Engineering Planner

Unilever; Wirral; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company is seeking an interim Engineering Planner based in Port Sunlight Village, Wirral. The role focuses on planning maintenance activities and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Candidates should have a strong technical background, familiarity with predictive maintenance techniques, and experience managing maintenance resources effectively. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of up to £43,954 per annum. The role is expected to last until July 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience with predictive maintenance techniques and CMMS systems.
• Familiarity with managing maintenance planning processes.
• Technical qualification in engineering, ideally with an apprenticeship background.

Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Leader in planning maintenance activities.
• Schedule tasks and manage resources according to the maintenance plan.
• Ensure compliance with engineering requirements and continuous improvement.

Skills

Predictive techniques

Asset management

Technical Qualification (formal engineering apprenticeship)

Diagnostic/Fault finding/Lubrication

CMMS

ESAP

Coupa Buying System

IOSH Managing Safely

Education

Advanced diploma or equivalent + NVQ 3

Job description

Manpower are currently seeking an interim Engineering Planner, to work with our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Port Sunlight Village, Wirral easily accessible by train and car. This is a full-time temporary role to last until the end of July 2026, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday to work onsite.

Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to £43,954 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Engineering Leader, the role of the Engineering Planner is to support the Engineering Leader and the other Operational Leaders in the effective planning of maintenance activities across the Sourcing Unit. The Engineering Planner will play a key role in the ‘Run to Standard’ operational model during Preparation Execution and Standard working phases. During Preparation, the engineering planner will coach Focussed Technicians (FT) through maintenance planning processes, streamlining current PM activities and optimising frequencies as required.

During Deployment and Execution, the planner Schedules weekly tasks from the factory masterplan, modifies tasks when required and arranges engineering resources aligned to the weekly maintenance plan (with FT). Responsibility is also for the implementation and management of agreed maintenance systems to ensure, 3rd party, and critical maintenance activities are planned and managed effectively across the factory.

The Engineering Planner is also responsible for ensuring full compliance to all legal and mandatory engineering requirements and to provide support in analysis to continually improve the equipment reliability and cost effectiveness of the Factory maintenance programme

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Predictive techniques: e.g. oils analysis, historical data from CMMS systems to predict component lifecycle.
• Asset management
• Technical Qualification (formal engineering apprenticeship (dual skill) advanced diploma or equivalent + NVQ 3 in both disciplines)
• Diagnostic/Fault finding/ Lubrication
• CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management System)
• ESAP (Store Management System)
• Coupa Buying System (Purchasing system for spare parts)
• IOSH Managing Safely

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the Engineering Leader
• Ensure 5S standards are clearly defined and followed in your area
• Perform 5S audit according to the defined schedule and implement the improvement actions
• Manage the maintenance planning systems and processes for the engineering workshops, generating the required task lists.
• Support the maintenance planning for all areas, assisting with assessment of appropriate resource availability and the tasks can occur without conflicting requirements.
• Take part in PM shift briefs and debriefs
• Ensure that the learnings from maintenance activities and breakdowns are fed back into the maintenance schedules
• Be involved on equipment ranking process and apply criteria to prioritize maintenance
• Look to reduce frequency and time of PM schedules through improvements or loss reduction
• Manage assigned maintenance contracts.
• Assist in the management of the R+M budget and raise spare parts orders