Job Description

Job details

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Date posted

22/09/2025

Application closing date

Location

Scunthorpe

Salary

Package

Contractual hours

36.5

Basis

Full time

Job description

Salary -

Negotiable depending on experience

Location -

Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work -

Days

What you need to know about the role

You will oversee the departmental planning function, collaborating with manufacturing and engineering teams to streamline and enhance proactive scheduling, ensuring maintenance plans meet target levels of schedule compliance safely and efficiently.

The Departmental Planning Engineer is the owner of the 52 week Master Schedule for the department. Proposes and manages the 6 week look ahead, including the requirements for labour, spares & external resources.

Co-ordinates the Scope of Works to be carried out during Shutdowns and implementing in conjunction with the Maintenance Engineers team.

The job holder will monitor and report in line with CAMF principles.

Your responsibilities include maintaining accurate daily feedback on hours logged into SAP by area shift teams and reporting any non-compliance to the Maintenance Engineering team through the Planning function. You will also optimize resource allocation within the department and lead the planning team.

Working alongside various plants/departments, you will ensure statutory, mandatory, legislative, and quality assurance requirements are met and properly documented.

What we need to know about you

You ideally need to be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline.

Proficiency in planning and scheduling software, particularly SAP PM, is essential, as well as strong knowledge of optimising maintenance resources, tracking and reporting in alignment with modern maintenance principles, and analysing data on work activities and costs.

You must have significant experience in team management and ensuring the safe execution of tasks, demonstrating a high level of self-motivation and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels.

A methodical and structured approach is crucial, with a proven ability to develop and implement a highly efficient planning model.

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.




Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:
Defined contribution company pension scheme 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays Life Assurance A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health Employee Assistance Programme Standby and call-out payments Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance - making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.

For more information about us and our journey please visit - www.britishsteel.co.uk.

How to apply

Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.



External candidates can apply by clicking on the 'apply online' button.


We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.