Permanent | Darlington | £31,496 - £39,496
About the Role
We are seeking a Maintenance Planner to join a well-established maintenance team, supporting the delivery of planned maintenance activities across a diverse portfolio of technical, laboratory, manufacturing, and facility assets.
This is a key coordination role responsible for planning, scheduling, and tracking maintenance activities, ensuring critical equipment remains compliant, operational, and available to support business activities. You'll work closely with Maintenance Engineers, Operations teams, contractors, and site stakeholders to ensure maintenance programmes are delivered efficiently and effectively.
The role combines planning, administration, systems management, stakeholder communication, and reporting, making it ideal for someone who enjoys organisation, problem-solving, and working with multiple priorities.
What You'll Be Responsible For:
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
Develop and maintain rolling maintenance plans across site assets and equipment
Coordinate preventative maintenance schedules and planned engineering activities
Continually review and adjust plans as operational priorities change
Provide forward-looking maintenance schedules to help operational teams plan around equipment availability
Work closely with engineers, contractors, and site stakeholders to minimise disruption to ongoing activities
Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Maintain and develop the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Manage maintenance schedules, asset information, and compliance records
Ensure maintenance activities are accurately recorded and tracked
Support the efficient delivery of the overall maintenance strategy through effective system management
Reporting & Performance Monitoring
Produce maintenance reports, KPIs, and performance metrics
Analyse maintenance trends and identify opportunities for improvement
Support reporting activities for engineering and maintenance leadership teams
Provide data that enables informed operational and maintenance decisions
Asset & Compliance Management
Maintain asset registers and calibration records
Support calibration planning and compliance activities
Coordinate service contracts and maintenance documentation
Ensure records, procedures, and compliance requirements are maintained to a high standard
Stakeholder Coordination
Work closely with Operations teams to schedule maintenance around project and operational requirements
Coordinate engineering activities across multiple sites and stakeholders
Support communication between engineering, operations, and external contractors
Help ensure maintenance activities are completed on time and to the required standards
About You
You are highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working with large volumes of information, systems, and schedules.
You'll bring:
Experience using maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, or CMMS systems
Strong planning and organisational skills
Excellent attention to detail
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data and reports
The ability to manage changing priorities and respond to operational demands
Desirable (but not essential):
Previous experience in a maintenance planning role
Maintenance, engineering, facilities, manufacturing, or technical operations experience
Experience with preventive maintenance programmes
Knowledge of calibration, compliance, or asset management activities
Background within laboratory, pharmaceutical, biotech, manufacturing, or engineering environments
We're particularly interested in candidates who understand how maintenance functions operate, whether that's from a dedicated planning role or from a practical engineering or maintenance background.
Why Join Us?
Join a highly experienced and supportive maintenance team
Excellent training and development from established planners and engineering professionals
Opportunity to develop expertise in maintenance systems, planning, and asset management
Varied role with exposure to multiple technical environments and stakeholders
Competitive salary (£31,496 - £39,496)
Location & Working Pattern
Based in Darlington, Hybrid working options available
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills and systems experience to develop a career in maintenance planning. Whether you're already a Planner or come from an engineering, facilities, or maintenance background, you'll play a critical role in ensuring equipment, assets, and operations remain safe, compliant, and ready to support business activities
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Salary description
£31496.00 - £39496.00 per year