Senior Production Planner

Castle Employment; Helmsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company based in North Yorkshire seeks a Senior Production Planner. This full-time role involves managing the Planning team, supporting operational strategies, and ensuring timely production. Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar manufacturing role, strong leadership skills, and the ability to interpret engineering drawings. Competitive salary and benefits package offered, working Monday to Friday with 37 hours per week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Senior Production Planner role, ideally in manufacturing.
• Experience with production processes in an engineering business is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Planning team and their development.
• Support strategic and operational planning with management.
• Create and maintain clear communication with team leaders and managers.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly production status reports.
• Maintain MRP and resolve issues with Engineering and Receiving.
• Monitor production processes to ensure timely completion of orders.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Effective communication

Job description

A well-established and leading manufacturing company based in North Yorkshire is looking for a Senior Production Planner to join the business. This is a full-time permanent position working in a busy, fast-paced, demanding environment. Working Monday to Friday 37 hours and offers attractive salary & benefits.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day responsibility for the Planning team and their development
• Work with management team to support strategic and operations planning
• Creates and maintains clear lines of communication with Team Leaders, Production Managers, Project Manager, Sales and Buying teams
• Generate and update daily, weekly and monthly production status reports
• Manage all related MRP maintenance, including resolving problems with Engineering and Receiving and Inspection as necessary
• Analyse data to update staff schedules (Capacity) to reach the agreed quota in the manufacturing process
• Closely monitor the production process to ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget

Qualifications

The ideal Senior Production Planner will have previous relevant experience of working in a similar role ideally within a manufacturing environment. Experience of the production process within an engineering business would be an advantage. Experience in leadership and ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

The Senior Production Planner role offers a highly competitive salary, great benefits and the working hours are 37 per work (8:30am to 4:30pm Mon-Thurs & to 4pm Friday) and is commutable from Pickering, Malton, Scarborough, York, Thirsk & surrounding areas.