Engineering Planner in Wakefield

We have a fantastic job for a Engineering Planner to join our manufacturing bakery site Rathbones in Wakefield. Working days you will report to the Department Manager – Maintenance. As a core member of the Engineering Team, you will take responsibility for Engineering Work Planning & Control, across all assets located inside the site boundary (inclusive of utilities and infrastructure assets).  Through preparation, communication and delivery of a weekly maintenance plan, you will ensure that technical resources (internal labour and external contracts) are efficiently utilised and deployed, resulting in assets that are ready to produce when required by production for the benefit of our customers.

Requirements for the Job

In the job as a Engineering Planner you will lead & develop a weekly maintenance plan, maximising efficient utilisation of resources (people, materials, equipment). In addition you will lead longer term horizon planning which is matched to the needs of production plans – driving efficient use of resources  You will assume responsibility as CMMS Master Data owner and CMMS Super User – training colleagues in use of the system. You’ll analyse performance data held within the CMMS to help drive continuous improvement activity across the engineering department – both from the perspective of improving the effectiveness of planned maintenance activities as well as the efficiency with which it is executed. You will also act with integrity to build a professional engineering culture focussed on proactive equipment improvement

Salary & Benefits

This job as a Engineering Planner offers a very competitive salary in line with current market rates. We will also offer you a fantastic benefits package; 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays), a discount card for you and two friends or family members giving you each 10% off your shopping in Morrisons, colleague bonus scheme, life assurance and a competitive pension scheme. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as tonnes of flexible benefits.

You will need experience of setting up and managing engineering planning processes and reports and specific experience of defining a weekly activity plan with known resources, skills & materials. You’ll have the ability to get results from a team through a calm approach and also an ability to engage positively with production to ensure equipment release for maintenance. You will have knowledge of Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) Systems and also knowledge and set-up of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)