Manufacturing Planner: OTIF & Capacity Optimizer

Point Professional Recruitment LTD; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday + Bank holidays

Pension

Life Insurance

Medical cover and wellbeing support

Free electric car charging

Referral scheme

Job summary

Point Professional Recruitment LTD is seeking a permanent Planner for a Huntingdon-based manufacturing site. The role focuses on accurate planning to maximise on-time delivery, with a 37.5-hour week (Mon-Fri) and a salary of £35,000–£40,000 plus benefits.

You will work to prioritize deadlines across departments, communicate clearly, and maintain high accuracy in scheduling while liaising with sales and supply chain to meet delivery dates.

Qualifications

• Experience with SPOCS ERP preferred.
• Able to plan ahead and prioritise.
• Strong team player with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• OTIF led by the capacity plan and production timing.
• Optimise product/machine routing to reduce make-readies.
• Use SPOCS ERP to identify constraints in future periods and balance demand.
• Adjust machine availability for shifts and seasonality.
• Develop processes to foresee scheduling challenges with Operations Manager.
• Provide KPI data and reports (actual vs estimated output).
• Coordinate with sales & supply chain to satisfy delivery dates.
• Identify and alert ERP input/output inaccuracies.

Skills

SPOCS ERP

Forward planning

Team player

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

SPOCS

Job description

Point Professional Recruitment LTD is seeking a permanent Planner for a Huntingdon-based manufacturing site. The role focuses on accurate planning to maximise on-time delivery, with a 37.5-hour week (Mon-Fri) and a salary of £35,000–£40,000 plus benefits.

You will work to prioritize deadlines across departments, communicate clearly, and maintain high accuracy in scheduling while liaising with sales and supply chain to meet delivery dates.