Production Planner

Production Planner 30,000 to 35,000pa d.o.e, 32 days leave, hours to suit successful candidate 39hrs between 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday (one hour early finish Friday), Pension, Training, Parking Due to continued success, a UK head office location of a global manufacturing company has an exciting opportunity for a Production Planner to join them. You will provide key and varied support to the production function: Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer orders, forecasts, and capacity.Coordinate with procurement and stock control teams to ensure timely material availability.Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to minimise delays and disruptions.Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to optimise workflow and resource utilisation.Analyse capacity requirements and identify potential bottlenecks.Track key performance indicators including on–time delivery, schedule adherence, and inventory levels.Communicate production priorities and changes across departments.Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy and operational efficiency.Produce planning reports and provide regular updates to management We would expect the successful Production Planner to be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of production planning or scheduling processes, be an excellent communicator with strong analytical skills. You will be supported 1 to 1 become familiar with the company processes and procedures. This would be an ideal role for you if you have worked within Production Planner or a Manufacturing Planner or a Production Scheduler position, we are also keen to hear from candidates who have production administration experience and are looking to progress into a planner role. You will be joining the UK Head Office of a global manufacturing of a technical nature that has been established for over 60 years with an enviable reputation in their field. Working directly with the Production Manager, Sales Team and CNC Planner position. 32 days paid holiday per yearPermanentImmediate startDay shift Monday to Friday full–time hours to suitFriendly working environment Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.