Planner

NT Engineering & Manufacturing; Dundee; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Engineering & Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Planner for a temporary ongoing role in Scotland, with locations including Dundee. You will balance customer requirements against site capability, coordinating WIP planning, materials, and transport to keep the process plant running smoothly.

The role offers an excellent hourly rate and requires immediate availability to hit the ground running in a large, sustainability-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Proven production planning experience, ideally within a process, manufacturing or similar site environment.
• Confidence coordinating across multiple teams - Operations, Maintenance, Stores, Business Development and Finance
• A practical, adaptable approach to changing demand and supply conditions
• Immediately available or on a very short notice period

Responsibilities

• Ensuring production plans are operationally, logistically and financially achievable
• Managing Work in Progress (WIP) planning and coordinating material and feedstock requirements
• Coordinating transport needs and ensuring transport compliance
• Working closely with Operations, Maintenance and Stores teams to balance customer requirements with site capability
• Monitoring and adjusting plans in response to changes in demand, plant availability or feedstock supply
• Participating in problem countermeasure activities relating to planning performance
• Working collaboratively across Operations, Business Development and Finance

Skills

Planning

Production planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Process manufacturing

Job description

Planner

Temporary, Ongoing | Excellent Hourly Rate | Immediate Start

Locations either: South Ayrshire, Moray, North East Highlands or Dundee areas

Are you an experienced Planner looking for your next opportunity with a large, forward-thinking organisation with a focus on sustainability? We are recruiting on behalf of our client to join their business on a temporary ongoing basis as a Planner - this is to join a large process plant environment into a business heavily invested in sustainability and genuinely one of the best environments in the sector to work in.

This is a temporary, ongoing role, offering a great hourly rate for the right person who can hit the ground running. Immediate availability is essential.

The Role

As a Planner, you'll play a key role in keeping the site running smoothly, balancing customer requirements against site capability day to day. You'll be responsible for:

• Ensuring production plans are operationally, logistically and financially achievable
• Managing Work in Progress (WIP) planning and coordinating material and feedstock requirements
• Coordinating transport needs and ensuring transport compliance
• Working closely with Operations, Maintenance and Stores teams to balance customer requirements with site capability
• Monitoring and adjusting plans in response to changes in demand, plant availability or feedstock supply
• Participating in problem countermeasure activities relating to planning performance
• Working collaboratively across Operations, Business Development and Finance

What We're Looking For

• Proven production planning experience, ideally within a process, manufacturing or similar site environment
• Confidence coordinating across multiple teams -Operations, Maintenance, Stores, Business Development and Finance
• A practical, adaptable approach to changing demand and supply conditions
• Immediately available or on a very short notice period