Siemens
Planning Engineer/Manager
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At Siemens Mobility
We are not just imagining the future of transportation—we are building it. Our team of experts is dedicated to creating smart, efficient, and sustainable mobility solutions that improve the daily lives of millions of passengers. We are looking for passionate professionals who are eager to innovate and push the boundaries of what's possible. If you are ready to be part of a transformative journey, come and join us.
We are looking for someone to come and join the team as a Planning Engineer/Manager at our Bedford Depot.
The role will provide planning support, short, medium and long term, for both the depot production and overhaul departments, ensuring a balanced workload and resource availability, maintenance integrity and high quality of data held in the MMS. You will support continuous improvement of the depot, through modernising practices and auditing existing processes. You will deliver highly accurate production plans, supporting availability, improving reliability and maximising unit downtime with suitable resource, challenging production delivery.
You‘ll make a difference by …
- Take full responsibility for short, medium and long term planning working in conjunction with Production to ensure short term plans are considered, Overhaul, Central Engineering and MMS team. To include the planning of major components (i.e. wheel sets, gearboxes, traction motors) and overhaul and optimisation programmes.
- Interrogate Maintenance Management System to ensure all documents are kept up to date and all components are within certification.
- Strategically plan material and resources.
- Raising data correction requests in conjunction Materials and Fleet Performance Teams.
- Liaison with all departments to ensure continued compliance.
- Complete regular data “audits” to ensure component exchanges have been correctly entered into the MMS.
- Compile regular reports for Senior Management to demonstrate maintenance integrity is being managed.
- Establish, develop and monitor train examination star charts and associated block cards in conjunction with the Maintenance Process Engineering team.
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Your success will be grounded by …
- Experience in rolling stock maintenance involving planning systems and railway operating constraints.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse information effectively with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience of productivity planning.
- Good knowledge of relevant IT systems and software. (Preferred knowledge of EXCEL, TACT, Equinox or CORMAP)
- Ability to develop and operate databases.
- Good communication skills both oral and written.
Benefits
At Siemens, we believe that work should work for you. We go beyond standard benefits to create an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and valued both professionally and personally
Wellbeing: Flexible working, 24/7 Mental health support, Subsidised gym memberships, Subsidised Bupa healthcare, Enhanced sick pay
Financial: Match and More Pension, Life Assurance, Perks at Work discounts, Cycle to Work scheme, Annual Bonus
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Family: Day-one parental rights, shared parental leave, extra holidays for length of service, generous time off - including volunteering days and sabbaticals
Personal Growth: Access to online learning, Support for external training and development opportunities, Inclusive culture promoting equality and belonging, Active employee networks, Opportunities to grow your skills and career
Transform The Everyday with us
Siemens recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter who will be happy to support you.
We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us!
At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self-belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don’t match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed, we encourage you to apply.
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