Production Planner: Demand & Capacity Optimiser

Energy Jobline ZR; Poole; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension scheme

25 Days Holidays + Birthday + Bank Hol

Long-term opportunity

Supportive working environment

Skill development

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an organised Production Planner for a busy manufacturing operation in Poole, Dorset. You will develop demand, capacity, production and material plans ensuring resources and materials are available when required.

Key duties include maintaining schedules, assessing bottlenecks, communicating risks, and interfacing with multiple departments to keep customer requirements met on time. Salary up to £34K with a standard days schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, production planning or materials planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Confident with ERP/MRP systems and data analysis.
• Commercial awareness of demand, capacity and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand, production and material plans based on orders, forecasts and inventory.
• Assess capacity across labour, machinery, skills and shifts to identify bottlenecks.
• Create and maintain production schedules balancing priorities, capacity and lead times.
• Monitor progress and adjust schedules in response to changes.
• Communicate priorities, shortages, constraints and risks in planning meetings.
• Collaborate with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics.
• Calculate material requirements and monitor shortages and stock levels.
• Support inventory control and minimise excess stock and costs.

Skills

Planning

ERP/MRP

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an organised Production Planner for a busy manufacturing operation in Poole, Dorset. You will develop demand, capacity, production and material plans ensuring resources and materials are available when required.

Key duties include maintaining schedules, assessing bottlenecks, communicating risks, and interfacing with multiple departments to keep customer requirements met on time. Salary up to £34K with a standard days schedule.