Master Production Scheduler: Data-Driven OTIF Planner

Russell Taylor Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Death in service

Cycle scheme

Early finish Friday

Company events

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group is seeking an experienced Master Production Scheduler to own the production schedule across manufacturing facilities in Nottinghamshire. You will balance customer demand, capacity and priorities to deliver an efficient, data-driven planning process.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with experience in production planning, S&OP and ERP systems. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Finance to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing or supply chain.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with capacity planning, resource requirements and performance metrics.
• An understanding of S&OP, MRP/ERP or Advanced Planning & Scheduling.
• A strong continuous improvement mindset and the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and optimise the Master Production Schedule for assigned facilities.
• Ensure production plans support the customer order book, inventory requirements and On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) targets.
• Prepare and communicate weekly production schedules to Production Management, subcontract partners and Senior Management.
• Lead daily production meetings and communicate priorities, constraints, risks and schedule changes.
• Provide labour resource plans and work with Production Management to achieve effective load levelling.
• Monitor performance against plan and proactively manage delays and rescheduling requirements.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Supply chain

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Capacity planning

S&OP

Continuous improvement

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

APS software

Job description

Russell Taylor Group is seeking an experienced Master Production Scheduler to own the production schedule across manufacturing facilities in Nottinghamshire. You will balance customer demand, capacity and priorities to deliver an efficient, data-driven planning process.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with experience in production planning, S&OP and ERP systems. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Finance to drive continuous