Engineering Planner
Location: KetteringContract: 6 monthsDay Rate: £450 per day Outside IR35Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pmDiscipline: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Planner to support the coordination and delivery of mechanical and electrical engineering projects at a large food manufacturing site in Kettering.
The role will focus on planning and prioritising a varied portfolio of live CAPEX projects, including machinery installations, pipework, electrical panels, power supply upgrades and wider plant infrastructure improvements.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a hands‑on engineering planner who understands how mechanical and electrical works are delivered in a live manufacturing environment. They will be confident coordinating multiple stakeholders, balancing competing resource demands and developing realistic schedules around shutdowns and operational requirements.
Candidates with a manufacturing background and those based locally to Kettering will be particularly well suited.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed schedules for multiple mechanical and electrical engineering projects.
- Use Gantt charts and planning software to sequence activities, allocate resources and track project progress.
- Coordinate labour, contractors and specialist resources across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Plan and prioritise work around production requirements and scheduled plant shutdowns.
- Attend regular planning meetings, typically twice per week, to review upcoming works, contractor commitments and resource conflicts.
- Coordinate stakeholders to avoid clashes over equipment, access, labour and other site resources.
- Improve forward planning and reduce reactive, short‑notice scheduling.
- Monitor project progress, identify delays and resource constraints, and support recovery planning.
- Maintain accurate planning databases covering project timelines, labour requirements, resources and dependencies.
- Support CAPEX projects involving machinery installations, pipework, steam systems, electrical panels, distribution boards, power supplies and safety circuits.
- Work closely with engineering and project teams to ensure schedules reflect operational constraints and available resources.
Essential Experience
- Previous experience as an Engineering Planner, Project Planner or in a similar engineering planning role.
- Mechanical or electrical engineering experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Experience coordinating multiple live projects, contractors and resources.
- Understanding of project sequencing, dependencies, scheduling and resource allocation.
- Experience using Gantt charts or project scheduling software.
- Strong organisational, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment where priorities can change.
Desirable Experience
- Food manufacturing, FMCG or similar industrial production experience.
- Experience planning engineering works around plant shutdowns.
- Exposure to CAPEX projects, machinery installations, pipework and electrical infrastructure upgrades.
- Experience using Ganttic or similar project planning and resource scheduling software.
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