Production Planner
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M31 4QN |
| Company: | ProTech Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 60698_1760015050 |
Summary
Are you a detail-driven planner with a passion for manufacturing excellence? Join our team as a Production Planner and play a key role in delivering cutting-edge automated storage solutions. You'll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring projects run smoothly from planning through to installation.
What You'll Be Doing
As our Production Planner, you'll:
- Schedule and release Work Orders, ensuring alignment with delivery dates, component availability, and production capacity.
- Plan and manage modular sub-assemblies through our MRP system to meet production timelines.
- Own daily Sales Order management to ensure On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery.
- Analyze root causes of delays and implement corrective actions to improve delivery performance.
- Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and New Product Introductions (NPIs), providing planning input and best practices.
- Collaborate with Operations on inventory strategy, including PFEP evaluations and MTO/MTS profiles.
- Work closely with Supply Chain to manage inventory levels, backorders, and service targets.
- Maintain accurate material master data in MRP systems and support lean material flow initiatives.
- Proven experience in Production Planning within a Manufacturing/Engineering environment.
- Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
- Intermediate Excel skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- A technical mindset with strong attention to detail.
- A data-driven approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to make a real impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you!