Maintenance Planner

Put safety first by identifying risks early and building proactive maintenance plans for short, medium, and long-term asset care.

Work closely with maintenance, scheduling, and supply chain teams to ensure the right materials and services are in place for planned work.

Review and prioritise new maintenance tasks, aiming to minimise disruption to water treatment operations.

Build and improve a library of job plans, adapting them with input from operations and engineering teams to boost asset reliability is a responsibility of the Maintenance Planner.

Collaborate daily with schedulers and attend planning meetings to shape executable maintenance plans from one week to a year ahead.

Request asset shutdowns when needed, report missed maintenance opportunities and use insights to drive continuous improvement.

Has deep maintenance knowledge and can accurately estimate time, materials, and skills needed for jobs.

Understands plant operations, equipment, and health & safety processes inside out.

Is confident using Microsoft Office and has a good grasp of SAP and MARS systems.

Can apply root cause and failure analysis to solve problems effectively.

Works well both independently and as part of a team, with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical colleagues.

Plans work logically and efficiently, making the most of available resources.

Is familiar with industry safety standards and work authorisation procedures.

Holds a full UK driving licence.

Qualified to HNC/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation engineering, with hands-on experience and a strong maintenance background in the water or similar industry is required for the Maintenance Planner.