Job Title: Engineering Planner

Job Type: Permanent

Industry: Manufacturing

Company: E3 Recruitment

Location: Arnold, Nottingham

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Planner to join our team at a leading international manufacturer. As an Engineering Planner, you will play a crucial role in maximizing the performance of engineering operations and ensuring the smooth running of maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the maintenance shutdown coordination and establish best engineering practices
• Control and populate the engineering shift plan for all engineering personnel across all disciplines, including contractors
• Chair weekly scheduling meetings for planned activities
• Control, populate, and prioritize a work backlog for all maintenance activities or activities involving the engineering team
• Work closely with the Engineering Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Manager, and Operational Managers to provide a schedule of work for shift engineers to maintain and improve the reliability of assets
• Liaise with production, services, and central functions to ensure that routine maintenance is planned and job requests are executed and costed efficiently and effectively
• Ensure that equipment removed from the plant, which is being repaired in-house, is coordinated through the shift plan, Work Orders allocated to the repair of each item, and appropriate cost captured
• Control accurate records and documentation for all production and auxiliary plant, including insurance records
• Coordinate and site contact for Contractors to ensure safe and controlled activities are completed on-site and to the quality of engineering standards

Requirements:

• CMMS and Maintenance Planning experience
• Strong organizational skills, ability to plan resources and coordinate people effectively
• Engineering Training/Qualifications (NVQ3, HNC)
• Demonstrable Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• Problem-solving tools and techniques to deliver efficiency
• Strong computer skills
• Good Communication techniques
• Continuous Improvement Approach