Dynamic Production Planning Coordinator

applied works; Camberley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Company Maternity, Paternity

Hybrid Working policies

Life assurance 4x base salary

Pension Plan

Private healthcare (spouse/ dependents

Ride-to-work scheme

Electric car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Motion Applied is seeking a Production Planner to schedule and coordinate the manufacture of high‑performance electronic products from release through to completion. You will work with the Production Planning Team Lead to optimise capacity and deliver on time.

The role requires strong IT skills, advanced Excel, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment, with on‑site collaboration across departments. Flexibility with working patterns is appreciated.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills.
• IT skills, advanced excel capability and reporting skills are an advantage.
• Have a high level of initiative and ability to work independently.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent time management.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Decisiveness.
• Demonstrate a high level of commitment to achieving objectives.
• Multitasking.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Thrives in a fast paced challenging environment.
• Ability to fully contribute to the process of continuous improvements.
• Ability to entrench a collaborative approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Participates in production planning meetings with team leads.
• Review orders and identify component due dates to facilitate the accurate planning process for the deliveries of catalogue products and projects in line with business imperatives and customer requirements.
• Participate in the planning and scheduling for each production department according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times whilst ensuring maximum performance with minimum delay.
• Proactively address potential or actual material shortages with Purchasing to track and improve shortage dates. Liaise with the production teams to monitor the progress and determine the status of assigned products and projects.
• Manage and communicate stakeholder requirements and resolve issues as they arise.
• Maintain the production and customer schedule, resource planner and other reports as required.
• Update ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system to reflect changes to the production schedule.
• Liaise with Stores to prioritise production kit issuing.
• Maintain close relationships with production team leads, and continuously improve the efficiency of planning operations.
• Attend production, project and operations stand‑up meetings to report on planning activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Independent worker

Job description

Motion Applied is seeking a Production Planner to schedule and coordinate the manufacture of high‑performance electronic products from release through to completion. You will work with the Production Planning Team Lead to optimise capacity and deliver on time.

The role requires strong IT skills, advanced Excel, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment, with on‑site collaboration across departments. Flexibility with working patterns is appreciated.