Maintenance Planner

Synergi Recruitment

  • Northampton
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 9 days ago
  • Apply easily
Our client is one of the world's largest leading manufacturers, they have a presence in all the leading supermarkets in the UK and are expanding.Job Role & Key Responsibilities:As a Maintenance Planner, youll be a vital part of the Engineering team, reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. You will help optimise the reliability of equipment and support continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
  • Develop and manage daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules
  • Align maintenance activities with production plans and site availability
  • Lead planning for overhauls and integrate predictive and preventative maintenance tasks
  • Maintain and update master maintenance plans in CMMS with cost and performance data
  • Coordinate with engineering, production, and operations teams to ensure alignment of priorities
  • Track performance metrics such as FTE utilisation, backlog levels, and completion rates
  • Support continuous improvement through analysis and root cause investigations
The ideal candidate will have:
  • Previous experience as a Maintenance Planner or Coordinator in a manufacturing or process-driven environment (e.g., food & beverage, pharma, FMCG, chemicals)
  • Hands-on background in engineering or maintenance
  • Solid understanding of preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies
  • Strong familiarity with CMMS platforms for scheduling, logging, and reporting maintenance work
  • Experience working within Lean Manufacturing, TPM, or other structured CI frameworks
  • Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to extract insights and implement improvements
Desirable Skills:
  • Root Cause Analysis and performance tracking experience
  • Leadership or involvement in maintenance improvement initiatives
  • Understanding of production planning and asset availability
Benefits include:
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Product allowance
  • 24/7 GP access
  • Generous pension & holiday entitlement
If you believe you are a great fit for this role, wed love to hear from you. Apply now!
  • Bonus
  • Allowance
  • 24/7 GP access
  • Pension
  • Holiday

Synergi Recruitment