Maintenance Planner

Are you someone who thrives on organisation, problem-solving and keeping operations running at their best? We’re looking for a proactive and analytical Maintenance Planner to play a pivotal role in driving asset reliability, performance and compliance at our Nelson site. This is a highly visible role where strong planning, data insight and collaboration will directly impact engineering effectiveness, plant uptime and safety every day. Maintenance Planner – Refresco, Nelson Days, Monday – Friday What’s in it for you? 5% Annual bonus Life assurance 28 days holiday plus bank holidays Purchase extra holiday scheme Online doctors’ appointments for you and your family Access to employee benefits platform – Cheers which includes flexible benefits such as healthcare cover, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, car scheme, activities pass, financial services, will writing services etc About the role: Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, the Maintenance Planner has a central role in coordinating maintenance activity across the site. While you will not have direct reports, you will significantly influence the daily activities, priorities and behaviours of Engineering Technicians, Asset Care teams, Shift Technicians and Utilities. You will act as the link between Engineering, Operations and external service providers, ensuring work is planned safely, efficiently and in line with business priorities. Key Responsibilities: Produce and track weekly maintenance plans, balancing forward projections with on-site requests Provide clear work streams for Maintenance Technicians, Asset Care Teams, Shift Technicians and Utilities, including Condition Monitoring and Lubrication activities Ensure all critical work orders are identified and delivered with 100% completion Analyse work order history and backlog performance, making recommendations to improve effectiveness and plant reliability Develop and optimise planned maintenance activities to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime Maintain accurate task and instruction data within SAP, including review and documentation of changes to planned maintenance tasks Populate SAP with new equipment records, spare part codes and associated maintenance tasks Produce analytical reports focused on reducing downtime, improving schedule compliance and controlling backlog Support Engineering teams with system administration, documentation and SAP utilisation Conduct regular SAP reviews to ensure work orders are correctly completed and closed Provide training and coaching to Engineering and Operational teams to maximise effective use of SAP Attend daily and weekly Engineering meetings, ensuring actions are captured and followed through Maintain accountability for compliance with legal and mandatory maintenance schedules Support cost control by ensuring appropriate use of spares, resources and external contractors Work closely with external engineering service providers to support planned activities About you: Good manufacturing understanding Strong analytical, organisational and planning skills Confidence to lead planning meetings and influence others at all levels Strong IT capability, with experience using SAP Excellent communication, problem-solving and coaching skills About Refresco: Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand. Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started. We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers. Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers. Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process. Engineering Planner – Maintenance Planner – Production planner #J-18808-Ljbffr