Production Planner

Role:
Production Planner

Salary: to be discussed on application

Location:

Leamington Spa

Contract:

Permanent

We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to convert the top:level build plan into a stable, visible and executable production plan across manufacturing and sub:assembly areas. The Production Planner will ensure that customer demand, material availability, production capacity, and operational constraints are aligned to enable safe, efficient, and on:time delivery. This Production Planner position is ideal for someone with strong MRP knowledge, planning expertise and a proactive approach to driving operational performance.

If you are an organised and analytical Production Planner looking for your next opportunity, we would like to hear from you.

• Produce and maintain a weekly fixed production plan aligned to customer demand within the agreed planning window.
• Confirm material availability ahead of production and resolve shortages before they impact build.
• Liaise with planning, production and material handling teams to ensure schedule alignment and clear work:to lists.
• Control schedule changes to minimise disruption across assembly and upstream manufacturing areas.
• Manage planning exceptions, expedite critical issues and complete root cause corrective actions.
• Utilise batching, product family loading and sequencing techniques to improve production flow and efficiency.
• Analyse production load, capacity and standard hours to support effective level loading.
• Maintain planning KPIs and use production data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Previous experience in a Production Planner role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong MRP planning capability.
• Experience in analysing production capacity, workload and resource planning.
• Ability to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Confident working with production schedules, planning data and operational stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to challenge issues affecting schedule stability.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on improving planning accuracy and operational efficiency.