Engineering Coordinator

Planet Pharma Group; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking an Engineering Coordinator to join the site engineering team. You will coordinate contractor activities, review RAMS and permits, schedule maintenance work, and keep engineering records up to date in a safety-focused, highly regulated environment.

You’ll work with engineers, contractors and internal stakeholders to maintain operations, drive continuous improvement, and support audits and CAPA processes in a pharmaceutical manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating contractors or maintenance activities in engineering/facilities/manufacturing.
• Comfort with Permit-to-Work systems and RAMS review.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a busy operational setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate contractor activities and maintenance work.
• Review RAMS and permits and ensure compliance.
• Schedule and track maintenance tasks; maintain accurate documentation.
• Support audits, quality/compliance activities and continuous improvement.

Skills

Contractor coordination

Permit-to-Work

RAMS review

Maintenance records

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Job description

Planet Pharma is supporting a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the search for an Engineering Coordinator to join their site engineering team.

This position sits at the centre of day-to-day engineering operations, helping to ensure maintenance and contractor activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with site and regulatory requirements. Working closely with engineers, contractors, and key stakeholders across the site, you’ll play an important role in keeping operations running smoothly while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and compliance.

You’ll be involved in coordinating contractor activities, reviewing RAMS and permits, scheduling maintenance work, and ensuring engineering records and documentation remain accurate and up to date. The role will also provide exposure to compliance activities, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

About You:

We’re interested in speaking with candidates who have previous experience coordinating contractors or maintenance activities within an engineering, facilities, manufacturing, or similar environment. You’ll be comfortable working with Permit-to-Work systems and reviewing RAMS, while balancing multiple priorities in a busy operational setting.

You should be confident building relationships with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, with the communication skills to challenge where necessary and ensure work is completed safely and to the required standard. Experience using maintenance management systems and maintaining accurate documentation will be important, as will a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Exposure to regulated environments such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, FMCG, or manufacturing would be advantageous. Knowledge of GMP, Quality Management Systems, audits, deviations, change controls, or CAPA processes would also be beneficial, although not essential. Additional qualifications such as IOSH or NEBOSH would be welcomed.

Education & Experience:

You’ll ideally hold an engineering qualification, have relevant engineering experience, or be working towards a recognised engineering qualification.