Producion Planner

Latitude Recruitment; Poole; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension scheme

Birthday holiday bonus

Long-term opportunity

Friendly working environment

Skill development opportunities

Job summary

Latitude Recruitment is seeking a Production Planner for a busy manufacturing site in Poole, Dorset. The role focuses on developing demand, capacity and material plans to meet customer needs safely and on time.

You will manage production schedules, assess bottlenecks, and work with multiple departments to keep plans accurate and achievable while monitoring stock and lead times. This is a day-based role in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, production planning or materials planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Confident with ERP/MRP systems and data analysis.
• Commercial awareness of demand, capacity and inventory.
• Excellent communicator across multiple departments.
• Proactive and adaptable with changing priorities.
• Preferably experience in manufacturing or production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand, production and material plans.
• Assess capacity across labour, machinery, skills and shifts.
• Create and maintain production schedules balancing priorities.
• Monitor progress and adjust schedules as needed.
• Communicate priorities, shortages and risks in planning meetings.
• Collaborate with Production, Sales, Customer Service and others to resolve issues.
• Calculate material requirements and monitor shortages and stock.
• Support inventory control and minimise excess costs.
• Maintain planning data, works orders and ERP/MRP records.
• Produce planning reports and capacity information.
• Identify risks early and communicate to stakeholders.

Skills

Planning

Production planning

Materials planning

ERP/MRP systems

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-department collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Production Planner

We are looking for an organised and proactive Production Planner to join a busy and growing manufacturing company based in Poole, Dorset.

The role will involve developing and maintaining demand, capacity, production and material plans, ensuring resources and materials are available when required. You will also provide early visibility of risks, constraints and priorities across the business so it will be a key role in ensuring customer requirements are met safely, efficiently and on time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate demand, production and material plans based on customer orders, forecasts, inventory and business requirements.
• Assess capacity across labour, machinery, skills and shifts, identifying bottlenecks and recommending solutions.
• Create and maintain realistic production schedules, balancing customer priorities, capacity, materials, efficiency and lead times.
• Monitor progress against plan and adjust schedules in response to changes or operational issues.
• Communicate priorities, shortages, constraints and risks through daily and weekly planning meetings.
• Work closely with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics to resolve planning issues.
• Calculate material requirements and monitor shortages, supplier delays and stock levels.
• Support inventory control and help minimise excess stock and avoidable costs.
• Maintain accurate planning data, works orders and records within the ERP/MRP system.
• Produce planning reports, schedules, shortage lists and capacity information.
• Identify potential risks and constraints early and communicate these to relevant stakeholders.

Ideal Skills & Experience

• Experienced in planning, production planning, materials planning or supply chain.
• Highly organised with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confident using ERP/MRP systems and working with data.
• Commercially aware, with a good understanding of customer demand, capacity, materials and inventory.
• An excellent communicator who can work effectively across multiple departments.
• Proactive, adaptable and comfortable managing changing priorities.
• Ideally experienced within a manufacturing or production environment.

Salary: Up to £34K

Hours: Days - Monday to Friday Days - Option for working 7.00am - 3.30pm or 8.00am to 4.30pm.

Benefits and What's On Offer

• Workplace pension scheme
• 25 Days Holidays + 1 extra for your Birthday + Bank Holidays.
• Long-term opportunity within a growing manufacturing business.
• Supportive and friendly working environment.
• Opportunity to develop your skills as the business continues to grow