Production Planner
Location: Winsford
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 (DOE)
Monday to Friday 40 hours
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Planner to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position plays a key role in ensuring production operations run efficiently, with a strong focus on planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet customer demand.
You will be responsible for balancing production capacity, materials, and delivery schedules, ensuring orders are completed on time and operations run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain production schedules in line with customer demand and operational capacity
Coordinate with purchasing, inventory, and production teams to ensure materials are available when required
Analyse order data, forecasts, and historical trends to plan production effectively
Plan and coordinate transport schedules for deliveries using an internal fleet
Liaise with production, logistics, and customer service teams to ensure delivery commitments are met
Monitor work-in-progress and adjust plans to respond to changing priorities
Communicate schedules and updates clearly across all relevant departments
Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts, bottlenecks, and capacity constraints
Produce reports on production performance, delays, and operational issues
Support continuous improvement across planning and operational processes
Skills & Experience
Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of coordinating production against demand and capacity
Experience with delivery scheduling or transport planning (advantageous)
Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Experience with stock control, material planning, and resource management
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma (beneficial)
Additional Information
Office-based role within a manufacturing setting
Regular interaction with production teams, logistics, and customer service
Involvement in coordinating in-house transport operations
Occasional communication with external stakeholders
Interested?
If you have the skills and experience required and are looking for your next opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Leanne Dennis – or call (phone number removed)
INDCOM