Maintenance Planner

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Maintenance Planner

£38,000 - £39,900

Leicester

Monday-Friday

7% matched pension               

Profit related pay

Private medical healthcare

About the company

Our client is a leading manufacturer of food products who have been established for over 100 years. This family-owned business is a real success story and has multiple sites across the globe.

Their site in Leicester produces several high-quality products and supplies into all the major multiples, their group turnover peaks at £1bn. The business has major growth plans and has recently seen a significant investment across their sites and are also looking to enhance their capacity on site with the introduction of new production lines in the coming years.

Due to their continued growth, they have been able to increase their team size within engineering which has resulted in the need for a maintenance planner to join their established team.

About the role

As a maintenance planner you will be responsible for planning and coordinating all maintenance activities within a manufacturing environment.

You will be responsible for providing a large engineering team their schedule for that day, including preventative maintenance, scheduled downtime, and project work.

• Looking at engineering improvements across the site
• Managing critical stock control
• Managing the CMMS system
• Utilising engineers and resource in the most effective way
• Managing a centralised engineering budget
• Managing external contractors, checking they have the correct RAMMS, PPE, work permits and setting up SLA contracts

About you

To be considered for this position you must have the following:

• Experience working as a maintenance planner
• Experience managing a CMMS system
• Experience managing a team to complete maintenance
• Self-starter attitude
• Previous experience as a hands-on engineer would be beneficial but not essential

The benefits

Joining our client as a maintenance planner, you will be joining a large reputable brand who still offer a local feel work environment. You will be joining a company with a great benefits package which includes 7% company pension, and ongoing support and development. Due to the size of the company, there is further progression opportunities within the group. 

If you're eager to take the next step in your career and play a key role in the FMCG sector, we invite you to explore this outstanding opportunity.

Please click “apply” or for further information, please contact Andy Crewe at ATA Recruitment in Leicester on (phone number removed).

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation