SAP PM Specialist (Fixed Term, Part-Time)

Contract Duration: 6 months 

Working Hours: 16 hours per week (flexible scheduling available)

Hourly Rate: £19.23 per hour

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP PM Specialist on a fixed-term, part-time basis to lead essential improvements to our SAP Planned Maintenance (PM) structure. This role will be critical in aligning our PPM task lists with Ignition-based Smart Factory standards and restructuring our functional location hierarchy to accurately reflect on-site assets.

Working collaboratively with internal teams, this specialist will help unlock the full potential of digital maintenance execution while upskilling our Scheduling Coordinator for sustained impact beyond the contract period.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and restructure PPM task lists to align with Ignition system requirements and digital workflows.

• Rationalise and rebuild SAP PM functional locations to reflect true asset hierarchies and operational layout.

• Integrate early failure mode tracking to support root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement efforts.

• Collaborate with and coach the Scheduling Coordinator to enable sustainable system management after the contract concludes.

• Cleanse and align SAP data to enhance maintenance reporting, cost tracking, and top loss analysis.

• Support the rollout of tablet-based maintenance execution by ensuring SAP structures are fit-for-purpose.

Required Experience & Skills

• Demonstrable experience with the SAP PM module, ideally within manufacturing or industrial settings.

• Strong understanding of task list configuration, functional location hierarchy, and asset data structures.

• Knowledge of reliability-centred maintenance, failure modes, and digital maintenance solutions (e.g. Ignition).

• Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues in SAP PM functionality.

• High level of accuracy, initiative, and ability to work independently within a part-time schedule.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.