Engineering Planner

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing company in Birmingham is seeking an Engineering Planner to coordinate site maintenance and ensure a reliable work order system. The ideal candidate should have experience in a similar role, familiarity with SAP tools, and strong scheduling skills. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits with a standard day shift from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential.
• Strong scheduling and planning skills are required.
• Experience in engineering or manufacturing industries is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance plans and update scheduled maintenance activities.
• Allocate parts and assist with work orders.
• Plan day-to-day maintenance activities.
• Manage work backlogs and support structured maintenance plans.

Skills

Scheduling and planning skills

Familiarity with SAP PM

Experience in engineering or manufacturing industries

Education

Minimum 5 GCSEs

Tools

SAP PM

SAP BI

SAP MRS

SAP MM

Job description

Job Details

Updated : Fri, Jul 25, 2025 2 : 22 PM

Role : Engineering Planner

Location : Birmingham

Salary : Competitive + Benefits

Hours : 8 : 30 am-4 : 30 pm, Monday-Friday

Our client is a well-established manufacturer with a strong focus on continuous improvement, reliability, and health / safety. They foster a culture that values the development of staff and processes.

As an Engineering Planner, you will play a crucial role in coordinating site maintenance planning to ensure a cost-effective, reliability-centred, and efficient maintenance work order system. Working closely with other departments, you will contribute to the smooth operation of the facility by creating and updating scheduled maintenance activities, managing work backlogs, and supporting the use of SAP PM / BI / MRS / MM for structured maintenance plans and historical documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate agreed maintenance plans and create and update scheduled maintenance activities
• Allocate parts and materials, and assist with production work order generation and management
• Plan and organise day-to-day maintenance activities and shut coordination
• Control and populate the engineering plan, and manage work backlogs
• Support the use of SAP PM / BI / MRS / MM for structured maintenance plans and historical documentation
• Schedule workload for Multiskilled Shift Technicians and review SAP Plant Maintenance modules
• Act as a site contact for contract labour and ensure equipment is maintained to a high standard
• Carry out risk assessments, attend / organise courses and meetings, and raise and manage work orders

The ideal candidate

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Familiarity with SAP PM / BI / MRS / MM
• Strong scheduling and planning skills
• Experience within engineering or manufacturing industries (desirable)
• Minimum 5 GCSEs

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