Production Planner & Buyer

447106500

£30,000 - £35,000 Per Annum

Full Time

Permanent

Hastings, East Sussex

Manufacturing And Production

Posted 3 hours ago

Expires In 29 Days

Job Description

Production Planner / Scheduler

A well-established & growing manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join their Operations team based in St Leonards on Sea.


The Role
You’ll manage production schedules across machining & assembly operations, ensuring materials, capacity, and resources are aligned to meet customer demand.
  • Create & maintain production schedules across multiple machines/work centres
    • Allocate work based on capacity, machine availability, and deadlines
    • Manage MRP and monitor open order books
    • Raise and track purchase orders for materials and subcontract processes
    • Monitor supplier delivery performance and material availability
    • Communicate schedule changes and escalate delivery risks

The Person
  • Experience in production planning/scheduling within manufacturing
    • Strong understanding of MRP and production workflows
    • Confident using ERP systems & Excel
    • Highly organised with strong attention to detail
    • Proactive & a strong communicator

The Package
  • Full time, permanent opportunity
    • Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm with a 1pm finish on a Friday!
    • £30,000 - £35,000pa DOE
    • Opportunity to join a leading business within their field

If this role sounds like something of interest, apply today to find out more!