Engineering Planner
Runcorn, United Kingdom, WA7 3FA
Who We Are
We touch the lives of over 200 million patients every day, and billions every year. After all, everyone needs healthcare or medication at some point. Yet until today, you may not have heard of us. We’re Teva, a global pharmaceutical company, committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare to patients around the world and we currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Engineering Planner to join our team on a Full Time, Permanent basis in Runcorn.
At Teva Runcorn, we develop, manufacture and market innovative and affordable medicines, specialising in sterile liquid products mainly used for treating respiratory conditions using Blow-Fill-Seal technology as well as injectable Combination Products such as our MS treatment Copaxone.
The Opportunity
The Engineering Planner plays a critical role in driving efficient, effective, and compliant engineering activity across the site. The role is responsible for planning engineering and maintenance activities while ensuring the availability of resources, spares, and equipment. This position supports operational reliability and continuous improvement by owning the engineering planning process, managing KPIs, and optimising the engineering stores inventory in alignment with business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planned Engineering Activity
- Development and ownership of engineering and maintenance plans for routine and project-based activity.
- Coordination of shutdown, preventive, and corrective maintenance planning.
- Spares Management
- Ensure spares and consumables are available ahead of planned work.
- Minimise downtime through proactive inventory management.
- KPI Management and Reporting
- Manage and report on key engineering KPIs (e.g. schedule adherence, PM/Breakdown PM ratios, mean time to repair, downtime trends).
- Provide insights and recommendations to maintenance leadership.
- Engineering Stores Ownership
- Full ownership of inventory processes: classification, stock levels, critical spares review, obsolescence management.
- Lead periodic reviews and implement continuous improvement in materials management.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Supplier Management
- Act as key liaison with MRO & consumables supplier for material planning, performance tracking, and issue resolution. Owner of the relationship with external supplier for MRO materials.
- Engage cross-functionally with engineering, facilities, utilities, supply chain, and operations leaders.
Who We Are Looking For
Do You Have?
- Technical qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering field (HNC/HND or higher preferred).
- Planning or maintenance certification (e.g, SMRP, CMRP, APM) would be desirable.
- Experience in a regulated industry essential.
- Pharmaceutical experience preferred with any understanding of industry standards (GMP, GEP, FDA, MHRA expectations).
- Previous experience of leading/supporting maintenance planning and scheduling initiatives.
- Working knowledge of CMMS, strong preference of SAP (PM).
Are You?
- Data-driven mindset with ability to extract and present actionable insights.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Effective communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What We Offer
We support our people through every stage of their journey with us. Our flexible reward platform puts you in control, empowering you to tailor your benefits to fit your lifestyle, priorities, and what matters most to you. With 25 days of annual leave that grows with your service, the flexibility to purchase additional days, and two dedicated volunteering days each year, your time off is truly yours to enjoy, recharge, and give back. We prioritise your health with private medical insurance, life assurance, critical illness cover, and income protection.
Whether you're growing your family or pursuing new adventures, our enhanced maternity and paternity leave, sabbaticals, and hybrid working policies are here to support you through life’s most meaningful moments. Financial wellbeing matters too, which is why we offer an enhanced pension scheme, access to a discount store, and free financial coaching through Bippit.
To help you grow with confidence, we offer a structured training and development programme tailored to your role and department, equipping you with the tools, knowledge, and support you need to thrive.
Already Working @TEVA?
If you are a current Teva employee, please apply using the internal career site available on "Employee Central". By doing so, your application will be treated with priority. You will also be able to see opportunities that are open exclusively to Teva employees. Use the following link to search and apply: Internal Career Site
The internal career site is available from your home network as well. If you have trouble accessing your EC account, please contact your local HR/IT partner.
Application deadline for internal candidates will close on Tuesday 5th August 2025 #TJ
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