Production Planner: Own Schedules, Capacity & Materials

Ford & Stanley Select; Barton-under-Needwood; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for Barton-under-Needwood to translate customer demand into achievable production plans. You will collaborate with Production, Procurement and Project teams to align schedules with capacity and material availability.

The role focuses on developing schedules, coordinating with procurement, monitoring progress and driving improvements in planning processes to support growth at the facility.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling or manufacturing planning.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or production environments.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning and materials.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to work across Production, Procurement and other operations.
• Strong problem‑solving, organizational and communication skills.
• Proactive with ownership and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and optimise production schedules against customer demand.
• Balance production requirements against available capacity, equipment and resources.
• Work with Procurement to ensure materials/components are available when required.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules for delays or changing priorities.
• Identify capacity and material constraints early and communicate risks.

Skills

Production planning

Cross‑functional collaboration

Capacity planning

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is seeking a Production Planner for Barton-under-Needwood to translate customer demand into achievable production plans. You will collaborate with Production, Procurement and Project teams to align schedules with capacity and material availability.

The role focuses on developing schedules, coordinating with procurement, monitoring progress and driving improvements in planning processes to support growth at the facility.