Maintenance CMMS Specialist
About the role
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Own the effective administration, data quality, governance, reporting, and user support of Maintenance Connection for the Garden Grove Facilities Engineering, Repair & Maintenance organization. The Maintenance CMMS Specialist converts maintenance activity into reliable system records, dashboards, asset history, PM master data, and actionable insights that support planning, scheduling, reliability, spares, compliance, and leadership decision-making. This role is cross-trained with the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler and provides backup coverage for routine planning and scheduling support, but remains distinct by owning CMMS configuration, master data governance, user support, reporting, and data standards rather than weekly schedule ownership, job-plan sequencing, or labor coordination.
Responsibilities
- CMMS Governance & System Administration: Administer Maintenance Connection as the system of record for maintenance work intake, asset records, PM master data, work orders, status visibility, and maintenance history. Maintain data governance standards including asset hierarchy, naming conventions, priorities, failure codes, locations, requester information, and closure documentation. Support CMMS configuration changes, data cleanup initiatives, dashboard enhancements, system controls, and standardization efforts to ensure accurate and reliable maintenance data.
- PM, Work Order & Asset Data Management: Maintain and validate PM, work-order, backlog, asset, and spare-parts data to support maintenance planning and execution. Prepare reports, identify missing or inaccurate data, and ensure work-order and PM records are complete and current. Support asset critical