Maintenance Planner

Job Description

APM Terminals

At APMT Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement is driven by Lean principles, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Experience a diverse, multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.

We also offer:

• Opportunities to contribute to innovation in maintenance planning through global best‑practice exchanges.
• A supportive environment that encourages work‑life balance through structured planning workflows and predictable schedules.
• Access to professional development via exposure to international terminals and participation in the global maintenance planning community.
• Clear career pathways into roles such as Maintenance Planning Manager or equivalent technical positions across APMT’s global network.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will support the effective planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities across the terminal. You will ensure that work is prepared with the right level of detail, safety consideration, and resource readiness to keep assets reliable, safe, and operational.

You will:

• Develop detailed job plans for Corrective Maintenance (CM) and Preventive Maintenance (PM) work orders, defining labor, materials, tools, and sequencing.
• Manage day‑to‑day maintenance planning activities, ensuring accurate prioritization and timely scheduling of work to support operational needs.
• Ensure best‑practice use of the CMMS for work order creation, updates, planning status, documentation, and performance tracking.
• Collaborate closely with Warehouse and Inventory teams to confirm spare parts, tools, and materials are available “just in time” for scheduled work.
• Localize and implement global maintenance planning standards, ensuring alignment with APM Terminals’ Asset Maintenance requirements and methodologies.
• Support asset reliability by ensuring timely planning of inspections, repairs, and integrity‑related maintenance tasks.
• Participate actively in the global planning community, sharing insights, learning from network peers, and embedding continuous improvement in planning processes.

What We Are Looking For

• Continuous improvement mindset: We are looking for someone who brings a strong mindset of continuous improvement – someone who is naturally curious, committed to solving problems at the root, and driven to make things better every day.
• Minimum university degree in a relevant engineering, maintenance, or technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Asset Maintenance, facility management, or a similar operational maintenance environment.
• Strong experience with maintenance planning using digital data from CMMS platforms, along with understanding of maintenance KPIs, planning principles, and scheduling processes.
• Practical knowledge of mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, with the ability to analyze technical needs and sequence work logically.
• Experience working in a stakeholder‑focused, service‑oriented environment, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Highly disciplined, structured, and detail‑oriented approach to documenting work, following through on actions, and ensuring compliance with established processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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