Engineering Maintenance Planner

Littleconnell Brewery, Co.Kildare 

Permanent Contract

Closing Date: 21/09/2026

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more!

About the Role  

We are seeking an Engineering Maintenance Planner to ensure high standards of maintenance and asset care across our brewery, utilities, and water treatment facilities. Working in a semi-autonomous environment, you’ll play a key role in end-to-end maintenance planning and execution, managing SAP processes and driving reliability, performance, and continuous improvement across site operations.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Plan and schedule maintenance activities, coordinating labour, materials, and resources effectively 

• Manage SAP processes, including maintenance plans, materials setup, and system updates (BOMs, equipment, functional locations) 

• Monitor and report on KPIs such as equipment reliability and efficiency, driving continuous improvement 

• Control maintenance costs and optimize spare parts inventory levels 

• Coordinate maintenance shutdowns and lead integration between operations and maintenance teams 

• Support root cause analysis and contribute to performance improvements and risk reduction 

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene standards, including contractor supervision 

About you   

You’ll be a proactive and organised Maintenance Planner with a strong technical background and a passion for driving performance and reliability. You’ll be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise effectively and solve problems in a fast-paced environment. 

What You’ll Bring: 

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks 

• Good understanding of preventative and reliability-centred maintenance techniques 

• Knowledge of asset performance, maintenance strategy, and root cause problem solving 

• Experience using SAP-PM for planning, scheduling, and maintenance execution 

• Basic financial awareness, including maintenance costs and budgeting principles 

• FMCG experience is advantageous but not essential 

Working with us 

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win.

Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity!

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