Fleet planner​/depot planner

Position: Fleet planner / depot planner
Overview In this role you will plan, schedule and prioritize depot maintenance activities for trains, ensuring timely execution and high readiness. You will coordinate with maintenance, retrofit and engineering teams, as well as external partners, to keep operations on track. You’ll monitor spare parts and workshop tools, manage workload and extraordinary planning, and report delays with root‑cause analysis. You will also ensure real‑time dissemination of planning updates and support continuous improvement through data‑driven insights.

Responsibilities Plan and prioritize depot maintenance activities and schedule them as the first goal Report status, follow up and delays for depot maintenance

Coordinate maintenance, retrofit, engineering and external teams

Supervise and coordinate workshop maintenance activities within fixed time slots

Monitor spare parts availability and workshop infrastructure needs

Check production workload and manage extraordinary planning meetings

Verify compliance with time slots and train cycles (handovers, servicing, cleaning, readiness)
Interface with Supply Chain to ensure parts availability and translate issues into work orders

Use SAP for planning updates and reporting; create and release service orders as needed

Provide real‑time planning information in the workshop and communicate updates widely

Attend planning meetings and adjust plans as required

Analyze delays, identify root causes and implement improvements

Produce and share performance indicators (KPIs) and delay reports

Update depot communication tools and train layout information for accessibility

Maintain clear, transparent communication with customers, teams and suppliers

Qualifications

Engineering degree or professional technical qualifications

English mandatory

Experience in a process/production environment

Railways and train systems knowledge preferred

Basic knowledge of maintenance processes required

Strong IT skills, SAP (CS/PM modules) and Microsoft Office Excellent communication skills and ability to make decisions with urgency

Transparency in communication and stakeholder management
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