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DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. At our Launceston site, our Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable and efficient operations to support our customers and grow our business. We are now looking for an Engineering Planner to strengthen our Engineering function and help drive world-class maintenance planning, asset reliability and continuous improvement. The Engineering Planner is responsible for owning the planning and scheduling of all preventive, planned and corrective maintenance activities. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, Operations and wider Engineering team, you will ensure maintenance work is well prepared, prioritised and delivered safely, efficiently and in line with site and business objectives. This is a key role in reducing reactive maintenance, improving asset health and supporting consistent operational performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Job Responsibility:
Own the end-to-end planning and scheduling of preventive, planned and corrective maintenance activities, ensuring work is optimised, prioritised and scheduled at least one week in advance where practicable
Develop, maintain and continuously improve high-quality maintenance plans, including accurate labour, materials, tooling, permits and operational requirements
Build and maintain a credible, achievable weekly maintenance schedule aligned to site priorities, labour availability and operational constraints
Lead the weekly scheduling process, ensuring clear communication, challenge and commitment from Engineering, Operations and key stakeholders
Maintain accurate, complete and reliable CMMS (SAP) data, including work orders, task lists, asset care plans, Bills of Materials and maintenance history
Act as the Engineering SAP key user for the site, supporting standard ways of working, system compliance and UK SAP governance requirements
Monitor maintenance performance through agreed KPIs, using data to improve schedule compliance, reduce downtime and support effective decision making
Ensure all planned maintenance activities comply with DS Smith Health, Safety and Environmental standards, embedding safety into all work planning
Drive continuous improvement in planning and scheduling processes, challenging inefficiencies and supporting root cause analysis and improvement activities
Requirements:
Proven experience in an Engineering Planner / Scheduler role within a manufacturing, industrial or FMCG environment
Strong understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling and asset care principles
Experience using a CMMS system, ideally SAP
High attention to detail with a data-driven and structured approach
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
A proactive, continuous improvement mindset aligned to DS Smith values
Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental standards within maintenance activities
What we offer:
Competitive salary
Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
Pension scheme & Life insurance
Share Save scheme
Income Protection
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Virtual GP, Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine