Planner

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, aerospace, defence or mechanical manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, BOMs and materials management.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas, recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an ongoing basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

Services advertised by Ford & Stanley are that of an employment consultancy business.