Production Planner

Production Planner

£35,000 plus benefits

Are you an experienced Production Planner looking to join a successful manufacturing business where your organisational skills and attention to detail will make a real difference? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established company supplying innovative products to a global customer base.

Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will play a key role in ensuring production schedules run efficiently by coordinating production orders, managing material availability and supporting multiple departments to keep operations moving. This is a permanent position based in Bar Hill, offering an excellent benefits package and genuine opportunities for long-term career development.

Main responsibilities for the Production Planner:

• Convert planned orders into production orders ready for kitting.
• Check for material shortages when converting production orders and liaise with Purchasing to resolve any issues.
• Maintain accurate shortage records and update tracking spreadsheets.
• Enter and maintain site commitment dates.
• Review pick lists and investigate items not picked.
• Resolve stock discrepancies, BOM and part number issues.
• Amend production order component lists where required.
• Liaise with Stores and internal teams to ensure materials are available for production.
• Monitor and manage production shortage reports.
• Respond to production-related enquiries.
• Support Customer Service with order and production queries.
• Assist with stock takes.
• Investigate and resolve production order variances.
• Support material transactions and inventory accuracy.

Skills/experience for the Production Planner:

• Previous experience in a Production Planner or Manufacturing Planner position.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using MRP systems - SAP experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
• Proactive and able to work using your own initiative.
• A team player who is equally comfortable working independently.

Working hours for the Production Planner:

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Monday to Thursday with an early finish every Friday.

Benefits for the Production Planner:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Long service holiday entitlement increasing to 30 days.

Private healthcare and dental cover.

Income protection.

Four times annual salary life assurance.

Profit share bonus scheme.

Annual salary review.

Employee discount platform.

Enhanced family leave.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Company events.

Early finish every Friday.

If you're an organised production planner with manufacturing experience and enjoy working in a busy environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this excellent opportunity.