Maintenance Planner

Belcan Workforce Solutions is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Planner (Metals Planner) to join a major industrial maintenance and engineering operation based in Southampton. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Planner with a strong maintenance background and previous pipe fitting experience to support critical refinery operations on a large and complex process site.

As a Maintenance Planner
, you will act as a Metals Planner
, developing maintenance work scopes for piping, structural steelwork and mechanical systems, producing detailed work packs, sourcing materials, and coordinating maintenance activities across the site.

Working closely with operations, engineering and maintenance teams, you will be responsible for planning routine and corrective maintenance activities, ensuring all labour, materials, tooling and contractor requirements are identified and available to enable the safe and efficient execution of work.

This is a hands‑on role requiring regular site visits to assess equipment, define maintenance requirements, obtain field measurements and develop detailed maintenance plans to support plant reliability and operational performance.

• Develop detailed maintenance work scopes and job plans for piping and mechanical maintenance activities
• Produce comprehensive work packs including labour, materials, tools and contractor requirements
• Manage maintenance activities through SAP or equivalent maintenance management systems
• Source materials and coordinate third‑party service providers
• Support shutdowns, turnarounds and planned maintenance campaigns
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and prioritise work activities
• Prepare cost estimates and support annual maintenance planning activities
• Liaise with operations, engineering and maintenance teams to ensure effective work execution
• Conduct site visits and inspections to gather information required for planning activities
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within maintenance planning processes
• Ensure compliance with site safety procedures and management of change processes
• Previous pipe fitting experience is essential
• Experience working as a Metals Planner
  , Mechanical Planner
  , Maintenance Planner or similar planning role within a refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, energy or heavy industrial environment
• Recognised mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent trade qualification
• Strong understanding of piping systems, mechanical maintenance and associated work scopes
• Experience developing maintenance plans, job packs and work instructions
• Working knowledge of SAP or a similar Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, isometrics and technical documentation
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Previous refinery or petrochemical site experience
• Knowledge of maintenance reliability and asset integrity processes
• Experience preparing maintenance cost estimates and budgets
• Understanding of turnaround and shutdown planning activities

This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Planner to join a well-established industrial operation, offering competitive rates, long‑term contract potential and the opportunity to play a key role in maintaining critical plant assets. Candidates must have prior pipe fitting experience together with a strong background in maintenance planning and metals planning activities.