Production Planner
Wolviston Management Services
Production Planner Location: Hartlepool, County Durham
Wolviston Management Services are proud to be supporting our client in the recruitment of a Production Planner to join their growing Operations team at their state-of-the-art facility
Overview This is a key role within a high-tech manufacturing environment, responsible for developing and coordinating production plans to support the delivery of advanced technology products.
You will play a central role in ensuring efficient production flow, balancing customer demand, material availability and manufacturing capacity across multiple product lines.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain production plans aligned with customer demand and operational priorities
- Convert customer orders, forecasts and project requirements into achievable manufacturing schedules
- Monitor material availability, capacity constraints and work-in-progress
- Maintain accurate ERP/MRP planning data
- Support daily and weekly production planning meetings, providing clear updates on progress, risks and priorities
- Identify and escalate potential delivery risks, ensuring timely resolution
- Coordinate closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Project teams
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning processes and schedule adherence
- Contribute to improved production flow, visibility and operational efficiency
- Experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain or materials control within a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and strong Excel capability
- Good understanding of production flow, capacity planning and inventory/WIP management
- Strong organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Background in electronics, semiconductor, aerospace, defence or similar advanced manufacturing sectors
- Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI), engineering change or production ramp-up activities
- Opportunity to work within a cutting-edge high-tech manufacturing facility
- Exposure to advanced communications technology projects
- Collaborative and fast-paced engineering environment
- Career development within a specialist sector
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