Senior Production Planner – RF & High-Tech Manufacturing

Filtronic plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5 hour week

25 days’ holiday + public holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection Insurance

SAYE share scheme

EV scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Volunteering day

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Filtronic plc, a leading RF and microwave technology innovator, seeks an experienced Production Planner to join the Operations team at NetPark, Sedgefield. You will create and maintain production plans to ensure on-time customer delivery and efficient use of manufacturing resources.

You will coordinate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Projects to convert orders into achievable schedules, monitor material availability and capacity, and keep ERP/MRP data accurate.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, scheduling or materials control within manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to coordinate across Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and coordinate production plans to meet delivery targets.
• Convert orders, demand signals and project requirements into achievable manufacturing plans.
• Monitor material availability, capacity and WIP; keep ERP/MRP data accurate.
• Support weekly planning reviews and drive continuous improvements in scheduling.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Supply chain planning

Materials control

Stakeholder communication

Organizational skills

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Filtronic plc, a leading RF and microwave technology innovator, seeks an experienced Production Planner to join the Operations team at NetPark, Sedgefield. You will create and maintain production plans to ensure on-time customer delivery and efficient use of manufacturing resources.

You will coordinate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Projects to convert orders into achievable schedules, monitor material availability and capacity, and keep ERP/MRP data accurate.