Lean Production Planner — Scheduling & Flow Expert

Vytran LLC

Ely

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private health care

25 days holiday

Job summary

Thorlabs is seeking a Production Planner to ensure the on‑time supply of products by developing and maintaining production schedules across Assembly and In‑house Machine Shop. You will balance customer demand with capacity, manage MRP parameters, and support lifecycle activities including NPI, obsolescence, and transfers to in‑house manufacturing.

The role involves close work with Production, Engineering and Machine Shop teams to optimise delivery performance and inventory levels, in a modern

Qualifications

Prev. Planning or Inventory Controller experience in manufacturing
Lean/continuous improvement methods experience
Experience with scheduling and capacity planning (production and machine shop)
Ability to analyze data and derive actionable insights
Strong communication and team collaboration skills

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a production plan aligning demand, inventory and capacity to meet delivery dates
Monitor capacity utilisation and identify risks, escalate issues and implement corrective actions
Maintain ERP/MRP parameters for accurate scheduling
Respond to lead times and delivery updates from global sales teams
Analyse KPIs to identify trends and drive improvements
Support NPI, obsolescence projects and transitions to in-house manufacturing