Lead Production Planner & Controller – Drive On-Time Delivery

Owen Daniels; Saul; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a Production Planner & Controller to join their Gloucester operations team. This permanent role offers 40 hours per week, with occasional travel to other UK sites.

Salary is dependent on experience, and the location is Gloucester with travel as needed. The role focuses on developing production schedules, managing inventory, and coordinating with procurement, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure on-time delivery and continuous improvement across a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, inventory management, and production planning processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills to analyse operational data.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production schedules to ensure customer demand and operational targets are met
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability, working closely with procurement to minimise shortages and delays
• Analyse forecasts, customer orders, and capacity requirements to optimise production planning
• Track production performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency
• Act as a key liaison between production, supply chain, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure clear communication and on-time delivery

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Excel data analysis

Business acumen

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Owen Daniels is seeking a Production Planner & Controller to join their Gloucester operations team. This permanent role offers 40 hours per week, with occasional travel to other UK sites.

Salary is dependent on experience, and the location is Gloucester with travel as needed. The role focuses on developing production schedules, managing inventory, and coordinating with procurement, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure on-time delivery and continuous improvement across a fast-paced