Junior Production Planner – Aerospace Manufacturing

Attewell Ltd; England; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Attewell Ltd, Hayes, Middlesex, is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate internal planning by work centre, balance demand with capacity, and drive continuous improvement. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain and Customer Service to keep schedules aligned with factory capability and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong MRP understanding, superb data handling, and effective communication. UK right to work is required; 37.5 hours per week, hybrid/onsite arrangements available.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of MRP and knowledge of principles.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office (ability to manage and manipulate data).
• Ability to work unsupervised in a rapidly growing organisation and respond quickly to requirements.
• Analytical, with excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for internal planning by work centre. Analyse demand and capacity to achieve optimum work centre load
• Monitor Production adherence against plan, work closely with Operations team to ensure alignment and execution of plan.
• Take ownership and drive continuous improvement of internal KPI's, understanding any deviations
• Drive and develop recovery plans within the internal Operational Team where appropriate.
• Work with Supply Chain on material availability concerns and ensure continuity of supply.
• Investigate MRP anomalies, ascertain root cause and implement corrective actions
• Schedule customer demand in line with factory capacity with Programs & Customer Service Team.
• Daily update of CSR report on overdues and chased orders from the customer service team.
• Monitoring and Tracking Progress of NPI within the manufacturing process.
• optimise production schedule to maximise productivity whilst meeting customer deliveries
• Daily gathering of data on cycle time updates and identify cycle time errors
• Report daily slow-moving WIP and unblock SMW with corrective actions

Skills

MRP knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Scheduling experience

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Attewell Ltd, Hayes, Middlesex, is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate internal planning by work centre, balance demand with capacity, and drive continuous improvement. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain and Customer Service to keep schedules aligned with factory capability and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong MRP understanding, superb data handling, and effective communication. UK right to work is required; 37.5 hours per week, hybrid/onsite arrangements available.