Maintenance planner

About the role

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and optimize the use of manpower, materials, tools, and contractors. The role works closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, and Stores/Warehouse teams to ensure maintenance work is properly prepared and executed safely and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance plans for plant equipment and facilities.
• Review maintenance work requests and work orders, determine job requirements, and establish priorities.
• Prepare detailed job plans, including scope of work, manpower requirements, tools, materials, spare parts, permits, and estimated labor hours.
• Develop weekly and daily maintenance schedules in coordination with Maintenance and Operations teams.
• Ensure required materials, spare parts, tools, equipment, and services are available before scheduled work.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Warehouse/Stores to follow up on material availability and outstanding purchase requirements.
• Review equipment history and previous maintenance records to improve future job plans.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, turnarounds, and major maintenance activities.
• Maintain an accurate backlog of maintenance work and prioritize activities based on equipment criticality and business requirements.
• Monitor planned versus actual maintenance hours, schedule compliance, backlog, and other maintenance KPIs.

About you

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Typically 2–5 years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or industrial maintenance.
• Experience in manufacturing, power generation, mining, oil & gas, utilities, or other process industries is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Experience using a CMMS/EAM system such as SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or equivalent.
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and/or rotating equipment maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, work management, and spare-parts control.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to read technical drawings, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.