Planning engineer

Are you a Planning Engineer with experience in the food or FMCG industry? We''re recruiting for a proactive and detail-oriented individual to join our established production facility in Poole.

This is an exciting opportunity to support continuous improvement initiatives, ensure health & safety compliance, and lead the planning of engineering and maintenance activities to support business performance.

• Develop and manage maintenance schedules using CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems).

• Plan, coordinate, and optimise engineering works to ensure minimal downtime and efficient operations.

• Lead and support performance improvement and reliability-based maintenance strategies.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and H&S teams to deliver planned works on time and safely.

• Drive continuous improvement and root cause analysis for unplanned downtime.

• Ensure strict compliance with health and safety standards, particularly within food manufacturing regulations.

• Proven planning/engineering experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.

• Solid knowledge of CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Shire, or similar).

• Strong understanding of performance management, maintenance KPIs, and asset reliability.

• Background in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

• Strong commitment to health and safety and working to high compliance standards.

• Competitive salary of -42,000 per annum.

• Day shift: Monday to Friday - no nights or weekends.

• Opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, supportive team with a strong focus on improvement.

• Career development within a growing company.