Senior Production Planner

Key production planning role within world class advanced manufacturing
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
c. £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits

The Company

Our client is a highly successful and growing manufacturing organisation supplying complex engineered products into demanding global markets. With significant investment, strong customer demand and ambitious growth plans, they are looking to strengthen their Planning function with the appointment of a Senior Production Planner / Production Planner.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment where planning plays a critical role in operational performance, customer satisfaction and business success.

The Role

As a key member of the Operations team, you will be responsible for managing production planning activities across a complex manufacturing operation, ensuring customer demand is achieved whilst maintaining efficient production flow, balanced inventory levels and maximum utilisation of manufacturing resources.

Working closely with Production, Materials, Quality and Engineering teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving On Time In Full (OTIF) performance, managing capacity constraints and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and manage production schedules to support customer demand and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain realistic production plans based on available capacity, material availability and customer requirements.
• Drive OTIF performance and ensure customer commitments are consistently achieved.
• Monitor production loading and capacity utilisation, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Manage lead times and communicate planning requirements across the wider business.
• Support forecasting, demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activities.
• Maintain accurate ERP data and ensure all production and sales orders are effectively managed.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain teams to resolve planning challenges.
• Support new product introduction activities from a production planning perspective.
• Monitor and report planning performance against agreed KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning effectiveness, inventory control and operational efficiency.

About You

We are seeking an organised, analytical and commercially aware Production Planner with experience operating within a complex manufacturing environment.

You will ideally possess:

• Proven Production Planning experience within manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, automotive or similar sectors.
• Strong understanding of finite scheduling, capacity planning and production control methodologies.
• Experience using ERP systems to manage production planning activities, ideally IFS or similar.
• The ability to analyse demand, capacity and production data to support effective decision making.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive approach with a strong focus on customer delivery and operational performance.
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Planner looking to further develop their career within a growing manufacturing business that places Planning at the heart of operational success.

You will join a collaborative and supportive environment where your contribution will have a direct impact on customer satisfaction, production performance and future business growth.

To apply in confidence and to initiate an informal discussion, please submit a fully CV online detailing your current remuneration package and availability quoting job reference 10391.

Desired Skills and Experience
Plant, Manufacturing, Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, Production, ERP, Planning, Materials, Process, Planner