Production Planner

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Performance related bonus

Pension scheme 9%

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail in Glasgow is seeking a Production Planner to join the Central Planning Cell. You will develop and deliver the operational maintenance plan for AT200 fleet, aligning resources, materials and schedules with contractual and performance requirements.

You will work on a 3-shift basis (days, afters & nights) and interface with Engineering and Supply Chain to optimise the plan while ensuring safety and KPI adherence. This role requires strong planning and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in train planning and running diagrams.
• Knowledge of railway rules and regulations.
• Strong problem solving and quick thinking.
• Intermediate IT skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Autonomous working with lean experience.
• Experience with KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Review dispatch requirements to ensure TSA contract compliance.
• Assess operational situations to inform the maintenance plan.
• Develop and refine the maintenance plan for future work (daily to annual).
• Prioritise tasks per contractual, performance, technical and safety needs.
• Create maintenance windows and compute available work hours for work orders.
• Report issues within required timescales to customers.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Supply Chain to allocate resources.
• Monitor backlog of defects to reduce reactive maintenance.
• Address material issues impacting the maintenance plan.
• Plan fleet checks and fleet modifications as required.
• Lead daily conference calls and prepare briefings.
• Promote and comply with health and safety practices.
• Undertake CPD aligned with Hitachi requirements.
• Review test plans to avoid testing schedule impact.
• Perform any other duties as directed by the AT200 Production Planning Manager.

Skills

Railway ops

Train planning

Railway regs

Problem solving

Route knowledge

MS Office

Autonomy

Lean

KPIs & CI

Leadership

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

Production Planner

Glasgow

Salary £54,483.36 + £8172.50 Shift allowance

Permanent Contract

3 shift basis (days, afters & nights)

Your new role

Working on a shift basis as part of the Central Planning Cell (CPC) based at the West of Scotland Signalling Centre, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the operational maintenance plan with the necessary information to allow the efficient scheduling and execution of rolling stock maintenance. This is through the identification, prioritisation and allocation of maintenance tasks, material, special tools and test equipment, engineering support and the alignment of resources in accordance with contractual and performance requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Review customer dispatch requirements to ensure they comply with the relevant obligations in the TSA contract.
• Assess the operational situation and dispatch requirements in order to inform the maintenance plan
• Focus on future maintenance work: daily; weekly; monthly; quarterly and annually in order to develop and continually refine the maintenance plan for the AT200 fleet.
• Identify and prioritise tasks in accordance with contractual, performance, technical and safety requirements.
• Create and identify maintenance windows and determine the number of work hours available in order to produce work orders.
• Feedback any issues to the customer in required timescales
• Liaise with Engineering and Supply Chain departments to identify, allocate and leverage resources to enable the maintenance plan.
• Actively monitor the backlog of defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
• Identify, monitor and resolve any material issues that affect the overall maintenance plan.
• Expedite material demands and act as the immediate focal point for Train Maintenance Centre and Outstation material issues.
• Plan the implementation of fleet modifications.
• Understand Network Rail Infrastructure issues that would impact on the diagrams and TMC capability and agree plans to minimise impact to HRL
• Ensure TMC infrastructure issues or changes will have minimal impact on HRL’s ability to deliver the contractual obligations under the respective TSA
• Work closely with the Performance Analysts to ensure capturing of required performance data against diagram requirements for effective reporting
• Maintain close working relationships with relevant customer train planning departments
• Actively monitor repeat defects in order to reduce the amount of reactive maintenance and improve reliability.
• Comply with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to drive improvement.
• Be reactive to incidents, disruptions and emergencies on the operational railway and amend the maintenance plan accordingly.
• Utilise the SAP Maintenance Management System (MMS) and other IT applications in order to inform and develop the maintenance schedule. .
• Liaise with Engineering staff and promulgate Engineering Change where required.
• Initiate and plan fleet checks.
• Lead daily conference calls.
• Prepare reports and give verbal briefs as required.
• Promote, support and comply with all health and safety practices in the workplace.
• Undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with Hitachi’s new business demands as required.
• Review and update test plans to ensure required maintenance can be carried out without a negative impact to testing schedules
• Any other duties as directed by the AT200 Production Planning Manager.

About you

Desirable

Licences / Competences

• Sound knowledge of railway operations.
• Previous experience of train planning and train diagrams
• Sound knowledge of, and compliance to, railway rules and regulations.
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to think quickly.
• Relevant route knowledge would be advantageous.
• Intermediate IT skills – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. .
• Self-sufficient and able to work autonomously
• Experience in lean
• Experience in KPIs and continuous improvement
• Leadership experience

Behavioural

• Able to represent Hitachi in a professional manner at all times.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.

What we offer

We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday
• Potential opportunity for annual performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Personal Accident insurance
• Group Income protection
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

Closing date for applications is 23rd September 2026.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.