Planner (Engineering)

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

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Job Description

Monday–Friday | 8:00am–4:00pm (site based)

Be the person who keeps our Engineering team moving.

At Valeo Foods UK, our Norwich site is home to one of the nation’s favourite snacks – kettle chips! Behind every bag is a busy factory, a brilliant team and a whole lot of engineering that keeps everything running safely, efficiently and reliably.

We’re looking for an Engineering Planner to join our Engineering team and become the linchpin that keeps the department organised, prepared and one step ahead.

This is a role where planning, organisation and coordination are everything. You’ll bring together planned maintenance, engineering activity, contractors, compliance and day-to-day priorities to make sure the right work happens at the right time.

An engineering background would be a fantastic bonus, but it isn’t essential. What really matters is that you’re an excellent planner who can organise activity, manage competing priorities and make things happen.

What will you be doing?

You’ll play a central role in keeping our Engineering department on track, including:

• Managing and coordinating the site’s planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
• Planning and coordinating third-party contractors and engineering works
• Managing the day-to-day engineering plan and ensuring planned work is delivered effectively
• Coordinating engineering activities with production and other departments to minimise disruption
• Supporting engineering compliance and audit requirements
• Working closely with the Engineering team to ensure maintenance activities are planned, scheduled and completed
• Supporting food safety compliance and ensuring engineering activities meet site standards
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring 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.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

We’re more interested in how you work and what makes you tick than whether you've spent your career in engineering.

You’ll be someone who:

• Has strong planning and organisational skills
• Can manage multiple priorities and keep everything moving
• Is naturally proactive and likes to stay one step ahead
• Has excellent attention to detail
• Is confident coordinating different people, teams and contractors
• Can work at pace and respond quickly when priorities change
• Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships
• Is comfortable working with schedules, systems, data and deadlines
• Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion

Additional Information

Ready to make your mark?

Join Valeo Foods UK and become the person who helps keep our Engineering team – and our kettle chip factory – running like clockwork.

If you’re an organised, proactive planner who loves making things happen, we want to hear from you.