Engineering Planner - FMCG Maintenance Scheduler (Mon-Fri)

Alexander Steele Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Mon-Fri, 40h

Job summary

Alexander Steele Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Planner for a food manufacturing site in Suffolk. The role focuses on maintenance planning, CMMS management and coordinating schedules to ensure safe, timely execution of maintenance activities.

The successful candidate will plan PPM and corrective work, ensure availability of spare parts and resources, and collaborate with Engineering, Production Planning and Operations to minimise downtime.

Qualifications

• Experience in Engineering Planning, Maintenance Planning or Engineering Coordination.
• Background in Food Manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS; Shire experience preferred.
• Familiar with PPM, reactive maintenance and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage CMMS and maintenance scheduling.
• Coordinate daily/weekly maintenance across day/night shifts.
• Plan and schedule PPM, corrective maintenance, and major works.
• Ensure spare parts, tools, permits and resources are ready.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production Planning and Operations to minimise disruption.
• Manage work orders, backlogs, asset records and documentation.
• Monitor maintenance performance and improve reliability.
• Support stock optimisation and reliability initiatives.

Skills

Engineering planning

CMMS knowledge

PPM scheduling

Food manufacturing

Shire CMMS

Maintenance coordination

Strong communication

Engineering qualification

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Shire CMMS

Job description

Alexander Steele Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Planner for a food manufacturing site in Suffolk. The role focuses on maintenance planning, CMMS management and coordinating schedules to ensure safe, timely execution of maintenance activities.

The successful candidate will plan PPM and corrective work, ensure availability of spare parts and resources, and collaborate with Engineering, Production Planning and Operations to minimise downtime.