Production Planner

Escape Recruitment Services; Hawick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape Recruitment Services is seeking a Production Planner in Hawick, UK. The role is full-time, site-based, with salary between £30,000 and £35,000 DOE.

You will develop and optimise production plans, ensuring customer demand is met while maximizing efficiency. You will work closely with Manufacturing, Procurement and other functions to improve planning processes, ERP data accuracy and overall performance.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in Production Planning within manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling and capacity planning.
• Experience managing complex production plans and competing priorities.
• Good understanding of wider supply chain principles, including inventory management.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills and stakeholder management.
• Proactive, organised and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage short and medium-term production plans.
• Schedule and sequence production orders to meet demand and forecasts.
• Balance capacity, labour, machine constraints and material requirements.
• Monitor inventory to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality and Customer Service.
• Monitor planning performance and schedule adherence.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning efficiency and operations.

Skills

Production planning

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

Inventory management

Stakeholder management

Excel & analytics

Communication skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Excel

Job description

Production Planner

Location: Hawick, Scottish Borders

Salary: Between £30,000 - £35,000 DOE

Working Pattern: Full-time, site-based

Are you an experienced Production Planner looking for an opportunity to take ownership of production planning, improve operational efficiency and play a key role in a busy manufacturing environment?

We are recruiting for a Production Planner to develop, manage and optimise production plans, ensuring customer demand is met while maximising manufacturing efficiency.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in production planning, scheduling and capacity management who enjoys working collaboratively and identifying opportunities to improve processes.

The Role

Working closely with manufacturing and wider supply chain teams, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and managing short and medium-term production plans.
• Scheduling and sequencing production orders to meet customer demand and forecasts.
• Balancing production capacity, labour availability, machine constraints and material requirements.
• Monitoring inventory levels to ensure materials are available when required.
• Working closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality and Customer Service.
• Monitoring planning performance, including schedule adherence and plan achievement.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve planning efficiency and operational performance.
• Supporting wider planning processes, including S&OP and S&OE.
• Contributing to improvements in ERP systems, planning processes and data accuracy.

About You

To be successful in this position, you will ideally have:

• At least three years' experience in Production Planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling and capacity planning.
• Experience managing complex production plans and competing priorities.
• A good understanding of wider supply chain principles, including inventory management.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.

A relevant degree or equivalent industry experience will be considered.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established operation where you can make a genuine contribution to production performance, planning accuracy and continuous improvement.

If you have the production planning experience and analytical ability to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.