Maintenance Planner, Newbridge

Job Description Maintenance Planner

Littleconnell Brewery, Co. Kildare– Permanent contract – Salary €56,700–€69,300 plus competitive benefits package with pension, share scheme and bonus.

Day shift role, Monday – Friday.

About the Role We are seeking a Maintenance Planner to ensure high standards of maintenance and asset care across our brewery, utilities, and water treatment facilities. Working in a semi‑autonomous environment, you’ll play a key role in end‑to‑end maintenance planning and execution, managing SAP processes and driving reliability, performance, and continuous improvement across site operations.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and schedule maintenance activities, coordinating labour, materials and resources effectively.

Manage SAP processes, including maintenance plans, materials set‑up and system updates (BOMs, equipment, functional locations).

Monitor and report on KPIs such as equipment reliability and efficiency, driving continuous improvement.

Control maintenance costs and optimise spare parts inventory levels.

Coordinate maintenance shutdowns and lead integration between operations and maintenance teams.

Support root‑cause analysis and contribute to performance improvements and risk reduction.

Ensure compliance with health, safety and hygiene standards, including contractor supervision.

About You You’ll be a proactive and organised Maintenance Planner with a strong technical background and a passion for driving performance and reliability. You’ll be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise effectively and solve problems in a fast‑paced environment.

What You’ll Bring

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks.

Good understanding of preventative and reliability‑centred maintenance techniques.

Knowledge of asset performance, maintenance strategy and root‑cause problem‑solving.

Experience using SAP‑PM for planning, scheduling and maintenance execution.

Basic financial awareness, including maintenance costs and budgeting principles.

FMCG experience is advantageous but not essential.

Working with us Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. We embrace diversity and inclusion, welcoming and celebrating people of all backgrounds. We provide an inclusive culture and support reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Worker type: Regular

Primary location: Littleconnell Brewery

Job posting start date: 2026‑05‑29

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