Elevation Recruitment Group are working alongside an international Chemical company to recruit a Maintenance Planner to join their Scunthorpe facility.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager the Maintenance Planner will provide support for the maintenance team by effectively planning/scheduling work orders, overseeing inventory and coordinating contractors.

Our client is looking for someone with a passion for maintenance and the drive to improve maintenance operations.

Other duties of the Maintenance Planner include:

Ensure that the maintenance team have the tools and resources to complete works
Raise purchase orders and process invoice queries on behalf of the maintenance team
Identify, schedule and coordinate contractors.
Generate and issue permits to work
Oversee spare parts inventory
Challenge suppliers on cost and quality to ensure the best value for money
Plan/schedule maintenance activities in the CMMS whilst communicating to stakeholders
Identify labour requirements and perform resource levelling for work orders
Create, close off and assign work orders in CMMS
Process corrective maintenance work requests
Inspect completed work orders for adherence to expected standards
Use CMMS/Excel and Microsoft programs to monitor achievement to schedule
Train and coach users on site CMMS
Select PM/Pdm/CBM/RTF strategies as appropriate to prevent failure causes and eliminate failure modes
Conduct continuous improvement activities such as root cause analysis to improve maintenance performance and best practices
We are keen to speak with Maintenance Planners with the following skills/experience:

NVQ3 Mechanical or Electrical maintenance
HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Previous maintenance planning/coordinating or supervisory experience.
Computer literate and comfortable using Microsoft programs and CMMS programs.
An understanding of root cause analysis and problem-solving

Apply now or for a further discussion about this Maintenance Planner role, please contact Kerry Hill