Engineering Planner

The Sterling Choice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is seeking an Engineering Planning Lead in London to ensure maintenance activities are scheduled and executed on time. You will manage CMMS data, maintain the asset register and drive meaningful reports for stakeholders.

Based in Park Royal, you will chair planning meetings and ensure contractor paperwork is in order. The role covers shutdowns, spares, service contracts and KPIs to shape the maintenance system rather than merely administer it.

Qualifications

• Solid mechanical/electrical engineering know-how
• Experience planning or managing engineering work, not just doing it
• The confidence to influence people who don't report to you
• Experience in root cause analysis

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate maintenance work to ensure on-schedule execution
• Chair the weekly planning meeting and drive data-driven decisions
• Maintain CMMS data, asset register and generate useful reports
• Ensure contractor paperwork is complete before work starts
• Own shutdowns, spares, service contracts and KPIs

Skills

Mechanical engineering know-how

Planning engineering work

Influence without direct authority

Root cause analysis

Job description

Fed up of engineering planning being an afterthought? Here, it isn't.

You'll be the one keeping the wheels turning — making sure the right work, the right parts and the right people come together so planned maintenance actually happens on schedule, not just on paper.

You'll run the CMMS system like it's your own patch: clean data, a proper asset register, and reports that actually tell people something useful. You'll chair the weekly planning meeting, not just attend it. And when a contractor turns up on site, you'll be the one making sure their paperwork's in order before they lift a finger.

Shutdowns, spares, service contracts, KPIs — it's all yours to shape, not just administer.

What you\'ll need:

• Solid mechanical/electrical engineering know-how — ideally from an FMCG or maintenance environment
• Experience planning or managing engineering work, not just doing it
• The confidence to influence people who don\'t report to you
• Experience in root cause analysis

The details:

• Monday-Friday, 08:00-16:30. Based in Park Royal. Salary is £45,000 - £50,000

If you\'re the type who\'d rather fix the system than fight it every day, we should talk