Production Planner

**Location**:
(HRE) Etches Park Depot

**Job ID**:
R0063680

**Date Posted**:
2025-08-06

**Company Name**:
HITACHI RAIL LIMITED

**Profession (Job Category)**:
Other

**Job Schedule**:
Full time

**Remote**:
No

**About Us**

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

**Production Planner**

**Etches Park - Shift based**

**£38,000 - £43,000 per annum + 5% shift allowance**

**Permanent**

Based at Etches Park Train Maintenance Centre, develop and deliver the operational maintenance plan with the necessary information to allow the efficient scheduling and execution of rolling stock maintenance across the Train Maintenance Centre. This is through the identification, prioritisation and allocation of maintenance tasks, material, special tools and test equipment, engineering support and the alignment of resources in accordance with contractual and performance requirements.

This role is a shift-based role and will require working outside normal office hours

**Main Responsibilities**
- Focus on future maintenance work: daily; weekly; monthly; quarterly; and annually in order to develop and continually refine the maintenance plan for the 222 & 810 fleets.
- Assess the operational situation and dispatch requirements in order to provide input to the maintenance plan.
- Identify and prioritise tasks in accordance with contractual, performance, technical and safety requirements.
- Create and identify maintenance windows and determine the number of work hours available in order to produce work orders.
- Liaise with Engineering and Supply Chain departments to identify, allocate and leverage resources to enable the maintenance plan.
- Actively monitor the backlog of defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
- Identify, monitor and resolve any material issues which affect the overall maintenance plan.
- Plan the implementation of fleet modifications.
- Liaise with Engineering staff and promulgate Engineering Change where required.
- Initiate and plan fleet checks.
- Liaise with contractors and external repair agencies in order to inform the maintenance plan.
- Manage costs through the effective and efficient alignment of resources.
- Actively monitor repeat defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
- Comply with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to drive improvement.
- Be reactive to incidents, disruptions and emergencies on the operational railway and amend the maintenance plan accordingly.
- Liaise with Shift Production Managers and Shift Support Engineers at Etches Park Depot to agree the maintenance plan to be executed.
- Liaise with Operations Support and Engineering staff in order to incorporate overhauls and technical investigations into the maintenance plan.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and maintain a customer focus.
- Participate in daily conference calls.
- Prepare reports and give verbal briefs as required.

**About you**
- Previous experience of planning maintenance and production.
- Previous experience in product improvement and reliability engineering on UK rolling stock.
- Previous experience in leading internal and customer meetings
- Sound knowledge of railway operations and compliance to railway rules and regulations.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think quickly.
- Experience of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) - SAP, Maximo or Equinox.

**At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.**We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.**It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.