Production Planner / Production Scheduler

My client who are a leading manufacturing and engineering business is currently recruiting for a Production Scheduler / Production Planner to join on a permanent basis.

The Production Planner / Production Scheduler will be responsible to lead the operations planning and scheduling, creating and maintaining the production schedules, supporting the delivery of operational excellence through consistently hitting programme schedule, cost and quality requirements.

Role - Production Planner / Production Scheduler

Type - Permanent position

Salary - Competitive (DOE)

Location - Rugeley, Staffordshire (hybrid working arrangements)

Key responsibilities for Production Planner / Production Scheduler job role and not limited to:

• Development of strategy and implementation plan to create a planning and scheduling capability in the business which identifies long, mid and short-term production requirements (people, process, materials and assets) to support quality execution of the production plan
• Develop planning and scheduling tools which translate forecast demand (order book and opportunities) into production requirements
• Develop a tool and process to identify and manage production capacity slots which are allocated to programme management requirements, support delivery to milestones and inform impact to delivery dates where the production demand change.
• Create and maintain the master production schedule for the company's products and projects
• Adjust the master schedule as needed to accommodate changes in customer demand or production constraints
• Generate regular reports on order status and production progress in line with customer deliverables
• Identify potential scheduling problems and work with relevant departments to resolve them
• Continuously strive to improve the efficiency of the scheduling process
• Develop tools to understand production performance to inform continuous performance opportunities, production capacity slot planning, articulate impact of programme changes on delivery to milestones and inform future programmes on hours required to deliver product components
• Early engagement in the product lifecycle to inform the bid and programme management activities on production capabilities, work collaboratively to develop solutions to deliver to customer requirements/expectations

Key skills required for Production Planner / Production Scheduler job applicant and not limited to:

• Suitable experience in planning and scheduling
• Experience in manufacturing is essential
• Experience in cultural change and driving continuous improvement
• Ability to drive for results and delivery focused, with good attention to detail and able to prioritise
• Communication and influencing skills with the ability to resolve issues and build consensus
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously whilst able to motivate others around the business

To apply for this Production Planner / Production Scheduler / Materials Controller / Materials Planner / Materials Coordinator / Materials Co-ordinator / ERP Controller / ERP Planner / ERP Coordinator / ERP Co-ordinator / Material Controller / Material Planner / Material Coordinator / Material Co-ordinator position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.