Vickerstock are delighted to be working with a well-known business who continue are continuing to invest in their operations. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Planner who wants to play a key role in ensuring efficient scheduling, excellent service levels, and smooth day-to-day factory performance.

The Role

The Production Planner will take ownership of daily and weekly production planning activities. You will be responsible for delivering a robust schedule that balances customer demand, labour utilisation, stock levels, and factory efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate daily production schedules across all product lines, ensuring resources are efficiently planned.
• Build short-term and weekly plans that align customer orders with stock targets and operational capacity.
• Issue clear hourly, daily, and weekly schedules to relevant teams, ensuring full visibility of upcoming production priorities.
• Optimise labour and machine utilisation, reducing unnecessary changeovers while maintaining high service levels.
• Own the creation, maintenance, and communication of factory production plans to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure products are planned with sufficient lead time for dispatch, meeting all customer-specific loading and delivery requirements.
• Maintain accurate forecasts and records for all stock items to support effective decision-making.
• Liaise directly with customers regarding product availability, highlighting any potential shortages or surplus stock.

What You'll Need

• Previous experience within production planning or a similar scheduling role (2 years)
• Strong organisational and analytical capability with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident in managing competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

To be considered for this position, please APPLY today and speak to our supply chain specialist Michael Irwin today!