Production Planner

Chase Taylor Recruitment Ltd; Witham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Flexible working

Sick pay

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Career progression

Job summary

Chase Taylor Recruitment Ltd is recruiting on behalf of a prestigious, established manufacturer of bespoke steel windows and doors for a Production Planner role in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on coordinating schedules, ensuring on-time delivery, and supporting continuous improvement across departments.

You will work closely with production, purchasing and order processing to manage workloads, prioritize orders and ensure materials are available to meet demand.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicating with production teams and other departments.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and production planning systems.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and managing changing workloads.
• Experience within windows, doors, glazing, metal fabrication or a similar manufacturing environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and coordinate production activities to meet customer deadlines.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules in response to changing priorities.
• Liaise with production teams to ensure workloads are managed effectively.
• Coordinate with purchasing and stock control to ensure materials are available when required.
• Review customer orders and production requirements to support accurate planning.
• Identify potential delays or production bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Maintain accurate production schedules, records and planning documentation.
• Communicate with internal departments to provide updates on production progress.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Ensure production plans align with quality standards and business requirements.

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Chase Taylor are recruiting on behalf of a prestigious, established manufacturer of bespoke steel windows and doors, who are looking to appoint a Production Planner to join their team.

With a heritage spanning over 175 years, this business is internationally recognised for its craftsmanship and high-quality products, which feature in some of the finest buildings across the globe.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business where quality, precision and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do.

The Role

As a Production Planner, you will play a key role in coordinating manufacturing schedules, ensuring production runs efficiently and that customer orders are delivered on time.

Working closely with production, order processing, purchasing and other internal departments, you will help manage workloads, prioritise orders and ensure materials and resources are available to meet demand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule and coordinate production activities to meet customer deadlines.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules in response to changing priorities.
• Liaise with production teams to ensure workloads are managed effectively.
• Coordinate with purchasing and stock control to ensure materials are available when required.
• Review customer orders and production requirements to support accurate planning.
• Identify potential delays or production bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Maintain accurate production schedules, records and planning documentation.
• Communicate with internal departments to provide updates on production progress.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Ensure production plans align with quality standards and business requirements.

About You

• Previous experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicating with production teams and other departments.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and production planning systems.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and managing changing workloads.
• Experience within windows, doors, glazing, metal fabrication or a similar manufacturing environment would be advantageous.

What’s on Offer?

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Company sick pay.
• Pension scheme.Profit-related bonus scheme.
• Employee benefits package, including discounts on everyday goods and services.
• Life assurance.
• Training and opportunities for career progression.