Production Controller opportunity with a large, fast-paced engineering manufacturer. You'll coordinate materials and production planning across multiple departments, ensuring work orders and components flow smoothly from supplier through to customer delivery.
Working Hours
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Mon - Thurs 07:30 to 17:00 & Fri 07:30 to 11:30
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and sequence orders, issue job cards, and support delivery to required dates.
* Maintain accurate, real-time updates within the MRP system, reflecting job status and progress.
* Monitor, report on and expedite production plans and material schedules across customer order books.
* Manage materials and components end-to-end (suppliers, production, subcontractors and customer delivery), including customer-issued material.
* Liaise closely with Machine Shop / Sheet Metal / Treatments Supervisors and the Production Control Supervisor to load work effectively and keep jobs moving.
* Attend daily stand-ups and cross-site meetings to review progress, resolve issues and manage priorities.
* Produce detailed day plans and reports, presenting updates in S&OP and leadership meetings.
* Identify bottlenecks, support continuous improvement, and help maintain strong OTD performance and monthly sales targets.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
* Strong organisation skills and ability to juggle changing priorities
* Good Excel skills (reporting, schedules, data handling)
* Confident communicator with internal teams, customers and suppliers
* Numerate and comfortable producing reports and plans
Desirable
* Production Control experience in engineering/manufacturing
* Exposure to AS9100 / quality-controlled environments
* Machine Shop / Sheet Metal experience
What We Offer
* Permanent role; salary dependent on experience.
Application/Eligibility
You must have current UK right to work to be considered. xsngvjr HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting British Manufacturing and aim to respond to all applications.