Engineering Planner - Chesterfield

TN United Kingdom; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a permanent engineering planner, where you'll support both mechanical and electrical teams. This role involves creating maintenance schedules, managing work requests, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. If you have a background in mechanical or electrical engineering and enjoy planning, this position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth. Be part of an award-winning organization committed to quality and service excellence, making a real impact in the manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Free company products

Free on-site parking

Discounts on food and retail

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• Completed a recognized mechanical engineering apprenticeship.
• Highly proficient with CMMS and SAP systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and communicate weekly and monthly maintenance schedules.
• Monitor completion and progress of work orders.
• Ensure all engineering tasks are carried out safely.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Planning

CMMS

SAP

Microsoft Project

Excel

Education

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

City & Guilds or equivalent NVQ qualification

Tools

CMMS System

SAP System

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

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Client:

Northwood

Location:

Chesterfield, United Kingdom

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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About the Role

Do you want to work for a progressive organisation with a good history, who makes a product that our customers want and need?

We are looking for a permanent engineering planner to join our engineering team.

This is a days-based role working 7am - 3.30pm Monday to Wednesday and 7am - 3pm Thursday - Friday.

This role offers varied tasks and the chance to support the electrical and mechanical engineering teams.

If you have previous experience in mechanical or electrical engineering and planning, we want to hear from you!

The engineering department at our Chesterfield site requires a dedicated engineering planner to build and communicate weekly and monthly maintenance schedules to assist in the completion of planned maintenance activities, ad-hoc repairs, and statutory inspections.

• Use of the CMMs system to prioritize work requests and ensure all work is planned effectively.
• Issue work orders to the teams and monitor completion and progress against tasks.
• Produce weekly plans in advance for engineering resources at Chesterfield.
• Plan all work and resources on a day-to-day basis and for planned maintenance outages.
• Work closely with the mechanical and electrical engineering managers to ensure all engineering tasks are carried out safely with permits to work, LOTO procedures, risk assessments, and SOPs being followed at all times and developed where necessary.
• Ensure that parts and services are purchased economically and available for planned work activities.
• Use SAP system to ensure that critical spares are always held in stock.
• Support the engineering team to build programs of work into engineering shutdown plans.
• Be actively involved in maintenance activities at the mill.
• Supervise contract resources to execute the engineering plan to achieve shutdown timings and mill availability.

The following are essential for this role:

· Completed a recognized mechanical engineering apprenticeship, preferably with a City & Guilds or equivalent NVQ qualification.

· Highly proficient with CMMS and SAP systems.

· Experience in mechanical maintenance engineering.

· Proficient in Microsoft Project or Excel.

· Proven experience in maintaining complex automated manufacturing equipment.

About Company

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply, and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer markets.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away-from-home tissue industry. We are one of the few companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated, involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage, and transportation.

Our portfolio covers professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper, and private label products. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland, and Europe, serving markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering, and education.

We are a successful, award-winning, and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality and market-leading service and sales support.

DE&I

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms
• Wellness programs, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom