Overview
The Production Planner is responsible for supporting the effective planning and coordination of production activity to ensure customer delivery commitments are met. The role focuses on building achievable production schedules, maintaining visibility of upcoming workload, and working closely with operational teams to balance capacity, priorities, and resources. This is a key operational role supporting delivery performance, planning discipline and continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.
Location: Manchester. Hours: Full-time.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain production schedules to support on-time customer delivery.
* Support medium‑term production planning, providing forward visibility of workload, risks and capacity.
* Prioritise work orders and release jobs to production in line with agreed schedules.
* Monitor progress against plan and support actions to recover delays.
* Coordinate closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and Purchasing teams.
* Maintain accurate planning data within the ERP/MRP system.
* Communicate changes to production plans clearly to relevant stakeholders.
* Support capacity planning and workload balancing across departments.
* Contribute to operational review meetings and planning reviews.
* Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, flow and delivery performance.
* Ensure planning activities align with quality, safety and operational standards.
Skills & Experience
* Experience in a production planning, scheduling or manufacturing coordination role.
* Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (any system considered).
* Understanding of production schedules, priorities and capacity constraints.
* Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
* Clear communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally.
* Good attention to detail and data accuracy.
Package
* Salary: Up to £40,000
* Bonus: Quarterly bonus (£1,000 per quarter subject to KPIs)
* Pension: 4% employee contribution / 4% employer contribution
* Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
Working Hours
* Monday – Thursday: 07:45 – 16:30 (30 mins unpaid lunch)
* Friday: 07:45 – 12:45
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