Production Planner in Wolverhampton, West Midlands

🚨 Immediate Opportunity: Production Planner | Automotive | Wolverhampton

I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Production Planner to join an established manufacturing business based in Wolverhampton on an initial 3-6 month fixed-term contract.

📍 Location: Wolverhampton
📅 Contract: 3-6 months
💰 Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience
⏰ Start Date: Immediate

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Production Planner with experience in Aerospace or automotive manufacturing to support production operations, coordinate planning activities and help ensure customer demand is met efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain production schedules in line with customer demand and manufacturing capacity.

• Coordinate production plans with manufacturing, materials, purchasing and supply chain teams.

• Monitor production progress, identify potential bottlenecks and proactively resolve scheduling issues.

• Manage material availability, inventory levels and production requirements.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure production targets and delivery deadlines are achieved.

• Maintain accurate planning data and provide updates on production performance.

What We're Looking For:

• Previous experience in production planning within an industrial manufacturing environment, ideally aerospace.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production scheduling and material planning.

• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools.

• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• The ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and manage competing priorities.

• Available to start immediately or at very short notice.

If you have relevant production planning experience and are available to start immediately, I'd love to hear from you.

Please send me a direct message with your CV and availability to discuss the opportunity further.