Production Planner & Controller

Owen Daniels; Saul; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a Production Planner & Controller to join their Gloucester operations team. This permanent role offers 40 hours per week, with occasional travel to other UK sites.

Salary is dependent on experience, and the location is Gloucester with travel as needed. The role focuses on developing production schedules, managing inventory, and coordinating with procurement, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure on-time delivery and continuous improvement across a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, inventory management, and production planning processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills to analyse operational data.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production schedules to ensure customer demand and operational targets are met
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability, working closely with procurement to minimise shortages and delays
• Analyse forecasts, customer orders, and capacity requirements to optimise production planning
• Track production performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency
• Act as a key liaison between production, supply chain, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure clear communication and on-time delivery

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Excel data analysis

Business acumen

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Job description

We are partnering with a well-established and growing manufacturing business that is seeking a Production Planner & Controller to join their operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional to play a key role in driving production performance, inventory optimisation, and on-time delivery across a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Working closely with production, engineering, procurement, and customer-facing teams, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient scheduling and operational excellence.

Production Planner & Controller

Permanent

Salary dependent on experience

Working hours – Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Gloucester (with occasional travel to other UK sites)

Job Description

• Develop and manage production schedules to ensure customer demand and operational targets are met
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability, working closely with procurement to minimise shortages and delays
• Analyse forecasts, customer orders, and capacity requirements to optimise production planning
• Track production performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency
• Act as a key liaison between production, supply chain, engineering, and customer-facing teams to ensure clear communication and on-time delivery

Essential Experience/Skills/Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations within an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, inventory management, and production planning processes
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyse and interpret operational data
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills with a continuous improvement mindset