Maintenance Planner (INTERNAL ONLY)

The Maintenance Planner role is to ensure maintenance technicians have the tools and parts they need to complete work orders. Scheduling maintenance in a way that minimizes equipment downtime and impact on production. The role requires a strong background in engineering and understanding of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Responsibilities: Working Safely:

• Provide leadership and direction to engineers and technicians to create a culture which ensures that people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential.
• Creation of Task and Area based Risk Assessments for planned work tasks
Quality and Food Safety:
• Ensuring you and your team are working within the Engineering Quality Procedure in the Quality Manual
• Ensuring Workshop areas are maintained
Work Planning, Scheduling and Execution:
• Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level
• Manage spare parts and alignment between the maintenance department and stock room
• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Train employees on how to use the CMMS
• Coordinate plant-wide shutdowns
Reliability Engineering
• Working closely with the Reliability team to ensure that Corrective Work Orders are being closed that are raised through CBM Routines
• Monitoring Online CBM to ensure that Work Orders are being raised at the correct time
  
  Relevant Qualifications (HNC, HND, Degree level)
• NEBOSH Certified with sound knowledge of behavioural safety at a site level
• Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing and Best Practice Maintenance
• Legionella and HACCP awareness
• Experience of creating a Lean enterprise culture
• Able to set, manage and optimise maintenance budgets
• Experienced in the use and operation of CMMS
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Project Management, ideally with some project management certification
• Able to mentor and support younger engineers with the desired career path
• Reliability Management expertise (FMECA, RCM, Tribology, CBM, TPM etc)
  
  IPN is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, employing over 850 people across our 4 UK manufacturing sites. Our family of brands include Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butchers, Classic Cat and a selection of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel and Crick produce dry, wet, and baked foods which are enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world.
  
  Salary: Competitive
• 10% annual company bonus scheme
• Hours: 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday (hybrid working)
• Pension: Employee contributions 3% / Employer contribution 8%·(salary sacrifice company pension scheme)
• Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays
• Medicash Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawternity
• Other Benefits: Free parking, tasty treats, bring your dog to work, discounted products & free hot drinks
• Choice of a series of non-contractual flexible benefits, including cycle to work, workplace nurseries and dental insurance. These are offered through salary sacrifice or pay deductions.
• Ability to purchase heavily discounted pet food.