Overview
Role: Production Planner at Wabtec Corporation. Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (DE13 8EN) – Onsite. Salary: £Competitive. Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30, Friday 08:00 to 13:00, 37 hours per week. Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time.
We are the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.
Role
Production Planner
How will you make a difference?
You will initially be based across two sites in Doncaster for a minimum of 12 months. Upon the closure of the Doncaster site, your role will transfer to the LH Group site located in Barton-under-Needwood. As the Production Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating and optimising production schedules to ensure smooth and efficient operations—meeting customer demand while minimising costs and avoiding delays.
Responsibilities
* Develop, manage, and optimise production schedules to meet customer requirements.
* Ensure materials, equipment, and workforce are available for production activities.
* Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays or issues.
* Provide timely and accurate reporting to support the Planning Manager.
* Collaborate with procurement and inventory teams to maintain adequate stock levels.
* Communicate effectively with production, warehouse, and sales teams.
* Analyse production data and trends to improve efficiency and productivity.
* Conduct variance analysis to identify discrepancies between planned and actual production and implement corrective actions.
* Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimise processes.
* Support new bids and Industrialisation processes as required.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in production planning, preferably in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of production processes and supply chain management.
* Experience with ERP systems.
* Proficiency in production planning software and tools.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
If you don't have all the above criteria, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.
Apply today!
Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.
Who are we?
Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.
Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com
Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity
Wabtec is a global company that embraces diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and celebrate the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. We aspire to create a place where everyone belongs and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.
We rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Production
* Industries: Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
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