We invite applications for the position of

 Maintenance Planner

Cork

 

We are building a future that embraces innovation, sustainability, and diversity. We are a business that will bring out the best in you - providing great opportunities for people with ambition and drive. People are at the heart of our company – It is undoubtedly the pride and passion of our colleagues that makes us stand out from the crowd. Our success simply would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees. If you are as excited about our future as we are, then we’d love to hear how you can help us shape it. We are always looking for new talent to help build and grow our company and our brands.  Our careers are journeys paved with richness, accomplishments, and a few beers and ciders with friends or strangers along the way.  Your journey will be one of close connections and growing friendships. We collaborate with colleagues in every single other function to do what HEINEKEN does best: brew the highest quality, premium beers, and ciders.   Join our diverse team of over 350 employees here in Ireland – across our Cork and Dublin offices, as well as our remote employees nationwide.

 

Job Title: Maintenance Planner
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Location: Cork onsite
Employment Type: Fixed term 12 months 

Job Grade:10

 

Position Summary

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective scheduling of maintenance activities to enhance equipment reliability and reduce downtime. This role includes developing maintenance plans, coordinating resources, tracking performance, and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance processes.

 

Key Responsibilities

Ensure alignment with operational goals and safety regulations. Prioritize and plan work orders (scope, resources, tools) and raise purchase order requests per procurement procedures. Coordinate with operations, procurement, and vendors to ensure resource availability, effective utilization, and budget control.  Review and prioritize incoming work orders in CMMS (PEMAC) and assign tasks to technicians with clear scope and materials. Plan and schedule downtime and shutdowns, incorporating PMs and corrective backlog tasks. Maintain accurate records in CMMS and generate reports on maintenance metrics, such as MTBF and equipment downtime. Conduct spare part inventory and MRO settings reviews to ensure parts availability. Collaborate with external contractors and production teams to ensure timely completion of tasks. Ensure all maintenance complies with regulatory standards and safety policies.  Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance PMs are completed on time. Provide recommendations to improve equipment reliability and reduce costs. Support budgeting and identify opportunities for continuous improvement in maintenance processes.

Required Qualifications

Education: 2-5 year experience in maintenance Engineering or Trade qualification essesntial  Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of safety and regulatory requirements for industrial maintenance. Affinity with planning & scheduling; ability to effectively plan ahead. Understanding of mechanical, electrical, and facility systems. Familiarity with maintenance methodologies like TPM, RCM, and Lean Maintenance. Strong knowledge CMMS systems, PEMAC & Maximo are an advantage Soft Skills: Excellent organizational and time-management abilities. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Effective communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration. Specific Experience Good knowledge and working experience with maintenance planning, preparation and scheduling. Able to chair planning meetings and can facilitate the meeting in an effective manner. Ability to work effectively with the CMMS (PEMAC) and with planning/scheduling software. Good reporting and data handling/ computer skills. Understands workflow management process and masters gatekeeping principle. Is able to chair the gatekeeping meeting and can facilitate the meeting in an effective manner. Ability to work structured and disciplined; set clear (working) priorities in workload and able to keep to agreements and work under pressure(i.e. ensures the planned workflow does not suffer from multiple breakdown interferences.

 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Planned Maintenance conform to Schedule (PMcS): Target a high proportion of planned maintenance versus reactive tasks. OTIF planned & scheduled maintenance work orders with regards to safety & compliance Schedule Compliance: Percentage of tasks completed as scheduled. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): Track and aim to improve. Maintenance Backlog: Ensure backlog is within acceptable limits.

 

“Embracing and celebrating diversity is core to HEINEKEN’s purpose of “brewing the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world”. We believe that people as diverse as our brews – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates as we champion a culture of belonging that provides fair and equal opportunities for all”.