Production Planner

This Production Planner role in Braintree sits alongside the Production Manager, preparing and communicating weekly production schedules across departments and monitoring jobs against plan to help keep customer deliveries on track. You will maintain planning data and standards in the MRP system, review labour bookings and productivity, flag issues affecting delivery, and track delivery performance KPIs. The position involves coordinating work across the machine shop and with external suppliers, working with shop-floor colleagues to improve processes, and deputising for the Production Manager in their absence. Production planning experience within manufacturing is required, along with MRP and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Production Planner | Braintree area | Up to £42,000

A manufacturing company in the Braintree area is looking for a Production Planner to coordinate the manufacture of low-volume, complex machined components.

Working closely with the Production Manager, you'll prepare weekly schedules, monitor progress against plan and help keep customer deliveries on track. You'll coordinate work across the machine shop and with external suppliers and deputise for the Production Manager in their absence.

Production Planner duties

• Prepare and communicate weekly production schedules across departments.
• Maintain planning data and standards in the MRP system.
• Monitor jobs against the schedule, review labour bookings and productivity, and flag issues that could affect delivery.
• Track and report on delivery performance KPIs.
• Work with shop-floor colleagues to improve processes and capture machining knowledge in works order instructions.
• Support other departments as required and follow company health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.

Skills and experience required

• Production planning experience within manufacturing, ideally involving low-volume, complex components.
• A good understanding of milling, turning and machine shop quality requirements.
• Experience using an MRP system and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and communicate clearly when plans change.

Salary and benefits

• Salary up to £42,000
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee discounts

If you have the manufacturing planning experience and machining knowledge for this Production Planner role, apply today.