Production Planner

Gloucestershire

Permanent

Engineering /Aerospace

Circa £50,000

• Share Option
• Pension
• Potential for Hybrid working

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding and growing business in Gloucestershire as a Production Planner, given autonomy and responsibility to own this area.

You will be responsible for analysing and managing production schedules, monitoring current inventory levels and establishing robust standardised planning processes to ensure day-to-day project delivery.

You'll be supporting a multi-site operation that is growing rapidly and will be accountable for successful delivery across those sites.

• Define and establish robust, standardised planning processes.
• Collaborate closely with procurement, engineering and manufacturing
• Analyse customer forecasts and production requirements
• Establish material demand and capacity needs.
• Own the production schedule for 2 sites.
• Monitor work centre capacity in MRP.
• Issue the weekly Work to List to Production at each site.
• Generate manufacturing Works Orders from MRP
• Ensure optimal production method is used when raising them.
• Monitor inventory levels to maintain efficient business operation.
• Recommend and maintain stock levels on purchased components.

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to define and set up processes.
• Strong ERP / MRP systems usage.
• Solid production planning capability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear, direct communication skills
• Full UK Driving licence (multi-site cover)

Candidates who are currently a Production Planner, Buyer, Planning Manager, Planning Lead, Material Planner, Master scheduler, Senior Planner, Demand Planner, Senior Supply chain, Procurement specialist, Supply chain specialist, Scheduler and similar will be suitable for this job.

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