Manufacturing Planning Coordinator - QA & Projects Lead

South West Recruitment Ltd; Poole; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Up to 8% pension

Death in Service 5x

ShareSave Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to work scheme

EAP

Onsite Physio and Massage

Work Wear

Job summary

South West Recruitment Ltd in Poole, UK, seeks a Manufacturing Planning Coordinator to coordinate workflow across QA and QC, ensuring production requirements are met. You will act as the main link between Planning, Projects and Quality teams, prioritising inspection activities and coordinating resources to align with schedules.

The role emphasizes cross‑department collaboration and proactive planning. The ideal candidate has planning experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment,

Qualifications

• Previous experience in planning-related role in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Good communication and cross‑department collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage competing demands and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily QA/QC workloads and priorities.
• Monitor capacity and align resources with production schedules.
• Represent Quality teams in business planning meetings.
• Organise inspection activities according to production and project needs.
• Coordinate pre-planned customer witness inspections.

Skills

Production planning

Organisational skills

Communication

Deadline management

Multi-department liaison

Job description

South West Recruitment Ltd in Poole, UK, seeks a Manufacturing Planning Coordinator to coordinate workflow across QA and QC, ensuring production requirements are met. You will act as the main link between Planning, Projects and Quality teams, prioritising inspection activities and coordinating resources to align with schedules.

The role emphasizes cross‑department collaboration and proactive planning. The ideal candidate has planning experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment,