Production Planner

Copello Global; North East; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello is recruiting a Production Planner for our client in County Durham, an engineering and manufacturing organisation. The role focuses on coordinating manufacturing activity and ensuring production plans support customer requirements and business priorities.

You will develop and maintain realistic production schedules, balance demand with material availability and capacity, monitor progress, and work with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain to resolve risks and keep production flowing

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP data and systems.
• Ability to capacity plan, ensure material availability and manage WIP.
• Strong cross-team coordination to meet delivery priorities.
• Excellent Excel skills and multi-priority management.
• Experience in electronics, aerospace or complex engineering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Balance demand, capacity, and material availability.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain teams.
• Monitor progress and identify risks to delivery.
• Ensure efficient flow of work through production.

Skills

production planning

manufacturing planning

scheduling

materials control

supply chain planning

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Copello is working with a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation to recruit a Production Planner for their operations team in County Durham

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to play a key role in coordinating manufacturing activity and ensuring production plans support customer requirements and business priorities.

Working closely with teams across Production, Engineering and Supply Chain, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining realistic production schedules, balancing demand, material availability and manufacturing capacity. You will monitor progress, identify potential risks to delivery and help ensure an efficient flow of work through production.

What we're looking for

We are interested in candidates with experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, scheduling, materials control or supply chain planning within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

You should have experience of:

• Developing and maintaining production plans and schedules
• Working with ERP/MRP systems and production planning data
• Capacity planning, material availability and work-in-progress management
• Coordinating with multiple teams to manage priorities and delivery requirements
• Identifying risks and resolving issues that could impact production schedules

Strong Excel skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment will also be beneficial.

Experience within electronics, aerospace, defence, high-reliability manufacturing or another complex engineering environment would be advantageous, although candidates from a wider manufacturing background are encouraged to apply.

If you're an organised and proactive Production Planner looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.