Job Title: Engineering Planner
Location: Queensferry
Salary: 47K-50K D.O.E
Department: Engineering / Maintenance
The Role
My client is looking for an experienced Engineering Planner to join the team and play a key role in driving maintenance performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership position, requiring strong planning capability, system expertise, and excellent communication skills.
The role is approximately 20% hands-on, primarily supporting planned maintenance (PMs), with 80% office-based responsibilities, including planning, coordination, and direct leadership of maintenance technicians.
Key Responsibilities
Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities using a CMMS, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Provide direct leadership to maintenance technicians.
Execute and embed Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to reduce machine downtime and drive year-on-year improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Manage and optimise preventive maintenance (PM) schedules to improve asset reliability
Drive maintenance compliance across safety, quality, and regulatory standards
Lead effective root cause analysis, ensuring issues are resolved permanently rather than repeatedly
Work closely with production, engineering, and operations teams to support continuous improvement initiatives
Skills & Experience Required
Proven experience in an engineering planning or maintenance leadership role within a manufacturing environment
Strong CMMS experience, with the ability to plan, schedule, and manage maintenance activities effectively
Experience using SAP (essential), with the ability to work independently and be fully self-sufficient
Solid understanding of TPM, OEE, and preventive maintenance best practices
Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across engineering and production teams
A proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
Why Join My Client?
A key role with real influence on site performance and reliability
8+% Pension Company Contribution
A balanced position combining planning, leadership, and 20% hands-on engineering
Opportunity to work in a continuous improvement–driven manufacturing environment
A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Bonus Scheme
Private Healthcare
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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