Engineering Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large food manufacturer in Bolton is seeking an Engineering Planning Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves planning and scheduling maintenance activities, managing the preventative maintenance system, and ensuring the availability of materials for work orders. The ideal candidate will have experience in engineering planning and contractor management, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. Competitive benefits including profit share and personal development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Discretionary profit share

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday

Award-winning pension scheme

Life assurance

Discounts for family through Extra Dough

Access to free physiotherapy

Comprehensive occupational health service

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Planner.
• Proven capability in contractor management.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance activities.
• Manage preventative maintenance systems.
• Ensure stock availability for scheduled works.

Skills

Experienced Engineering Planner

Experience of Contractor and stores management

IT knowledge

Analysing and problem-solving skills

H&S knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

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Client:

Warburtons Ltd

Location:

bolton, greater manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.08.2025

Expiry Date:

18.09.2025

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Job Description:

Company description:

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business.

Are you a Maintenance Manager or Engineering Planner, seeking a 6 month Fixed Term contract?

Working as an Engineering Planning Manager as part of a highly skilled and established engineering team, youll maximise plant reliability and performance to ensure our high standards of quality are achieved and to meet customers expectations. Managing the preventative maintenance system youll ensure overall equipment efficiency reducing downtime and damage.

Company description:

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business.

Job description:

Are you a Maintenance Manager or Engineering Planner, seeking a 6 month Fixed Term contract?

Working as an Engineering Planning Manager as part of a highly skilled and established engineering team, youll maximise plant reliability and performance to ensure our high standards of quality are achieved and to meet customers expectations. Managing the preventative maintenance system youll ensure overall equipment efficiency reducing downtime and damage.

The Recipe

As our Engineering Planning Manager, youll ensure the delivery of effective maintenance support to the site. Youll work collaboratively with Reliability Managers and Engineering site leads to plan and schedule all maintenance activity including backlog, spares and materials. In addition, youll support plant criticality reviews, review maintenance plans, establishing critical spares, and be the key user for the site SAP PM maintenance system and reporting.

Youll ensure stock is available for planned maintenance and ensure contractors work safely in line with risk assessments.

The Role

• Planning and scheduling of a risk-based maintenance strategy
• Planning shutdowns and follow on works
• Ensure data integrity within the CMMS system (SAP).
• Materials for work orders are anticipated and available for scheduled works
• CI evaluate the effectiveness of Planned performance maintenance tasks based on KPIs
• Ensure service contracts/external supplier relationships are maintained and supplier effectiveness is reviewed.
• Contractor Control - RAMS

Essential Ingredients

• Experienced Engineering Planner
• Experience of Contractor and stores management
• IT knowledge able to use widespread functions within relevant software inc. Microsoft Office and SAP
• Analysing and problem-solving skills anticipates problems before they occur, takes steps to deal with them/correctly & swiftly identifies the underlying problem & appropriate solutions, based on analysis of data.
• H&S knowledge e.g. IOSH able to ensure a safe working environment.
• Communication skills articulate/develops effective, long-term relationships with key people.

Extra Dough

And last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your breads worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.

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