Engineering Planner

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care Ostomy Care Continence Care and Infusion Care. With more than 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in around 90 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit

Position Overview:

The Engineering Planner is responsible for the creating optimising and planning of preventative maintenance schedules ensure all required parts are available for each maintenance activity manage the lubrication standards and breakdown analysis reports and meet customer & organisation expectations. The Engineering Planner will be at the forefront of the Maximo CMMS for the Engineering department. The Engineering Planner will liaise and organise all external contractors for planned service and maintenance work for all departments within the Engineering Team. The Engineering Planner will work closely with the Controls Team to plan all calibration activities including the collecting and sending of items to external calibration testing providers. This role will be the forefront of SAP purchasing of parts and servicing contracts.

The position is primarily an office-based role leading the high standard of preventative and corrective maintenance within the site Maintenance Team. The Engineering Planner will work hand in hand with the Maintenance Manager Controls Manager Facilities Manager Manufacturing Shift Leads Planners and Stores Team to communicate and organise maintenance activities. The Engineering Planner is to ensure that all maintenance compliance expectations are met in a timely manner.

This role is responsible to ensure coherence to business objectives within the department whilst ensuring that maintenance is fully functional and operating within all company and sector guidelines (validated states like for like changes etc.)

Key Responsibilities:

• Works very closely with the Maintenance Manager to deliver all required KPIs.
• Works collaboratively with Maintenance Manager Manufacturing Shift Leads and Planners to prioritise and align labour to all PM and TPM tasks.
• Works collaboratively with all Engineering Managers to support their calibration and CMMS requirements.
• Ensures site assets are compliant through Safety & Quality standards and metrics.
• Hands on role with direct leadership of maintenance technicians for the Deeside site ensuring maximum visibility of team on shop floor providing strong service to our line-based teams.
• Execute Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) driving down machine time loss supporting increased OEE year on year.
• Drives maintenance compliance through safety & quality and drive team to real Root-Cause through effective analysis.
• Prioritises data to communicate within the organisation - decisions based on actual figures rather than intuition or observation alone.
• Lead the improvement and optimisation of all scheduled maintenance procedures
• Implement predictive and preventative maintenance techniques and support Autonomous maintenance.
• Manage planned maintenance execution and ensure 100% compliance
• Works with other internal departments to prepare for operational readiness of new and modified installations to ensure safety reliability and maintainability of equipment.
• Coordinate with other TPM stakeholders and sites to share practices and improve results
• Understand financial metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Works with site leadership to develop and achieve aggressive improvement goals
• Control and organise all statutory contractor visits.
• Co-ordinate contractor management and permits for planned maintenance and servicing.

Authority (if applicable):

• The Engineering Planner will deputise for the Maintenance Manager with the running of the maintenance team during absences.

Skills & Experience:

• Time served Engineer.
• Considerable knowledge and experience in manufacturing engineering is essential
• Knowledge of technical fault finding is essential
• Expert knowledge in mechanical/electrical and pneumatic systems
• Previous experience of improvement projects and leading teams
• Experience in a highly regulated maintenance environment is essential
• Management experience within a maintenance framework would be a distinct advantage
• Must be proficient with PC programs i.e. Office (Excel Word and PowerPoint) Statistical tools like Minitab or Jump Project Mgmt (Microsoft Project etc.) SAP.
• Previous experience of utilising CMMS is essential (Maximo)
• Self - Motivation and flexibility of job assignments
• Blend of leadership and technical skills
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Results and data orientated
• Driven attitude with the ability to hold high working standards and challenge when required
• Must be able to build a strong working relationship with employees on shop floor and in the office

Qualifications/Education:

• Time served engineer (electrical & mechanical)
• Craft technician qualifications i.e. NVQ 4 specified PLC qualification C&G ONC/HNC BTEC in an appropriate Engineering Discipline or equivalent.

Team:

• Support the training and guidance of the Engineering Apprentices.
• Support the Maintenance Technicians to solve complex issues on the production lines.

Principal Contacts & Purpose of Contact:

Internal

• Deeside Manufacturing teams
• Maintenance Manager & Senior Engineering Manager
• Local Controls Facilities CI & Reliability teams
• Local Project and Product Development teams
• Local Quality teams

External

• Material and service providers
• Approved contractors
• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)

All contacts are to be utilised to aid in the service repair fault finding modification and parts identification and ordering to reduce the downtime oft he process and plant equipment.

Travel Requirements:

Travel may be required to attend training courses for the role.

Languages:

• Speaking: Yes English*

• Writing/Reading: Yes English*

Working Conditions:

This role is shop floor-based covering three manufacturing units.

Special Factors:

Weekday Shift Monday Friday (09:00-16:30)

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