Full job descriptionENGINEERING MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR / ENGINEERING PLANNER
We are looking for an Engineering Planner to join our friendly proactive team.
Whilst there are no direct reports to this role, the successful candidate will bring great communication skills to manage multiple stakeholders.
This role is Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm, based in Stowmarket.


A little bit about us ….
Muntons is a global supplier to the food and drinks industry that has been producing the highest-quality malt and malted ingredients for some of the most famous, and well-loved brands around the globe for over 100 years. Our customers range from multinational food and beverage producers, to start ups, and small independent craft brewers and distillers… you’re likely to have tasted our products already, without even knowing it!
Whilst we have a global customer base, we are proud of our Suffolk heritage and team. We trust all our people to bring ideas and positive change to our business. We continue to look to the next 100 years as a strong and sustainable global supplier of malt and malted ingredients.


Key responsibilities for a Maintenance Engineering Planner
CMMS Ownership & Governance - Owning, developing, and improving the site’s CMMS to ensure high-quality data, effective workflows, and world-class maintenance performance
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling - Leading the site’s engineering planning and scheduling processes to ensure resources, materials, and work priorities are aligned for safe and efficient execution
Work Instructions & Engineering Documentation - Maintaining, authoring, and controlling digital work instructions, job plans, SOPs, and maintenance task lists to ensure consistency, compliance, and technical accuracy
Maintenance Work Process Control - Ensuring that all maintenance workflows — from request to completion — are standardised, followed, and continuously improved
Reliability & Performance Improvement - Supporting reliability engineering through analysis of maintenance data, identifying trends, and helping drive equipment performance improvements
Spare Parts & Stores Integration – Liaising with on site stores team to ensure parts availability and accuracy of inventory
Training & Stakeholder Support - Acting as the site expert for CMMS use, planning processes, and engineering documentation standards, providing training and frontline support
Compliance & Audit Support - Maintaining audit-ready engineering data and documentation, ensuring full compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
Statutory Control - Provide administrative control of statutory maintenance e.g., LEV, LOLER and Pressure Vessels.


Key skills required:
*Proficient in using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) e.g., Agility, SAP PM, Shire
*Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling
*Strong analytical ability to interpret maintenance data
*Ability to write clear, accurate work instructions and job plans
*Highly organised with strong attention to detail
*Proficient in using Microsoft Office including Outlook/Excel
*Great communication skills
*Continuous improvement mindset
*Ability to coach others and influence best practice behaviours
*Compliance of quality, health, safety and the environment
*Have an understanding and working knowledge of contractor management
*Demonstrate flexibility to ensure continuous cover within the department whilst effectively managing your own workload


Behaviours that are important to Muntons:
*Team Collaboration: Actively contributes to team working and cooperates with others, fostering a collaborative environment
*Respectful and Welcoming: Promotes a welcoming environment, treating everyone equally, fairly, and with respect
*Proactive and Positive Attitude: Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges
*Health & Safety: Follows all health and safety policies, reporting hazards, and ensuring a safe working environment for themselves and others


In this role Muntons will provide
*Competitive rate of pay, reviewed annually
*Company pension contribution at 5%
*Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
*Life Assurance
*Company profit based bonus
*Free car parking
*myStaffShop membership