Planning Engineer

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Job Title: Planning Engineer

Business: Tata Strip Products UK

Location: Port Talbot, South Wales

Salary : £30,000 - £40,000 + Benefits

Closing Date: Thursday 22nd September 2022

We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.

The Role

We are recruiting for a Planning Engineer based at our Carbon Dept at our Port Talbot Site. Reporting to the Section Engineering Manager. The purpose of the role is to provide leadership and support to the department. You will provide engineering expertise as well as ensuring work can be produced at optimised levels in order to manage both the current and future demands of the department’s internal and external customers.

A fundamental aspect of the role is to improve all maintenance productivity and quality by efficient planning, including coordination of spares and labour resources. This role is vital to the department in meeting and achieving its annual plan in respect to Statutory Outages under PSSR, DSEAR and COMAH. This includes ensuring the weekly and maintenance period planning and scheduling activities are implemented and supported to the agreed standard under the Maintenance Excellence Code of Practice and Guidelines.

Within the role, you will be responsible for the processing and managing of SAP work orders as directed and controlled by the Planning Process and the Quality Management System. You will be responsible for improving the efficiency and capability of the assets and must liaise with both members of the cross-functional team and contractors. The incumbent of the role will be key in ensuring the department works in partnership with its upstream and downstream partners and that the assets are managed to provide maximum efficiency

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an effective Planning Engineer with experience in fast paced heavy industrial manufacturing activities. We are looking for an individual with a demonstrable background of an engineering discipline, continuous improvement processes, sustainable operational excellence, preventative maintenance techniques, planning and implementing maintenance stops, reacting to faults & breakdowns and dealing with contractors.

You must have a strong awareness of engineering practices. Successful applicants will be expected to work towards obtaining IOSH qualification and NVQ Level 4.

Applicants Will Possess The Following

Advanced computer skills – experience of SAP PR4 and Microsoft Packages including Word, Excel and Project are preferable

The ability to work independently and as part of a team

The ability to use initiative to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment

The ability to create a high level of trust with employees at all levels

Must be committed to achieving safety, environmental, and service targets

You must have a sound knowledge of health and safety requirements, such as CDM regulations, PBS/ATW systems, as well as QA Documentation

The Benefits

Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:

• A market competitive salary
• 35 days holidays per annum
• Annual Pay Review
• Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
• Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
  

We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.

The Business

Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.

Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today