Senior Production Planning & Control Lead

Prime Appointments Ltd; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Negotiable salary

Key leadership role

Opportunity to influence strategy

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Prime Appointments Ltd in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Production Control Manager to own production planning and scheduling, optimising capacity and ensuring on-time delivery in a growing manufacturing business.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead MPS, manage ERP/MRP, analyse capacity across laser cutting, CNC, welding, paint and assembly, and drive continuous improvement with cross functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in Production Planning, Control or Manufacturing Planning.
• 10+ years' experience in an engineering environment.
• Strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS), balancing customer demand with manufacturing capacity.
• Maintain and optimize schedules with shop floor feedback and process improvements.
• Manage ERP/MRP systems to ensure materials are available in line with requirements.
• Monitor material availability for raw materials and purchased components.
• Analyse production capacity across laser cutting, CNC machining, welding, paint and assembly.
• Collaborate with the Design team to improve Bills of Materials, manufacturing data and scheduling accuracy.
• Analyse product costing, identify discrepancies and work with Finance and Sales to improve costing accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning, scheduling and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Production Planning

Leadership

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Prime Appointments Ltd in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Production Control Manager to own production planning and scheduling, optimising capacity and ensuring on-time delivery in a growing manufacturing business.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead MPS, manage ERP/MRP, analyse capacity across laser cutting, CNC, welding, paint and assembly, and drive continuous improvement with cross functional teams.