Production Planner: Master Schedules & Deliveries

Metador Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Metador Ltd. is seeking an organised and proactive Production Planner to join our Operations team in Middlesbrough.

You will create and maintain realistic production plans that meet customer delivery requirements and internal targets, coordinating orders across Sales, Planning, Production, Purchasing and Finance. The role suits someone who brings structure to a busy manufacturing environment, can manage multiple priorities, and communicates clearly when plans or requirements change.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Methodical approach with flexibility to changing priorities.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proactive, hands-on and results-focused mindset.
• Confident communicating when plans or risks change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain achievable production plans aligned to customer delivery dates.
• Coordinate design, approval, production, supply and delivery activities.
• Identify capacity and supply-chain constraints that could affect the plan.
• Work with customers and internal teams to secure order approvals and sign-off.
• Maintain accurate delivery dates and proactively manage risks to delivery.
• Communicate changes and potential issues clearly to stakeholders.
• Support accurate order records and timely invoicing with Despatch and Finance.
• Maintain accuracy across multiple live orders while adapting plans as priorities change.

Skills

Organisation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Planning

Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Metador Ltd. is seeking an organised and proactive Production Planner to join our Operations team in Middlesbrough.

You will create and maintain realistic production plans that meet customer delivery requirements and internal targets, coordinating orders across Sales, Planning, Production, Purchasing and Finance. The role suits someone who brings structure to a busy manufacturing environment, can manage multiple priorities, and communicates clearly when plans or requirements change.