Engineering Planner: Keep the Plant Running on Schedule

Valeo Foods; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo Foods UK is seeking an Engineering Planner to join our Norwich site, keeping the engineering department on track and ahead of maintenance. The role focuses on planning, organisation and coordination to ensure the right work happens at the right time.

Experience in engineering helps but not essential; we value proactive planners who manage contractors, compliance and production interfaces, ensuring safety and quality across the site.

Qualifications

• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and keep work moving.
• Proactive mindset and ability to stay one step ahead.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident coordinating people, teams and contractors.
• Ability to work at pace and adapt to changing priorities.
• Clear communication and strong working relationships.
• Comfort with schedules, systems, data and deadlines.
• Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the site’s planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules.
• Plan and coordinate third-party contractors and engineering works.
• Manage the day-to-day engineering plan and ensure planned work is delivered.
• Coordinate engineering activities with production and other departments to minimise disruption.
• Support engineering compliance and audit requirements.
• Work closely with the Engineering team to ensure maintenance activities are planned, scheduled and completed.
• Support food safety compliance and ensure engineering activities meet site standards.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure actions and planned works are followed through.
• Using SHIRE PARANHA as part of the engineering planning process.
• Ensuring engineering work is appropriately planned, scheduled and recorded within the relevant systems.
• Staying ahead of upcoming maintenance, contractor visits, compliance requirements and other engineering activity.
• Acting as the central point of coordination for what’s happening, when it’s happening and who needs to be involved.
• Ultimately, you’ll help make sure that nothing gets missed.

Skills

Planning

Organisation

Coordination

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Scheduling

Data handling

Tools

Governance processes

Contractor coordination

Job description

Valeo Foods UK is seeking an Engineering Planner to join our Norwich site, keeping the engineering department on track and ahead of maintenance. The role focuses on planning, organisation and coordination to ensure the right work happens at the right time.

Experience in engineering helps but not essential; we value proactive planners who manage contractors, compliance and production interfaces, ensuring safety and quality across the site.