Senior Production Planner – Injection Molding & Scheduling

Azenta LTD; Hounsdown; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Azenta LTD is seeking a Production Planner to plan and schedule production, coordinate with demand planning, and ensure materials are available for the manufacturing cycle. The role covers injection moulding, clean room processes, and instrument cell work, with ERP and tooling coordination as part of daily tasks.

The candidate should have strong spreadsheet and data-analysis skills, be able to manage competing priorities, and work closely with cross-functional teams to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of planning, scheduling and production control experience.
• Experience with plastic injection moulding processes is preferred.
• Experience with Oracle or similar MRP planning system.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule production to meet customer requirements across the complete production cycle.
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Review production performance and identify improvements to cycle times and efficiencies.
• Lead time data sharing with demand planning and manage lead time delays.
• Support ERP transactions and create works orders for new products.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Inventory management

MRP systems

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Oracle MRP

Job description

Azenta LTD is seeking a Production Planner to plan and schedule production, coordinate with demand planning, and ensure materials are available for the manufacturing cycle. The role covers injection moulding, clean room processes, and instrument cell work, with ERP and tooling coordination as part of daily tasks.

The candidate should have strong spreadsheet and data-analysis skills, be able to manage competing priorities, and work closely with cross-functional teams to drive continuous