Job Description Production Planning Coordinator Salary: £40k-£50k Location: Andover Hours: Monday–Friday, Full-Time Start Date: ASAP Type: Permanent Our market leading client is seeking a proactive Production Planning Coordinator to work at their state of the art facilities in Andover. You will oversee the planning team, support departmental leadership, and collaborate with team members to ensure efficient operations. Production Planning Coordinator Benefits: Competitive salary 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension scheme Free on-site parking Training and development opportunities Other fantastic benefits Production Planning Coordinator Responsibilities: Management of the planning team Provide the operations team with a clear plan ensuring smooth running of production processes. Daily – Start & end day status review with Production Manager & Production Supervisor’s Assist the Production Supervisor with scheduling and organizing manufacturing team in assigned area Highlight any relevant external training required to the Production Manager and HR training team. Organize equipment servicing schedules to avoid costly downtime Analyse production data for any bottlenecks and areas of improvement. Provide key performance metrics with the production team and report results through Daily production meetings and monthly review. Monitor yields and first time reject rates with Quality team and lead action to reduce defects. Optimise equipment utilisation & work patterns to increase productivity. Identify & propose projects to improve quality & efficiency and reduce waste, cost and cycle times. Drive continuous improvement projects alongside the Production Manager, providing clear data and rationale for making the change, and to show the improvement. Collaborating with stakeholders: Engaging with various departments to facilitate effective change management Remains a positive, credible and professional role model, reviews and evaluates own goals. Provides a high quality, efficient and reliable customer service. Demonstrates ability to learn from mistakes and prevents the same thing happening again. Accepts change and is positive in adopting improved working methods. Maintains clear professional boundaries. Desirable Experience: Ideally 2 years working in a relevant manufacturing environment, in a similar production planning or scheduling role Excellent planning and organisational skills Good working knowledge of operations, stores and purchasing systems and processes Excellent communication and collaboration, and the ability to lead a team when required Good analytical skills and working knowledge or MRP or ERP systems An assertive, diplomatic and supportive person A relevant leadership, production planning or management qualification is desirable To apply, simply click the apply button. Application Process: We aim to respond to all applicants within 5 working days. If you don’t hear from us within this time, please consider your application unsuccessful. Privacy and Data Retention: By applying, you confirm your consent to the retention of your personal data for recruitment purposes, stored securely in compliance with our Privacy Policy. Syntech Recruitment Limited: We act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for temporary placements. For full details, including our T&C’s and Privacy Policy, visit our website: www.syntechrecruitment.co.uk .