Engineering Planner

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Engineering Planner for a Combined Heat & Power Plant in Manchester. The role involves planning and delivering maintenance activities, ensuring all processes are efficient and compliant. Ideal candidates have a minimum of HNC/HND in Engineering and 5+ years of experience in a similar role, particularly in heavy industry sectors. Strong knowledge of maintenance methodologies and contractor management is essential. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full list of benefits available upon discussion

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in Engineering, preferably on a heavy industry plant.
• Experience with maintenance methodologies to maximize asset availability.
• Knowledge of PSSR, LOLER, PUWER regulations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and coordinate maintenance work orders and outages.
• Ensure work orders are fully prepared in CMMS.
• Liaise closely with production teams to align maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance methodologies

Contractor management

Root Cause Analysis

High pressure steam systems

Scheduling

Education

HNC / HND in Engineering

IOSH or NEBOSH

Time served Apprentice in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS (Maximo)

SAP Super User

Job description

Overview

Astute's Power Team are exclusively working with the SAICA Group to support the recruitment for a Engineering Planner for their Combined Heat & Power Plant located at their Papermill Facility in Manchester. As Engineering Planner you will be responsible for the planning and deliver of all mechanical plant outages across the facility. Ideally you’ll be qualified with a HNC / HND in Engineering with extensive Engineering or Maintenance Planning experience. You’ll be responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering safe, efficient maintenance activities across the site. Working closely with production, contractors and engineering teams, you’ll ensure all work is fully prepared, resourced and executed to plan. You’ll play a key role in outage and shutdown delivery, keeping schedules on track and risks under control. If you’re a Maintenance Engineer and are looking to join a modern site then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and coordinate maintenance work orders, outages and shutdowns across all disciplines.
• Ensure work orders are fully prepared in CMMS (Maximo), including scope, labour, materials, spare parts and documentation.
• Coordinate permits, isolations, inspections and safety preparations in line with site and production requirements.
• Plan and allocate internal and external labour, ensuring full resource coverage and contractor compliance.
• Manage contractor engagement, including access, inductions, certifications, quotations and purchase requests.
• Coordinate specialist support services, hire equipment, scaffolding, tools and lifting equipment.
• Develop shutdown plans and schedules (Gantt charts) and support shutdown execution and supervision when required.
• Liaise closely with production teams to align maintenance activities with operational plans.
• Monitor progress during shutdowns, escalating delays and proposing solutions as required.
• Maintain accurate work order data, manage backlog reporting and support continuous improvement in planning processes.
• Support the Mechanical Planner and participate in on-call support as required.

Professional qualifications

• Ideally qualified with a minimum HNC / HND in Engineering or equivalent
• IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous
• Time served Apprentice in Mechanical Engineering
• SAP Super User would be advantageous

Personal skills

• Has at least five years experience working in an Engineering capacity on a similar heavy industry plant – ideally utilising high pressure steam systems such as Power Plants, Refineries, COMAH sites etc.
• Extensive experience utilising maintenance methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis to maximise asset availability.
• Experience with management of sub-contractors.
• Working knowledge of PSSR, LOLER, PUWER regulations
• Extensive planning, scheduling and outage delivery experience

Salary and benefits

of the Engeineering Planner role

• Competitive salary
• Full list of benefits available upon discussion

INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.