Production Planner

Reevr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Reevr in Greater London is seeking an experienced Production Planner to coordinate manufacturing activity and ensure customer orders are delivered on time.

You will work with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, Engineering and Stores to manage production priorities, material availability and capacity, using ERP/MRP tools and BOMs. This role suits candidates with prior planning experience in manufacturing and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing planning or production control.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Strong organisational skills and adaptability to changing priorities.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; Epicor is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain production schedules against demand and capacity.
• Review capacity and schedule jobs to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitor progress and escalate risks and shortages.
• Use ERP/MRP to review supply and demand and plan production orders.
• Create and maintain BOMs and product routings.
• Attend production review meetings and provide progress updates.
• Support continuous improvement in planning accuracy, workflow, stock control and efficiency.

Skills

Production planning

ERP/MRP systems

Capacity planning

Scheduling

BOMs

Product routings

Reading drawings

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

Production Planner
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time Onsite

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Production Planner to join a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key role responsible for planning and coordinating manufacturing activity to ensure customer orders are delivered on time.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, Engineering and Stores, you will manage production priorities, material availability and capacity constraints to maintain a smooth and efficient production flow.

As Production Planner, your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and maintaining production schedules in line with customer demand, business priorities, material availability and manufacturing capacity.
• Reviewing capacity and scheduling jobs to support efficient production flow and on-time delivery.
• Monitoring progress against the production plan and escalating risks, delays and material shortages.
• Using an ERP/MRP system to review supply and demand requirements and plan production orders.
• Creating and maintaining Bills of Materials (BOMs) and product routings where required.
• Attending production review meetings and providing clear updates on progress, risks, overdue work and urgent actions.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities across planning accuracy, workflow, stock control and production efficiency.

The successful Production Planner will have:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing, production planning, purchasing, engineering support or production control environment.
• The ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Organisational skills and the ability to manage changing priorities.

• Experience using ERP/MRP systems; Epicor experience would be advantageous.
• Experience with production scheduling, capacity planning or shortage management.