Maintenance Planner

About the role

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to ensure effective maintenance plans for plant equipment, guaranteeing that spares, resources and schedules are aligned for planned outages. The role supports the maintenance controller, packaging manager and engineering teams to minimise downtime while maintaining safety and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Locate plant equipment, spares and relevant documentation within the maintenance system.
• Develop, tag and schedule work orders derived from inspection tasks.
• Continuously optimise maintenance plans to reduce outage duration without compromising safety.
• Monitor planned outages, report effectiveness and recommend adjustments for unforeseen work.
• Maintain and update the COSWIN maintenance planning system and associated data.
• Analyse maintenance data, generate reports and support KPI tracking.
• Coach and train team members on planning processes and safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with VPO principles, GOP requirements and 5S/ safety regulations.

Required profile

• Experience in plant or industrial maintenance planning.
• Strong understanding of maintenance documentation, work instructions and safety procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive attitude towards continuous improvement and problem solving.

Required skills

• COSWIN maintenance management software.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of VPO, GOP and 5S methodologies.