Production Planner

Westray Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global brand seeks a Production Planner in North Tyneside to enhance manufacturing efficiency. This role focuses on planning production, developing effective strategies with the team, and requires a solid manufacturing background, ERP expertise, and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in production planning.
• Good understanding of ERP systems and MS Excel functions.
• Experience in a busy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective production planning to meet manufacturing efficiency and demand.
• Develop reports and strategies in collaboration with the production team.
• Identify shortages and meet operational targets.

Skills

ERP systems

MS Office

Procurement knowledge

S&OP process

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Customer service knowledge

Job description

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• Day shift, Monday to Friday - 35 hours per week
• Death in service
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking

THE BUSINESS

Due to business growth, an opportunity for a Production Planner has become available at our client’s factory in North Tyneside.

Our client is a global brand with over 100 years of history. They are the world’s largest manufacturer in their field. The company’s reputation is founded on quality, service and innovation.

They have adopted a culture of not just creating the best products; but to focus on long-term growth they rely on their people. They are a big believer in their people and have a culture to encourage constant learning and personal development.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global brand.

THE ROLE

• You will ensure production is planned effectively to balance the needs of the business focusing on manufacturing efficiency and demand requirement
• You will be involved with creating and developing reports, liaising with the production team to implement an effective strategy to suit the current business requirement
• You will work to identify potential shortages and counteract service misses
• You will plan based on current demand and have a customer-oriented view
• You will occasionally take on any ad-hoc tasks, contribute to ongoing business projects
• You will be responsible for hitting operational targets
• You will work alongside the team to effectively plan the factory
• You will consistently focus on productivity and continuous improvement
• You will work alongside colleagues in planning and raw materials to highlight and prevent potential issues that will affect the plan
• You will be working with production to ensure the plan is delivered effectively

THE PERSON

• This role will suit a person with a manufacturing background but has recently moved into a production planning role with at least 1 years’ experience on the below points
• It is essential that you have good knowledge of using ERP systems
• You will have good knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel – understand data tables, create pivots and use basic functions (e.g. vlookup)
• You will need good knowledge of procurement / purchasing and import / export
• You must have experience of S&OP process
• You must have experience of working in a busy manufacturing environment
• You will have a positive and proactive ‘can do’ attitude
• You can demonstrate to work under pressure and be resilient
• You must have a willingness to learn
• You will be able to demonstrate to be analytical and have a good attention to working detail
• You can work on your own or part a diverse team
• You will be commercially astute and aware of the long term plan for business growth
• It is desirable to have customer services knowledge
• Laminate production process, logistics / distribution is desirable
• Demand planning knowledge is desirable
• Knowledge of Infor systems (LX), Qlik or Alteryx (or similar) is also desirable

TO APPLY

Please apply for this position and your CV will go direct to our Engineering Team. Alternatively, if you have any questions, please get in touch with Harry Mann at Westray Recruitment Group.

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Created on 29/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom