Production Planner

Reference: 4840217

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Dungannon Salary:
Competitive depending on Experience (per annum)
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Permanent Working pattern:
Full time Industry: Manufacturing & Production / Manufacturing Company:
Hays Consultant:
Arisha O'Hagan Hays office:
Portadown — 1st Floor, Unit 11c, McGowan West Shopping Centre, West Street Phone:
Email:
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OHagan

Your new company

Our client is a well-established and highly successful manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality, continuous investment in technology and a commitment to employee development. The company continues to expand its operations and market presence. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Planner to join the business and play a key role in coordinating manufacturing activities, driving delivery performance and supporting continued growth.

Your new role Reporting to the Operations Manager, the successful candidate will join the Sales & Operations team and take ownership of production planning activities across a busy multi-stage manufacturing environment.

The role will focus on balancing customer demand with production capacity, coordinating resources, improving scheduling processes and ensuring accurate delivery commitments are achieved.

Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage production schedules across multiple manufacturing work centres.

- Develop master production plans while considering capacity and resource constraints.

- Work closely with Sales, Purchasing and Production teams to ensure manufacturing workloads are aligned with customer demand.

- Communicate production plans effectively to ensure labour, materials and equipment are available when required.

- Act as the key point of contact for production progress updates and customer delivery expectations.

- Coordinate the processing of customer orders, ensuring realistic lead times and delivery commitments are established.

- Lead materials and resource planning activities to generate daily and weekly production schedules.

- Monitor production performance and adjust plans to maximise delivery performance.

- Support and drive improvements in planning processes and ERP/MRP system utilisation.

- Chair and contribute to production planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings.

- Maintain production output, dispatch and forecasting records.

- Monitor customer forecast accuracy and provide feedback to stakeholders.

- Produce planning reports and KPI information for management review.

What you'll need to succeed
- Previous experience in a Production Planning, Scheduling or Manufacturing Planning role.

- Experience working within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

- Strong understanding of master scheduling and detailed production planning.

- Experience planning within a multi-work-centre manufacturing operation.

- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.

- Previous ERP/MRP system experience.

- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

- Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.

- Strong numerical and analytical skills.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multiple departments. Desirable Criteria
- Third-level qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or a related discipline.

- Previous experience within an engineering or precision manufacturing environment.

- Experience using advanced planning and scheduling systems.

- Understanding of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) principles.

- Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within planning processes.

What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary package.

- Flexible holiday arrangements.

- Early finish Friday
- Staff rewards and recognition programme.

- Long service awards.

- Free on-site parking.

- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

- Clear career progression pathways.

- Opportunity to join a growing, industry-leading manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #4840217 - Arisha O'Hagan