Maintenance Planner

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BMW Group is hiring a Maintenance Planner for RRMC Goodwood, UK, a full time onsite role to coordinate planning, analyse data and implement long term fixes that optimise uptime and ensure SAP Preventative Maintenance standards. You’ll manage the maintenance consumables budget, drive investment across 35 plus service contracts, and specify equipment that meets health and safety rules and Group Standards. You’ll lead Shutdown planning, be the go to for Planners and support functions, and represent the department in Planning Circle and equipment acceptance meetings. Key requirements include a systematic, accurate approach with awareness of business impact; a four year apprenticeship with HNC or NVQ L3 plus two years in a technical role ideally Production Automation; strong SAP Maintenance and Logistics and Microstation skills; German desirable. Closing date 10/07/2026. Background checks apply; tailor your CV to show SAP maintenance experience, budget and contract management, and equipment cataloguing, and be ready for screening.

To coordinate and implement specialist planning activities to resolve technical issues within the technologies. The role is to optimise equipment, following data analysis and plan/implement long term solutions to ensure uptime. To also ensure the technology is operating to the required technical standards and performance – this will also encompass the creation, management and all associated administration of the Preventative Maintenance System within SAP.

What awaits you?

• To manage the day to day expenditure of the maintenance department consumable budget – in line with expenditure
• Steer the invest delivery for the department, working on the given invest cost from the management team. Manage over 35 service contracts annually.
• To manage the specification, selection and standards for new equipment peripheries which are fit for purpose, cost effective and comply with local health and safety regulations as well as Group Standards (or currently standard at R-RMC) and best practice guidelines.
• To be the point of contact for Planners and other support functions and to steer and coordinate Shutdown activities within RRMC Goodwood.
• To represent the department in Planning Circle meetings and final acceptance of equipment meetings. (After having ensured parts, manuals and requirements are meeting the standards set).

What should you bring along?

• Needs to be adaptable with a systematic and fact driven approach to problem solving.
• Always meets the highest standards concerning accuracy and integrity in working on his own responsibilities.
• Needs to appreciate the impact decisions will have on the wider business needs .
• A good understanding of German is desirable.
• Needs to be practically minded and a logical thinker.
• At least 4 years time served Apprenticeship – Incorporating and an HNC and or City and Guilds L3 or NVQ L3 minimum
• At least 2 years in a Technical Role, ideally within Production Automation
• Specialisation courses. A good working knowledge of SAP Maintenance & Logistic systems. Experience of maintenance and maintenance planning.
• A good understanding of Microstation is also required as is an ability to identify and catologue equipment based on technical abilitiy.

Closing Date: Midnight on 10/07/2026

At BMW Group, we are committed to offering our employees the right balance between work and personal life. We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, so please discuss your individual requirements as part of the application process to help us agree on a suitable arrangement. We place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. 

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Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening checks, and the offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory results. These checks include references, right to work, IT system Compliance Integrity Check (COIN), CV, and relevant qualifications. Additional checks may include criminal records, adverse financial (credit), directorships, address verification, internet research, and/or driving licence. If you have any queries about these checks, please discuss them with us, and we will be happy to provide further details