Engineering Maintenance Planner

Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2500 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

The Opportunity
The site engineering Maintenance Planner is a technically skilled position responsible for planning day to day maintenance of work orders and preventative maintenance tasks across the site. As part of this planning, consideration must be given to staffing levels, changeovers, planned downtime, parts availability, tools and training to ensure the plans are attainable and executed.

Role Responsibility

Collaborate with maintenance engineers to understand work orders or tasks, ensuring they have the resources needed (e.g., spare parts, tools) to complete their work effectively.
Plan and coordinate external contractor maintenance using a Permit to Work system, ensuring minimal impact on production schedules.
Manage monthly engineering budgets, ensuring expenditures align with the planned costs while tracking and reporting any variances.
Organize contractor activities and manage service contracts, ensuring these are effectively scheduled, monitored, and aligned with operational requirements.
Maintain up-to-date records for site-wide calibration and compliance, ensuring documentation is always audit-ready for inspections.
Manage purchase orders and invoices, ensuring all financial commitments are tracked and settled within the correct reporting period.
Understand production schedules, working closely with teams to minimize maintenance impact on production and align tasks with planned downtime.

The Ideal Candidate

What do you need to bring to the role?
Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we encourage applications from a variety of different work backgrounds. We're keen to learn a little more about you and your career.

The following skillsets and experience will allow you to thrive in this role:

Positive attitude
Can do attitude
Target Driven
Quality minded
Work under pressure
Proficient software purchasing systems as well as CMMS maintenance software
Proficient in Microsoft office programs and be able to put together reports, charts and scorecards on maintenance
Experience planning maintenance activities

Package Description

Competitive salary and Benefits
Average 36 hour working week (with a day off every other Friday!)
Working hours: 8am - 4.30pm, Mon-Fri
22.5 days annual leave + Bank holidays
Option to buy a week's holiday each year
8% Employer Pension Contribution
Free access to Headspace App
Option to join Sharesave scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
On-site parking

About the Company

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com