Production Planner
Location: Hawick, Scottish Borders
Salary: Between £30,000 - £35,000 DOE
Working Pattern: Full-time, site-based
Are you an experienced Production Planner looking for an opportunity to take ownership of production planning, improve operational efficiency and play a key role in a busy manufacturing environment?
We are recruiting for a Production Planner to develop, manage and optimise production plans, ensuring customer demand is met while maximising manufacturing efficiency.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in production planning, scheduling and capacity management who enjoys working collaboratively and identifying opportunities to improve processes.
The Role
- Developing and managing short and medium-term production plans.
- Scheduling and sequencing production orders to meet customer demand and forecasts.
- Balancing production capacity, labour availability, machine constraints and material requirements.
- Monitoring inventory levels to ensure materials are available when required.
- Working closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality and Customer Service.
- Monitoring planning performance, including schedule adherence and plan achievement.
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve planning efficiency and operational performance.
- Supporting wider planning processes, including S&OP and S&OE.
- Contributing to improvements in ERP systems, planning processes and data accuracy.
About You
- At least three years' experience in Production Planning within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of production scheduling and capacity planning.
- Experience managing complex production plans and competing priorities.
- A good understanding of wider supply chain principles, including inventory management.
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
- Experience with advanced planning systems or Plant Master would be advantageous.
- A relevant degree or equivalent industry experience will be considered.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join an established operation where you can make a genuine contribution to production performance, planning accuracy and continuous improvement.
If you have the production planning experience and analytical ability to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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