Ref: PTR13/596
Location: Middlesbrough
Description: Experience Maintenance Planner Scheduler required for busy and highly successful maintenance team.
Salary: to £31k plus benefits
Our client specialise in the provision of managed services for all aspects of production equipment maintenance within a diverse range of manufacturing environments, and as a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, are now seeking to recruit an experienced and highly capable Maintenance Planner / Scheduler to effectively undertake planning, scheduling and coordination activities of factory maintenance workloads with the objective of minimising total maintenance cost and effort by maximising maintenance work force efficiency and productivity.
Working in partnership with the Site Manager, the position is responsible for achieving continuous improvement and maintaining records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matters, and the successful candidate will perform a range of tasks including:
· Evaluating work requests, developing scope of work, and inspecting job locations to determine requirements and estimating labour hours, manpower, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required to complete proactive jobs in a safe and cost-effective manner.
· Gathering relevant technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, specifications, spare parts lists from equipment histories, OEM manuals and the Knowledgebase system and verifying the availability of parts prior to scheduling the job
· Conducting periodic planning & scheduling meetings with Production to determine work order priorities and analysing Preventative Maintenance Plans for accuracy and effectiveness.
· Improving work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of the maintenance metrics, and determining and reporting trigger points for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and initiate/facilitate RCA events.
· Actively utilising Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma to progress along the maintenance continuum.
· Maintaining the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
To be considered for this varied and challenging role, you will demonstrate a high level of competency in Microsoft Excel and will be familiar with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (SAP preferred), and ideally degree qualified although at least 3 years previous maintenance scheduling / planning experience or 5 – 10 years experience as a Maintenance Technician or equivalent combination of both will also be considered, alongwith demonstrable familiarity with industrial manufacturing environment and proven project management and capital project experience proving distinctly advantageous.
Contact the Manufacturing Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv in the strictest confidence to
