Planner

NT Engineering & Manufacturing; Inverness; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Engineering & Manufacturing is seeking a Planner to support a large process plant in a temporary ongoing role. The position requires immediate availability and offers an excellent hourly rate across the South Ayrshire, Moray, North East Highlands or Dundee regions in Scotland.

The planner will balance customer requirements with site capabilities, coordinating WIP, materials, and transport, and collaborating with Operations, Maintenance and Finance to keep the site running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Proven production planning experience in process/manufacturing environments.
• Experience coordinating across Operations, Maintenance, Stores, Finance and other teams.
• Ability to adapt to changing demand and supply conditions.
• Availability for immediate start or short notice

Responsibilities

• Ensure production plans are achievable operationally, logistically and financially.
• Manage WIP planning and coordinate material and feedstock needs.
• Coordinate transport requirements and ensure transport compliance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance and Stores to balance customer needs with site capability.
• Monitor and adjust plans in response to demand, plant availability or feedstock supply.
• Contribute to problem countermeasure activities related to planning performance.
• Work with Operations, Business Development and Finance to align objectives.

Skills

Production planning

Cross-team coordination

Adaptable/flexible

Immediate availability

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