Maintenance Scheduler / Planner

Maintenance Scheduler / Planner

The Opportunity:

If you''re looking for a varied and interesting role, and have experience of scheduling or planning works within a mechanical or electrical engineering environment, then this could be just the job you seek.- The Planner is responsible for scheduling all maintenance works within this busy facility.- It would suit either a hands on Maintenance or Aircraft Engineer who prefers office admin and planning, OR somebody who''s already been a Engineering Planner or Scheduler.Please note that this is a shift based role, working 7am to 7pm, on a 5/5/4 day rota (usually 2 weekends on, then 2 weekends off, but you will get 5 days off in a row in amongst the rota).

The Role:-

• Organise maintenance ''jobs'' involving all aspects of planning from start to finish: making sure parts and equipment are available to the engineers, planning the jobs in from the customers, scheduling timescales, workforce planning.
• Organise and prioritise the incoming requests for quotes and proposals. Liaise with customers and potential customers when required.-
• Manage the maintenance plan and slot allocation.
• Liaise with the Finance Executive for Quoting and budgetary requirements with involvement in raising quotes and estimates for customers.-

• The role would suit somebody with experience of Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance who prefers admin and scheduling, or an experienced scheduler or planner within an engineering environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills with a focus on collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience of commercial awareness and the ability to engage with Customers on commercial issues.-
• An appreciation of Planning requirements and techniques.
• Good all round knowledge of relevant IT systems and proficient in MS Office applications (specifically Excel & Word).
• Display a basic working knowledge of technical and engineering matters.

• Please note that this is a shift based role, working 7am to 7pm, on a 5/5/4 day rota (usually 2 weekends on, then 2 weekends off, but you will get 5 days off in a row in amongst the rota). 40 hour week.
• Pension, free parking