Production Planner

Bar Hill; Bar Hill; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Job summary

Bar Hill in Cambridgeshire is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our manufacturing operation, ensuring smooth production by managing production orders and coordinating with Purchasing, Stores and Customer Service. The role is full-time with an early finish every Friday and a competitive package.

Reporting to the production team, you will monitor material availability, resolve shortages, and drive accuracy in BOMs, stock and order tracking to support a global customer base.

Qualifications

• Previous Production Planner or Manufacturing Planner experience.
• At least 2 years' production planning experience.
• Manufacturing environment experience.
• SAP/MRP experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Convert planned orders into production orders ready for kitting.
• Identify and resolve material shortages.
• Maintain shortage records and production tracking.
• Review pick lists and investigate discrepancies.
• Resolve BOM, stock and part number issues.
• Liaise with Stores and internal teams to ensure material availability.
• Monitor production shortage reports.
• Investigate production order variances.
• Support inventory accuracy and stock takes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent work

Tools

SAP/MRP

Job description

Production Planner - Manufacturing Location: Cambridgeshire (own transport desirable) £35,000 per annum + benefits Full-time, Permanent | Early finish every Friday

We're recruiting for an experienced Production Planner to join a successful manufacturing business supplying innovative products to a global customer base. You'll play a key role in keeping production running smoothly by managing production orders, monitoring material availability and working closely with Purchasing, Stores, Customer Service and other internal teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Convert planned orders into production orders ready for kitting
• Identify and resolve material shortages
• Maintain shortage records and production tracking
• Review pick lists and investigate discrepancies
• Resolve BOM, stock and part number issues
• Liaise with Stores and internal teams to ensure material availability
• Monitor production shortage reports
• Investigate production order variances
• Support inventory accuracy and stock takes

What we're looking for:

• Previous Production Planner or Manufacturing Planner experience
• At least 2 years' production planning experience
• Manufacturing environment experience
• SAP/MRP experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently