Senior Production Planning & Control Leader

Prime Appointments Ltd; Stanton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Negotiable salary

Leadership role

Career development

Job summary

Prime Appointments Ltd recruiting a Production Control Manager for a growing manufacturing business, to lead production planning and capacity alignment to meet delivery targets.

Reporting to Operations Manager, you will oversee MPS, scheduling, ERP/MRP management and collaboration with Sales, Procurement and Design to optimise resources.

If you have 10+ years in engineering and strong Excel/ERP skills, this leadership role offers impact and clear career progression.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience within an engineering environment.
• Experience in Production Planning, Control or Manufacturing Planning.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent communication across departments and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Maintain and optimize schedules with shop floor feedback and changes.
• Manage ERP/MRP systems to ensure materials are available as required.
• Monitor material availability and timely arrival of raw materials.
• Analyse production capacity across laser cutting, CNC machining, welding, paint and assembly.
• Collaborate with Design to improve BOMs and scheduling accuracy.
• Analyse product costings and work with Finance and Sales to improve costing accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Production planning

Leadership

ERP/MRP

Excel skills

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Prime Appointments Ltd recruiting a Production Control Manager for a growing manufacturing business, to lead production planning and capacity alignment to meet delivery targets.

Reporting to Operations Manager, you will oversee MPS, scheduling, ERP/MRP management and collaboration with Sales, Procurement and Design to optimise resources.

If you have 10+ years in engineering and strong Excel/ERP skills, this leadership role offers impact and clear career progression.