Engineering Planner

3 weeks ago


York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Howdens Joinery Full time

Howdens is recruiting Engineering Planners on a days-based role to join our Engineering team based at our specialist solid surface production facility at Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire.

Reporting to the Group Lead Planner, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop and manage engineering planning systems, planning standards and development of CMMS. You will be working alongside Shift & Days maintenance teams and interfacing with operations teams in the pursuit of planning efficient and effective maintenance tasks.

What can we offer you as an Engineering Planner:

  • Competitive salary and bonus scheme
  • Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
  • Lunch vouchers
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to buy extra holidays.

What will you be doing as an Engineering Planner?

  • Integrating Health and Safety into daily work identifying areas to continuously improve.
  • Develop, implement and maintain a work order preparation and staging process.
  • Produce work packs which contain all the necessary paperwork, reference materials, parts and specialist equipment to complete the task, including pitstops.
  • Communication of task cross functionally.
  • Host planning meetings for customers to influence planning priorities.
  • Assign work orders to the appropriate skill sets.
  • Source and collate parts required for planned tasks.
  • Provide assistance to engineering stores in producing job kits.
  • Monitor and manage planning KPI’s.
  • Develop and manage a closed loop feedback/improvement process for planned tasks.

What do you need to qualify for the Engineering Planner:

  • An experienced, time served craftsperson with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in an FMCG environment.
  • Previous maintenance planning experience.
  • Previous data analysis experience, for the purpose of making improvements.
  • Strong technical, fault-finding and diagnostic skills, to find and alleviate root causes of problems.
  • A team player who can lead others in the resolution of technical issues.

About Howdens:

Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. With an ambitious and credible growth plan, we continue to build on our £2.3 billion sales made last year.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named as one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.

How to Apply:

We are building a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are embedded within our DNA. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career, then we are keen to hear from you.

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Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.


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