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Production Planner | £188 per day Burton Upon Trent | Initial 6 Month Contract | Site Based The Opportunity Ford & Stanley are partnered with a key client to recruit an experienced Production Planner on an initial 6-month contract to support a busy engineering and manufacturing operation.

This is a hands-on planning role requiring someone with experience in production planning, scheduling, materials planning and MRP/ERP systems. Working closely with Production, Procurement and Inventory teams, you will help ensure production schedules are achievable, materials are available and potential capacity or supply issues are identified early.

The successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining effective production plans while supporting improvements across the wider planning and manufacturing operation.

The Role

Production Planner As Production Planner, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and adjusting production schedules in line with operational and customer requirements. You will coordinate with teams across manufacturing, procurement and supply chain to ensure the right materials and resources are available at the right time, while monitoring progress and responding to changing production demands.

Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain and optimise production schedules in line with operational requirements. Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to manage delays, shortages or changing priorities. Ensure materials, equipment and resources are available to support planned production.

Work closely with Production, Procurement, Inventory and Supply Chain teams. Identify potential material shortages, capacity constraints and production risks. Support capacity and resource planning across the manufacturing operation.

Utilise MRP/ERP systems to support effective production and materials planning. Maintain accurate planning information and provide regular production reporting. Analyse production information to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.

Support continuous improvement initiatives across planning and manufacturing processes. Essential Criteria Previous experience within Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Materials Planning, Production Control or a similar position.

Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering or production environment. Strong understanding of production planning and scheduling. Experience using MRP and/or ERP systems. Understanding of materials availability, inventory and production requirements.

Experience coordinating production demand against available capacity and resources. Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate effectively across Production, Procurement and other operational teams.

Desirable Criteria Previous experience within the rail or rolling stock industry. Experience within heavy engineering, automotive, a...

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