Maintenance Planner

Posting Date: 16 Apr 2025

Location: Northampton, GB

Entity / company: Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

Job Title - Maintenance Planner

Location: - Northampton Brewery

Job Length - X1 Permanent & X1 18 Month FTC

Shift Pattern - Day Shifts

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Company pension contribution
• Access to a range of high street discounts
• On site discounted shop at the Breweries

If you are interested in joining our journey, we are now recruiting for 2 Maintenance Planners. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, this role will play a key part of our success journey and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and timely communication of maintenance plans, priorities, and progress to the Senior Management Team, maintenance teams, and other departments.
• Develop, issue, and manage daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance plans, ensuring alignment with production schedules and plant availability.
• Create comprehensive overhaul plans, integrating predictive and preventative maintenance activities.
• Maintain up-to-date master maintenance plans in the CMMS, ensuring all related cost, data, and work order details are accurate and accessible.
• Act as the primary liaison between cross-functional teams to align maintenance activities with operational objectives.
• Foster a collaborative environment where maintenance planning processes are well-understood and integrated across all relevant teams.
• Track and calculate maintenance performance metrics, such as utilisation of FTEs, work order completion rates, and backlog reduction.
• Identify improvement opportunities through root cause analysis and performance data, driving solutions aligned with continuous improvement goals.

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Previous experience in maintenance planning or coordination within a manufacturing or process-driven industry (e.g., food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals).
• Prior experience in a hands-on maintenance role (e.g., Maintenance Technician or Engineer).
• Demonstrated experience working within Lean Manufacturing and TPM frameworks, including participation in or leadership of improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance techniques.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, and operations.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application.