Engineering Planner

Engineering Planner
Ashby de la Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, Space Raider, popchips and more...)
Onsite
Permanent Role
The Role
As our Engineering Planner, you'll co-ordinate and plan activities to continually drive out plant downtime through effective planned maintenance, driving the effectiveness of both weekday and weekend work plans to optimise the available resource.
Reviewing and improving the Planned Maintenance system which includes the following:-
● Detailed, accurate content
● Completion times and manpower / trade requirements
● Calendar or running hour based Preventative Maintenances (PM's) with frequencies which reflect the running hours of individual plants/lines
● To utilise the work plans and planned maintenance systems to achieve the required target completion rates
● Report on departmental score card on a weekly basis
● Report R&M spend and support Area Engineering Manager
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
● Located at site, reporting directly into the Site Services Manager
● Responsible for weekend and mid-week engineering workload and resource plans and availability of PM 'tasks'
● Responsible for maintaining all data held within the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) system
● Responsible for reporting compliance, workloads and work backlog information
● Responsible for quality of PPM data
● Responsibility for coordinating the ongoing improvement of the PPM system through regular review of PPM effectiveness with the key stakeholders and Maintenance Leads
● Report engineering score cards with an emphasis on cost of maintenance
What’s in it for you? (some of the benefits you can expect)
* Competitive salary, depending on the skills and experience you can bring
* Bonus scheme
* Annual Salary Review
* Medicash health cash plan
* Private healthcare (role/grade dependent)
* Digital GP and Best Doctors (2nd Medical Opinion service)
* Cancer care
* Company sick pay (eligibility criteria exist)
* Holiday buy scheme
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* KP4ME - online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and information platform with access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing information and tools
Company Overview
KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With an annual turnover of more than €4 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, employing approximately 15,000 employees and 44 factories globally (33 in Europe, 3 in Australia, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in India and 3 in Vietnam).
In the UK KP Snacks consists of c2,400 colleagues across our seven factory locations and Slough HQ. We make great tasting snack brands such as Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pombear, KP Nuts, Butterkist popcorn, Tyrrells and popchips.
We wholeheartedly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply for this position. Even if you don’t meet all of the criteria, please don’t let that stop you applying. We are totally committed to creating a workplace where not one person feels they do not belong. Please just let us know if there is anything we can do to make the process more easily accessible for you or if you have any special requirements.
Whichever method you are using to apply, please ensure that your application clearly demonstrates the relevant skills we are looking for, with clear evidence to support.
Key knowledge, skills and experience:
● Strong influencing skills
● Operational and hands-on
● Confident and assured – vocal when required
● Comfortable in conflict management and driving resolutions
● Use resources effectively to maintain standards
● Strong Excel Skills
● Practical experience gained within engineering function (desirable)
● Previous experience in a planning role (desirable)
● Knowledge of JDE or similar maintenance reporting/ERP system

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