.
Monitor resource capacity and workload requirements, identifying constraints and implementing solutions to minimise operational disruption.
Track and report on planning progress, ensuring work is completed within agreed timescales and performance targets.
Operational technical procurement
Manage operational maintenance purchasing activities, ensuring departmental requirements are understood and fulfilled.
Maintain effective stock control of spare parts, consumables, and maintenance materials, including inventory management, issue control, and replenishment processes.
Coordinate and monitor supplier deliveries, proactively resolving delays or supply issues to minimise impact on operations.
Ensure optimal stock levels are maintained while controlling expenditure and operating within agreed budget parameters.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with suppliers to support operational and maintenance requirements.
Other Responsibilities
Provide support and deputise for the Maintenance Manager as required.
Coordinate outsourced maintenance activities, liaising with approved contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in line with departmental objectives.
Ensure all contractor activities comply with company safety requirements, site procedures, and permit-to-work systems.
Monitor and verify third-party service compliance with internal health, safety, and operational standards.
Maintain accurate technical documentation and manage digital and physical maintenance records and archives.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives designed to enhance maintenance performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Maintain safety and compliance standards.
Deliver planned maintenance activities on time and in budget.
Maximise equipment uptime and reliability.
Control spare parts stock and costs.Ensure accurate maintenance records.
Manage contractor performance effectively.
Experience working with Ultimo or similar CMMS
Experience of Stock Control
Existing software tools, such as Excel, Microsoft office, etc.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Excellent communication skills essential, ability to give clear written and verbal instructions.
Good understanding of procedures and processes.
Able to identify areas of weakness within processes and make recommendations to department manager.
Highly responsible, reliable and flexible with a strong work ethic
Able to effectively prioritise and adapt to a varied and changeable workload
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