Manufacturing Production Planner

Outskirts of Eastbourne, East Sussex | Full-Time | Permanent

Competitive salary and excellent benefits

Are you organised, analytical and experienced in production planning or scheduling? Placr's client is looking for someone to coordinate manufacturing schedules, keep orders on track and help ensure products are delivered on time.

• Plan and coordinate production schedules across manufacturing teams.
• Liaise with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing and Production to meet delivery deadlines.
• Monitor orders, production capacity and material availability, identifying potential delays before they become problems.
• Maintain accurate order information and scheduling data using internal systems and Excel.
• Track delivery performance, produce reports and support continuous improvement.
• Build strong working relationships across the business to keep production running smoothly.

• Experience in production planning, scheduling or manufacturing coordination.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confident using Excel and business systems.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• ERP/MRP experience and a manufacturing or assembly background would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX would be beneficial.

Qualifications:

Degree educated or equivalent experience.

• A varied role with responsibility for coordinating manufacturing activity.
• The opportunity to work across multiple business functions.
• A chance to make a real difference to production efficiency and on-time delivery.