Production Planner

Coolfreeze UK Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Coolfreeze UK Ltd. is seeking a Production Planner to join their team in Trafford Park, Manchester. This role involves ensuring smooth production demand, planning capacity, and liaising with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have previous experience and possess strong communication and time management skills. Benefits include employee perks, pension, and additional leave.

Benefits

Access to employee perks via Perkbox

Auto-enrolment pension

A day off for your birthday

Enhanced maternity and paternity policies

Wellness programmes

Reward and recognition programmes

Death in service benefit

20 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Ability to cope with challenges effectively.
• Great attention to detail to ensure reliability.

Responsibilities

• Plan production and suppliers’ workload and identify risks.
• Keep schedules updated with clear information.
• Ensure all materials are ordered and scheduled.

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Accuracy

Motivation

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

Previous experience as a Production Planner

Job description

Job Advert

Production Planner

Manchester, Trafford Park

£35,000 - £38,000 DOE

• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

Your Role

At Coolfreeze, we are excited to be looking for a brilliant new team member to join our established team in Trafford Park.

The role of the Production Planner is to ensure the smooth running of the production demand by effectively planning within the supply chain and factories.

The purpose of the role is to understand demand, plan capacity, and ensure all stakeholders are working to a schedule created by the planner. You will liaise with internal and external collaborators to ensure the delivery of the plan and raise any risks that may negatively impact it.

This role adds value to the business and your colleagues by ensuring processes happen smoothly, contributing to organisational success. You can further add value by actively seeking ways to improve efficiency, such as creating or updating Standard Operating Procedures to ensure clarity and consistency across teams.

Key Tasks

• Plan production and suppliers’ workload and identify risks.
• Keep schedules updated with clear information.
• Ensure all materials are ordered and scheduled to reduce inventory while delivering production plans OTIF (On Time In Full).
• Monitor schedule adherence and report on relevant KPIs.
• Seek opportunities to improve the plan and supplier delivery performance.
• Keep the MRP/ERP system updated.
• Create Min/Max volumes based on data and product availability.

This role will be a great fit if you have the following skills and behaviours:

• Experience: Previous experience as a Production Planner is required.
• Communication: Strong communication skills are essential, as you'll be the main point of contact for many stakeholders.
• Resilience: Ability to cope with challenges effectively.
• Accuracy: Great attention to detail to ensure reliability.
• Motivation: Drive personal and team success.
• Time Management: Essential for meeting deadlines and ensuring efficiency.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively across departments.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria. We value your passions, achievements, and growth stories. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!

Benefits for you

• Access to employee perks via Perkbox.
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• A day off for your birthday.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
• Wellness programmes and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life.
• Reward and recognition programmes.
• Death in service benefit.
• 20 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

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About Coolfreeze

Coolfreeze is a renowned bodybuilding (coachbuilders) company with sites in Manchester and Wiltshire. We deliver exceptional customer service in designing vehicle bodies, built on a foundation of expertise and long-standing staff commitment. Our success is supported by our high standards, ISO 9001:2008 quality system, and the resilience of our owners, the Rygor Group.

Hiring Process

We shortlist CVs online—please include information that makes you stand out.

A short screening call with our hiring team.

Meet the team, tour the site, and discuss your fit for the role.

If successful, we’ll make you an offer.

Support

If you require reasonable adjustments during the process, let us know so we can support you.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We are committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, celebrating our unique qualities and ensuring everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.