Production Planner / Master SchedulerRotherham, South Yorkshire £40,000 - £45,000 (DOE) Monday to Friday Flexible start (7am-8am) 40 hours per weekIf you're a Production Planner who enjoys bringing structure to a busy manufacturing environment, this role could be worth a look.We're supporting an established engineering manufacturer in Rotherham looking to strengthen their planning function. This is a key role focused on developing and maintaining production schedules, balancing demand with capacity, and ensuring materials, labour and machine availability are aligned to support on-time delivery.You'll be working closely with production, procurement and operations teams, helping to keep workflow efficient and production plans realistic and achievable.Job Purpose: To develop and manage production schedules, ensuring demand is aligned with available capacity, materials and resources, while maintaining accurate system data and supporting operational performance.Key Responsibilities:
* Create and maintain master production schedules.
* Align customer demand and forecasts with manufacturing capacity.
* Work closely with procurement to ensure material availability.
* Monitor production progress and adjust schedules where required.
* Identify bottlenecks and support resolution planning.
* Maintain accurate data within MRP/ERP systems.
* Produce reports and updates for internal stakeholders.
* Support inventory planning and optimisation.
* Work cross-functionally with production and operations teams.
About You
* Experience in production planning, scheduling or master scheduling.
* Background within manufacturing or engineering environments.
* Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data.
* Experience using MRP/ERP systems.
* Strong organisational and planning ability.
* Able to balance demand, capacity and resource constraints.
* Clear communicator across multiple departments.
* Structured, detail-focused and consistent approach.
What's in it for you
* £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.
* Flexible start time between 7am-8am.
* Monday to Friday working pattern.
* 40-hour working week.
* Stable, long-term permanent opportunity.
* Key role influencing production performance.
* Collaborative engineering environment.
If you're an experienced Production Planner or Master Scheduler looking for a stable manufacturing role where you can make a real impact on production performance, we'd like to speak with you. For a confidential conversation, contact the Sheffield team at Verus Recruitment Partners on. Verus Recruitment Partners are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy and are an Equal Opportunities Employer.