Manufacturing Planner

Trinity Commercial; Stourport-on-Severn; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy manufacturing company in Stourport-on-Severn is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Planner to manage production activities. The role involves creating and maintaining production schedules while ensuring efficient resource use and on-time delivery. Candidates should have advanced Excel skills and experience with Sage for data management. This position requires strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning or production planning.
• Worked in a busy manufacturing company.
• Ideally, experience with manufacturing Sage.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Liaise with production, procurement, and sales teams.
• Monitor production progress and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Time-management skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Sage

Job description

Are you an experienced planner looking for a new opportunity within a busy manufacturing company? We have an opening for a Manufacturing Planner working for a large company based in Stourport.

The manufacturing planner is responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure efficient production, on-time delivery and optimal use of resources. The role requires advanced excel skills and hands-on experience with Sage to manage data, forecasts and production plans accurately.

Main Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Maintain accurate planning and production data within Sage, including works orders, stock levels and bills of materials.
• Liaise with production, procurement and sales teams to align plans with material availability and customer requirements.
• Monitor production progress, identify risks and delays and implement corrective actions.
• Advanced working on Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis) to demand, capacity and performance.

The right candidate

• Experience in planning or production planning.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel.
• Ideally, manufacturing Sage experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Highly organised with time‑management experience.
• Worked in a busy manufacturing company.
• Willing to commuter across two sites when needed.

Working hours: Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm, Friday 7am to 1pm.