Maintenance Planner

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join our Omagh site, which employs around 100 people and produces high-quality dairy products, including ice cream, cream, custards, and syrups enjoyed every day.
In this role you will provide planning and scheduling support, maintain CMMS / maintenance and administration activities, support work order management and contractor co-ordination and ensure continuity of maintenance planning activities.

This is a Temporary Full-time Contract working Monday to Friday Onsite in Omagh for a duration of 14 months.

• Review, prioritise, and plan all non-emergency maintenance work orders.
• Ensure work orders include a clear scope, realistic timelines, labour estimates and accurate coding.
• Liaise with requesting departments to define work requirements and ensure appropriate approvals are in place.
• Conduct site assessments to determine the most effective maintenance approach.
• Plan labour, materials, tools and resources required for maintenance activities.
• Estimate maintenance costs, including labour and materials.
• Manage maintenance backlog and maintain a sufficient ready backlog to support schedule changes.
• Develop and issue weekly maintenance schedules in collaboration with Maintenance and Production teams.
• Coordinate planned downtime windows for preventative and corrective maintenance activities.
• Create and maintain standard job plans for recurring maintenance tasks.
• Monitor workforce availability and support resource planning.
• Produce and distribute weekly and monthly KPI reports, providing analysis and improvement recommendations.
• Ensure QSHE requirements are embedded in all maintenance planning activities.

This role plays a critical part in improving maintenance efficiency, plant performance and compliance through effective planning and scheduling practices

• Engineering degree or technical school training preferred.
• Good oral / written communication skills, possess tact, and the ability to negotiate maintenance needs in balance with other departmental requirements.   
• Good understanding or mechanical and electrical systems.
• Craft knowledge to estimate man hours and materials
• Good administrative and mathematical skills with willingness to handle paperwork.
• Excellent planning skills.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to keep multiple jobs in controlled motion – simultaneously.
• Have a good working knowledge of personal computers and relational databases.
• Able to read blueprints and shop drawings.
• Sketching ability.
• Consistent Values Led approach

Kerry offers a market-aligned compensation and benefits package within an international environment. While this is a temporary opportunity, it provides strong exposure to a modern site and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a global organisation. Benefits include

• Healthcare allowance
• Pension plan
• Life insurance
• 25 days of annual leave
• Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

This role also offers the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, broaden your network and contribute to impactful projects, with potential future opportunities within the Group where applicable.

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Our Safety purpose “we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day”. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.