Senior Planning Engineer

MTrec Ltd; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

MTrec Ltd is recruiting a permanent Resource Planner for a growing engineering business. You will develop and maintain capacity plans across Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, and Quality & Projects, providing visibility of available labour hours, planned workload and delivery risks.

You will build resource-loaded schedules, forecast workload, identify bottlenecks and collaborate with managers to improve planning accuracy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in capacity or production planning within engineering/manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and constraints.
• Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and capacity models.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to analyse large data sets to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Capacity Planning & Forecasting.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive capacity plan covering Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, Quality & Projects.
• Provide accurate visibility of Available labour hours, Planned workload, Resource gaps, Department constraints and Potential delivery risks.
• Maintain forward-looking capacity plans covering current projects, secured orders, and future quoted opportunities.
• Support strategic workforce planning by identifying when additional resources, subcontract support, training, or investment may be required.
• Create and maintain resource-loaded schedules to understand the impact of current and future workload.
• Develop planning models that demonstrate Department loading, Labour demand versus availability, Project resource requirements, Critical bottlenecks and Delivery risks.
• Work with department managers to validate resource assumptions and improve planning accuracy.
• Identify conflicting priorities and recommend mitigation actions.

Skills

Capacity planning

Forecasting

Resource scheduling

Excel (advanced)

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Job description

The rewards and benefits on offer:

• Immediate start available.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Visible role within a growing engineering business
• Free on-site parking

MTrec’s New Opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Resource Planner to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a growing engineering business.

If you have experience within Resource/Capacity planning or similar and are from an engineering/manufacturing background.

The job you’ll do:

• Capacity Planning & Forecasting
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive capacity plan covering all business functions, including: Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, Quality & Projects
• Project support functions
• Provide accurate visibility of: Available labour hours, Planned workload, Resource gaps, Department constraints and Potential delivery risks
• Maintain forward-looking capacity plans covering current projects, secured orders, and future quoted opportunities.
• Support strategic workforce planning by identifying when additional resources, subcontract support, training, or investment may be required.
• Create and maintain resource-loaded schedules to understand the impact of current and future workload.
• Develop planning models that demonstrate: Department loading, Labour demand versus availability, Project resource requirements, Critical bottlenecks and Delivery risks
• Work with department managers to validate resource assumptions and improve planning accuracy.
• Identify conflicting priorities and recommend mitigation actions.

About you:

• Proven experience in capacity planning, production planning, resource scheduling, or operations planning within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and resource constraints.
• Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and capacity models.
• Advanced Excel skills, including: Complex formulas, Pivot tables, Data analysis, Reporting dashboards, Capacity modelling
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data and convert information into clear business decisions.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Well organised and self-motivated
• Able to work well both independently and within a team