Production Planner
Job in
Birmingham, West Midlands, B1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-01
Listing for:
3Sixty Resourcing Ltd
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-01
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Production Manager, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Working closely with key stakeholders across Production, Fabrications, Engineering, Finance, Business Support, Sales and Procurement, you will play a critical role in mitigating supply chain risks, supporting on-time delivery, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. What's involved for the Production Planner Create, maintain, and update the Master Production Schedule for assigned manufacturing facilities. Prepare and communicate weekly work schedules to Production Management, subcontract partners and the Management Team.
Hold production meetings. Ensure the Master Production Schedule is aligned with inventory and On-Time-Delivery-In-Full targets. Review and revise schedules as required, ensuring appropriate stakeholders are alerted to any changes, risks or delays. Provide labour resource requirement plans to the Production Management team and support agreed load-levelling targets. Develop capacity across the end-to-end manufacturing process, identifying variances and supporting action plans.
Facilitate weekly cross-functional performance reviews to assess progress against plan and agree rescheduling requirements and production priorities. Recommend feasible solutions to recover backlogs or address late supply chain enablement. Maintain agreed Advanced Planning & Scheduling KPIs, undertake root cause analysis, and drive completion of corrective actions across the organisation. Lead and encourage process and systems improvements through Continuous Improvement methodologies.
What you'll need Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing, or a similar role. Strong understanding of production planning and manufacturing processes. Experience creating, maintaining and managing Production Schedules. Excellent organisational skills Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Experience using production planning, scheduling or ERP systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify trends, risks and opportunities.
Ability identifying continuous improvement opportunities. Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet customer delivery requirements. Benefits for Production Planner 5-day working week with Friday afternoons off Competitive salary of £45,000 - £55,000, DOE Great career opportunities Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) BUPA Private Medical Care Service-related annual leave up to 24-26 days, plus Bank Holidays Holiday buy scheme Cycle to Work scheme Death in service benefit Company sick pay Flexible start and finish times with a 12pm finish on Fridays Should you be interested in this Production Planner position, please apply within.
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Sixty Resourcing Ltd is an independent recruitment consultancy based in Peterborough supplying permanent and contract personnel across the UK. We have extensive experience operating in permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment and pride ourselves on providing the best customer journey for both clients and candidates. Our sectors include Office, Engineering, Technical, Manufacturing & Construction.
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