Lhoist are a successful, international Belgium company that has several sites in the UK. As a manufacturer of high-quality lime and dolomitic lime products we deliver to a widening worldwide market. The Maintenance Planners primary objective is the planning of all resources to insure safe and efficient execution of all scheduled maintenance work, thus keeping plant equipment in a condition to deliver full design capacity and reliability, optimising asset profitability for the life of the organisation. A major part of this is maintaining an efficient preventive maintenance program. The planner will work closely with the maintenance manager and team in achieving these objectives. A degree of flexibility in working hours will be required to support the plant during planned outages and any major shutdowns. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.) Site H&S: Maintaining Site H&S systems with respect to maintenance, process, storage, and project operations. Site Environmental Systems Awareness and reporting of environmental incidents around site. Maintain records, charts, and indexes. Including but not limited to: MSHA records, Environmental records, and ISO records. Plan, schedule and coordinate corrective and preventive maintenance activities. Work with plant maintenance management team to continuously upgrade PMs and associated tasks. Assist maintenance team with purchasing function of parts to perform needed repairs and maintenance. Ensure CMMS software data files are complete and current, including equipment tables and equipment BOMs. Become the SAP PM key user and assist with training and coaching of SAP PM functions. Review & convert daily notifications and close out PM & CM work orders daily, inputting history and comments. Develop a weekly maintenance schedule and assist the maintenance supervisor(s) in determining job priorities. Support Operational Procurement with maintenance purchasing, inventory control, and invoice management. Assist the Maintenance Manger to plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance technicians and or contractors to perform major plant equipment outages. Develop cost estimates for major jobs and tracks actual vs. budgeted spending for major jobs and outages. Assist the Maintenance Manager to develop 1 year and 3-year Major equipment outage plans in Excel or MS Project format. Assist Maintenance Manager and team to develop budget and capex plans for future years. Regulatory Responsibilities: Responsibility for maintaining and overseeing inspection records of all mechanical equipment as required by relevant laws and standards. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Formal training in the Maintenance Planning or Scheduling function is desired. Knowledge and application in the management of maintenance labor / equipment data and use of the CMMS system is essential. Good organization, time management, communication and people skills are a must. Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate on all levels. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Self-starter with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meeting all required deadlines. Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs. Good understanding of environmental, safety and the desire to following all established procedures are required. Must be capable of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as required Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel, and Access are required. SAP and MS Project experience is a plus, but not required. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 12 kilograms. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. ADZN1_UKTJ