Lead Production Planner – OTIF & Process Improvement

Interaction Recruitment PLC; Burton Latimer; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment is seeking an experienced Lead Production Planner for a Burton Latimer-based manufacturing operation. You will coordinate daily planning, maintain capacity data and ensure schedules meet customer requirements.

Working with Supply Chain, Production and Customer Service teams, you will drive OTIF targets and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in production planning/scheduling within manufacturing.
• Experience using ERP systems, ideally Dynamics 365 BC.
• Strong ability to analyse data and manage schedules.
• Excellent planning, organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong numerical and attention to detail.
• Proficient IT skills and cross-department communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily production planning and scheduling activities.
• Maintain fabrication capacity plans with accurate information for production needs.
• Review orders and allocate appropriate production schedules.
• Assess lead times, sizes and configurations to identify issues.
• Provide planning worksheets to support replenishment of stock.
• Monitor production orders and communicate delays to relevant departments.
• Update launch documentation and production reports.
• Support continuous improvement and OTIF targets.

Skills

Production planning

Production scheduling

Data analysis

Excel

IT literacy

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Interaction Recruitment is seeking an experienced Lead Production Planner for a Burton Latimer-based manufacturing operation. You will coordinate daily planning, maintain capacity data and ensure schedules meet customer requirements.

Working with Supply Chain, Production and Customer Service teams, you will drive OTIF targets and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.