Production Planner

TipTopJob; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking an experienced Production Planner in Leamington Spa to convert the top level build plan into a stable, executable production plan across manufacturing and sub-assembly areas. You will ensure customer demand, material availability, production capacity and constraints align for on-time delivery, applying strong MRP knowledge and proactive process improvements.

This role demands an organised, analytical planner who can work with production schedules and stakeholders to maintain

Qualifications

• Strong MRP planning capability.
• Analytical skills with focus on planning accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain a weekly fixed production plan aligned to customer demand.
• Confirm material availability ahead of production and resolve shortages.
• Liaise with planning, production and material handling teams to ensure schedule alignment.
• Control schedule changes to minimise disruption across assembly and upstream manufacturing areas.
• Manage planning exceptions, expedite critical issues and implement corrective actions.
• Utilise batching, product family loading and sequencing techniques to improve flow and efficiency.
• Analyse production load, capacity and standard hours to support level loading.
• Maintain planning KPIs and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Skills

MRP planning

Analytical skills

Organisation

Communication skills

Job description

Role: Production Planner

Salary: to be discussed on application

Location: Leamington Spa

Contract: Permanent

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to convert the top:level build plan into a stable, visible and executable production plan across manufacturing and sub:assembly areas. The Production Planner will ensure that customer demand, material availability, production capacity, and operational constraints are aligned to enable safe, efficient, and on:time delivery. This Production Planner position is ideal for someone with strong MRP knowledge, planning expertise and a proactive approach to driving operational performance. If you are an organised and analytical Production Planner looking for your next opportunity, we would like to hear from you.

Role and Responsibilities of a Production Planner

• Produce and maintain a weekly fixed production plan aligned to customer demand within the agreed planning window.
• Confirm material availability ahead of production and resolve shortages before they impact build.
• Liaise with planning, production and material handling teams to ensure schedule alignment and clear work:to lists.
• Control schedule changes to minimise disruption across assembly and upstream manufacturing areas.
• Manage planning exceptions, expedite critical issues and complete root cause corrective actions.
• Utilise batching, product family loading and sequencing techniques to improve production flow and efficiency.
• Analyse production load, capacity and standard hours to support effective level loading.
• Maintain planning KPIs and use production data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Requirements Of the Production Planner

• Previous experience in a Production Planner role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong MRP planning capability.
• Experience in analysing production capacity, workload and resource planning.
• Ability to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Confident working with production schedules, planning data and operational stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to challenge issues affecting schedule stability.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on improving planning accuracy and operational efficiency.