Your new company This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading organisation known for delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across the UK and Europe. With a strong reputation for excellence and a collaborative working culture, the company offers a supportive environment where employees are encouraged to grow and thrive. Your new role As a Production Planner, you will play a key role in coordinating and optimising production schedules to meet business objectives. You'll be responsible for aligning production plans with sales forecasts, inventory targets, and customer demands, while ensuring smooth operations across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and business development. The role involves monitoring progress, analysing data for improvements, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. You'll also contribute to resource optimisation and internal system development for tracking production metrics. What you'll need to succeed To succeed in this role, you'll need 2-5 years of experience in production planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and a solid understanding of production workflows and inventory control are essential. Desirable qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, experience with lean manufacturing principles, and proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools. What you'll get in return You'll benefit from a competitive salary (depending on experience), full in-house training, and career development opportunities. The comprehensive benefits package includes a pension scheme, life assurance, health cash plan, annual flu vaccine, and free annual health checks. Additional perks include increased annual leave with service, long service awards, social events, electric vehicle charging ports, branded merchandise allowance, secure onsite parking, and daily refreshments. You'll also enjoy a friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities, with dedicated budgets for team-building activities. 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. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: Production Planner Planner ERP Planning Benefits: competitive