Production Planner (Tactical Planning)

Butler Rose Ltd; Ulverston; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Company performance-related bonus

6% employee pension contribution

Life insurance - 4 x annual salary

Hybrid working model (3 days office)

Job summary

Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain is excited to recruit a skilled Production Planner to manage tactical planning for a busy manufacturing environment in the South Lakes - Ulverston area. You will own the 0-30 day horizon, ensuring work orders are material-ready, capacity-ready and released to meet customer commitments.

Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Stores, Engineering, Quality, Dispatch and Sales, you will drive recovery actions, optimise material availability and maintain

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent in manufacturing planning.
• Experience in production planning, control, or scheduling.
• Experience managing production schedules and material availability.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain the 0-30 day production plan across rolling horizon.
• Release and progress work orders in line with priorities.
• Ensure orders are material-clear, capacity-clear and ready for manufacture.
• Monitor schedule adherence and drive recovery actions for delays.
• Develop and maintain recovery plans for overdue orders.
• Provide accurate planning data to support capacity planning.

Skills

Production planning

Analytical

Communication

Organised

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Production Planner - Tactical Planning

Exclusively advertised on behalf of Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain

Location: South Lakes - Ulverston Area
Salary: £35,000 - £46,000
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Planning
Hours: Full Time 37.5 (4 day working week Monday to Thursday)

Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain is exclusively representing a well-established manufacturing organisation in the search for an experienced Production Planner to join its Planning function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and analytical planning professional to take ownership of the tactical execution of the production plan across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The Production Planner will be responsible for managing the 0-30-day planning horizon, ensuring production priorities are aligned with customer requirements and that work orders are material-ready, capacity-ready and released in line with agreed schedules.

Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Stores, Engineering, Quality, Dispatch and Sales, you will play a key role in maintaining production flow, identifying risks and driving recovery actions to protect customer delivery commitments.

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Schedule Execution

• Execute and maintain the production plan across the rolling 0-30-day planning horizon.
• Ensure work orders are released and progressed in line with business priorities and customer commitments.
• Ensure orders are material-clear, capacity-clear and ready for manufacture ahead of planned start dates.
• Monitor schedule adherence and drive recovery actions where production falls behind plan.
• Develop and maintain recovery plans for overdue and at-risk orders.
• Expedite materials, manufacturing activities and support functions to protect customer deliveries.
• Escalate significant risks, constraints and recovery requirements to the Lead Operations Planner.

Material & Capacity Readiness

• Work closely with Purchasing and Stores to ensure material availability supports production requirements.
• Identify, manage and escalation material shortages and supply risks.
• Monitor short‑term work centre loading and resource constraints.
• Maintain visibility of production demand within the 30-60-day horizon, identifying emerging risks.
• Provide accurate planning data and forward visibility to support capacity planning and resource allocation.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as the primary planning interface for Production Leaders, ensuring production priorities remain aligned to the agreed plan.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Dispatch and Sales to maintain production flow.
• Provide achievable delivery and order release dates based on material availability, capacity and production priorities.
• Build effective working relationships across operational functions to resolve planning issues quickly and effectively.

Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate planning data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Analyse planning and production data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Generate planning reports and communicate risks, delays and recovery actions to key stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on delivery performance, schedule adherence and operational efficiency.
• Support KPI reporting and planning performance reviews.

About You

The successful candidate will have previous experience within production planning, production control, supply chain planning or scheduling in a manufacturing environment.

You will be highly organised, analytical and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly. Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills are essential, as you will work closely with production and wider operational teams to resolve issues and maintain delivery performance.

Essential Experience

• HNC/HND, apprenticeship, relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience within a manufacturing planning environment.
• Experience in production planning, production control, supply chain planning or manufacturing scheduling.
• Experience managing production schedules and material availability.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems within a manufacturing environment.

This role offers a combination of office-based and manufacturing/shop‑floor working, with regular interaction across Production and wider operational teams.

You will operate within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Company performance-related bonus
• 6% employee pension contribution
• Life insurance - 4 x annual salary
• Hybrid working model (3 days office)

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.