Senior Production Planner — Site-Based, MRP & Scheduling

BMR Solutions Ltd; Stroud; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

BMR Solutions Ltd is recruiting an experienced Production Planner for its Stonehouse and Stroud sites in Gloucestershire. This fully site-based role requires hands-on MRPl capable planner to balance materials, capacity and production schedules.

You will create and maintain detailed production plans, work with Purchasing and Supply Chain, and push improvements to planning processes while ensuring customer requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in production planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent practical knowledge of MRP principles and methodology.
• The ability to understand the logic behind an MRP system and interrogate its outputs.
• Strong experience of production scheduling, materials planning and capacity considerations.
• Experience managing changing priorities within a busy manufacturing environment.
• The confidence to challenge data, investigate discrepancies and make informed planning decisions.

Responsibilities

• Creating, maintaining and managing detailed production schedules.
• Using MRP to plan manufacturing requirements and ensure materials are available in line with production demand.
• Reviewing MRP outputs and taking appropriate planning action rather than simply relying on system-generated recommendations.
• Balancing customer demand against material availability, production capacity and manufacturing constraints.
• Identifying shortages, bottlenecks and potential production delays at an early stage.
• Rescheduling and reprioritising production in response to changing requirements.
• Working closely with Purchasing to resolve material shortages and supply issues.
• Liaising with Production teams to understand capacity, workload and operational constraints.
• Monitoring work in progress and ensuring production remains aligned with the agreed plan.
• Maintaining accurate planning data within the MRP system.
• Communicating priorities and changes clearly across the business.
• Supporting improvements to planning processes, systems and overall production efficiency.

Skills

MRP principles

Production scheduling

Materials planning

Capacity considerations

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

MRP software

Job description

BMR Solutions Ltd is recruiting an experienced Production Planner for its Stonehouse and Stroud sites in Gloucestershire. This fully site-based role requires hands-on MRPl capable planner to balance materials, capacity and production schedules.

You will create and maintain detailed production plans, work with Purchasing and Supply Chain, and push improvements to planning processes while ensuring customer requirements are met.