Production Planner (Heavy Engineering)

Reed Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading manufacturing/heavy engineering business looking to appoint a Production Controller to play a pivotal role in driving operational performance, improving delivery reliability, and ensuring production runs smoothly from start to finish.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with planning or production experience who wants to step into a highly visible role with real impact across operations, supply chain, and customer delivery.

🔧 What you'll be doing:

• Owning production planning and scheduling, ensuring orders are delivered on time and in full
• Providing accurate lead times and balancing demand against capacity
• Driving on-time delivery (OTD) and identifying risks before they impact customers
• Managing material flow using pull systems, buffers, and inventory control
• Coordinating closely with operations, suppliers, and logistics teams
• Overseeing subcontractor performance and ensuring supply continuity
• Handling customer reschedules and delivery updates professionally and proactively
• Monitoring performance vs plan and taking action to keep production on track
• Contributing to S&OP and capacity planning discussions

✅ What we're looking for:

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations
• Strong understanding of how a factory environment runs (metals/heavy engineering/manufacturing/steel experience is a bonus)
• Confident with Excel and planning systems
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise in a fast-moving manufacturing environment
• Strong communicator-able to influence and build relationships across teams
• A proactive mindset with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement

The position also includes a bonus of up to £5,400