Engineering Planner

ConvaTec Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global medical products company in the UK is seeking an Engineering Planner to oversee preventative maintenance schedules, manage resources, and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure operational compliance and efficiency. Candidates should possess engineering qualifications and experience in a regulated environment. This office-based role offers a weekday schedule from 09:00-16:30.

Qualifications

• Experience in fault finding in mechanical/electrical/pneumatic systems.
• Experience in a highly regulated maintenance environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize preventative maintenance schedules.
• Manage lubrication standards and breakdown analysis.
• Ensure maintenance compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering knowledge

Fault finding in systems

Leadership within maintenance framework

Strong written communication

Education

Time served engineer (electrical & mechanical)

Tools

CMMS (Maximo)

SAP

Office suite

Job description

Overview

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About Convatec: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for chronic conditions with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we operate in around 90 countries, and Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Position Overview

The Engineering Planner is responsible for creating, optimising and planning preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring all required parts are available for each maintenance activity, managing lubrication standards and breakdown analysis reports, and meeting customer and organisational expectations. The Planner will be at the forefront of the Maximo CMMS for the Engineering department, liaising with external contractors for planned service and maintenance, and coordinating calibration activities with the Controls Team. This role will lead SAP purchasing of parts and servicing contracts. The position is office-based and will work closely with Maintenance Manager, Controls Manager, Facilities Manager, Manufacturing Shift Leads, Planners and Stores Team to communicate and organise maintenance activities and ensure maintenance compliance is met in a timely manner.

This role supports alignment with business objectives within the department while ensuring maintenance is fully functional and compliant with company and sector guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to deliver required KPIs.
• Prioritise and align labour to PM and TPM tasks with Maintenance Manager, Manufacturing Shift Leads and Planners.
• Support calibration and CMMS requirements with all Engineering Managers.
• Ensure site assets are compliant with Safety & Quality standards and metrics.
• Provide leadership to maintenance technicians on site, ensuring visibility and service to line-based teams.
• Execute TPM to reduce machine time loss and improve OEE year on year.
• Drive maintenance compliance through safety, quality and root-cause analysis.
• Prioritise data-driven decisions based on actual figures.
• Lead improvement and optimisation of scheduled maintenance procedures.
• Implement predictive and preventative maintenance techniques and support autonomous maintenance.
• Manage planned maintenance execution and ensure 100% compliance.
• Coordinate with internal departments for operational readiness of new/modified installations to ensure safety, reliability and maintainability.
• Share practices with TPM stakeholders across sites to improve results.
• Understand financial metrics and KPIs; work with site leadership to achieve improvement goals.
• Control and organise all statutory contractor visits; coordinate contractor management and permits for planned maintenance and servicing.

Authority

• The Engineering Planner will deputise for the Maintenance Manager during absences.

Skills & Experience

• Time served Engineer with considerable knowledge in manufacturing engineering.
• Proficient in fault finding across mechanical/electrical/pneumatic systems.
• Experience with CMMS (Maximo) and SAP; proficient with Office suite and statistical tools (e.g., Minitab) and project management tools.
• Experience in a highly regulated maintenance environment; leadership experience within a maintenance framework is advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills; data-driven, with the ability to challenge when needed.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with shop floor and office staff.

Qualifications/Education

• Time served engineer (electrical & mechanical); craft technician qualifications (NVQ4, PLC qualifications, C&G, ONC/HNC, BTEC or equivalent).

Team

• Support the training and guidance of Engineering Apprentices and assist Maintenance Technicians in solving complex issues on production lines.

Travel & Languages

• Travel may be required to attend training courses.
• Languages: English (spoken and written).

Working Conditions & Special Factors

This role is shop floor-based, covering three manufacturing units. Weekday shift – Monday to Friday (09:00-16:30).

Equal Opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. No one will be discriminated against based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Additional Information

Notices: Convatec does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firms without a valid written agreement. If you are an active Convatec employee, use the internal Career Site to apply. For concerns about recruitment scams, contact [e-mail].