Senior Production Planner

Morgan Ryder; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Medicash healthcare scheme

Pension: 5% employee / 4% employer

Job summary

Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd is seeking a Senior Production Planner for a fast-paced manufacturing facility in the UK. The role balances day-to-day production scheduling with longer-term demand and capacity planning, and it includes leadership of two direct reports.

The successful candidate will operate at a senior level in production demand planning, handle pressure, and drive improvements across planning processes while coordinating with production, operations and purchasing teams.

Qualifications

• Senior-level production demand planning experience within fast-paced manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and people management abilities.
• Experience coordinating with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to make quick, informed decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead production and demand planning across the site.
• Manage short-, medium-, and long-term production plans.
• Plan around future demand, capacity and resource requirements.
• Attend senior planning and operational meetings.

Skills

Senior planning experience

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Decision making under pressure

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Production Planner

Up to £45,000

Fast-Paced Manufacturing Environment - Senior Hands-On Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Production Planner to join our client's established BRC manufacturing facility.

This is a genuinely senior, hands-on role where you'll take responsibility for both day-to-day production planning and longer-term demand and capacity planning.

The key requirement

You must have previously operated at a senior level within production demand planning in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You'll need to be comfortable working under pressure, managing changing priorities and making quick, informed decisions to keep production on track. Experience gained in a slow-moving or predominantly administrative planning environment will not be suitable.

The role

You'll be at the heart of the manufacturing operation, balancing future demand and capacity requirements with the day-to-day needs of production.

You'll attend senior planning and operational meetings, helping shape future production plans while remaining hands‑on with scheduling, problem‑solving and managing changing priorities.

You'll also lead two direct reports, supporting their development while remaining closely involved in the operation yourself.

What's on offer?

Alongside a salary of up to £45,000, you'll receive a strong benefits package, including:

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing every January to a maximum of 28 days
• Medicash healthcare scheme, covering contributions towards dental treatment, diagnostic tests and scans, specialist treatment and complimentary therapies
• Option to add your partner and children to the Medicash scheme for a small monthly fee
• Pension: 5% employee / 4% employer contribution, with access to a salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to an independent financial advisor, including face-to-face advice sessions at the site throughout the year
• Company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, dependent on length of service
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, providing confidential counselling and advice
• Access to Benefits Hub, offering exclusive discounts, cashback and money-saving offer

Key responsibilities

• Lead production and demand planning across the site
• Manage short-, medium- and long-term production plans
• Plan around future demand, capacity and resource requirements
• Attend senior planning and operational meetings
• Manage day-to-day production schedules and changing priorities
• Identify and resolve capacity, material and scheduling issues
• Work closely with production, operations and purchasing teams
• Lead and develop two direct reports
• Drive improvements across planning processes

What we're looking for

• Senior-level production demand planning experience
• Experience gained within a fast-paced manufacturing environment - essential
• Strong production, demand and capacity planning knowledge
• Experience working with senior stakeholders
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience
• Confident, analytical and commercially minded
• A hands‑on approach with the ability to get into the detail

If you're an experienced Senior Production Planner who thrives in a fast-moving manufacturing environment and wants genuine responsibility and influence, we'd like to hear from you.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.