Location
Whitley, Coventry
Position
Planner
Vacancy Type
Contract
J37357922

Job Description

Job Title: Instrumentation Planning Engineer 

Location: Whitley, Coventry 

Rate:  £28.44ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £21.25ph on a PAYE basis

Employment Type: Maternity Contract (31.3.2027)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week                         

Reference: - J37357922

Position Description:

Responsible for establishing baseline criteria to plan and schedule workload relative to various engineering projects. Carry out necessary preplanning to examine scope of work, resources, engineering material and quantities and financial impact. 

Responsibilities:

  • Manage projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.
  • Develop and maintain a build plan, ensuring alignment with programme timelines.
  • Produce weekly reports to visualise demand, capacity and build progress for leadership and stakeholders.
  • Review new build requests in the published workplan and ensure accurate scheduling.
  • Track build status and task progression through a JIRA board and local tools, escalating issues when necessary.
  • Identify instrumentation and material requirements for each build and along with long lead items.
  • Request and evaluate quotations, manage supplier interactions, support order placement and delivery.
  • Conduct weekly cross functional meetings with engineering, operations, procurement, and programme teams.
  • Capture requirements through stakeholder discussions.
  • Engage with internal customers to understand build requirements and translate them into formal requests on our internal tool.
  • Interact with the vehicle and engine build planners, assist when necessary.
  • Update the Instrumentation Resource Chart on a weekly basis.
  • Assist the Lead Planner when required.

Experience Required:

  • Knowledge of vehicle and HV battery systems, components and instrumentation.
  • Strong IT skills including experience using Excel and PowerPoint to a competent creator level.
  • Must be able to communicate complex information with confidence.
  • Must be willing to learn and adapt to changing situations whilst demonstrating accountability for actions.
  • Must have excellent written and verbal skills.
  • Must demonstrate attention to detail.
  • Must be able to document essential information.
  • Must be a ‘Team Player’ with the ability to work independently when required.
  • Knowledge of maintaining a JIRA board or similar system
  • Degree educated or equivalent experience in similar role

THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35**


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Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply!

CS Technical Staffing Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency. 
We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries. 

No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.

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