Strategic Production Planner – Complex Engineering

INDOTRONIX AVANI UK, LTD; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

INDOTRONIX AVANI UK, LTD in Berkshire is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join a high-profile engineering and manufacturing programme on an initial 18-month contract. You will translate Master Production Schedules into daily activities, balance demand and capacity, and ensure schedules reflect material requirements and delivery timescales.

Apply Lean methods such as Kanban and visual management, work with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement in production

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning or scheduling within a complex engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of MPS, MRP and capacity planning.
• Experience developing and maintaining detailed production schedules.
• Ability to balance manufacturing demand, resource availability and capacity.
• Experience using MRP or ERP systems to manage production requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed production plans, translating Master Production Schedules (MPS) into daily manufacturing activities.
• Coordinate production demand and capacity across operational delivery teams, identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts.
• Create and maintain RCCP models to support effective resource planning.
• Ensure MRP systems reflect current production requirements.
• Plan manufacturing activities considering cost, quality, resources and delivery timescales.
• Identify bottlenecks and proactively implementing solutions.
• Support manufacturing cost estimation and scheduling and Basis of Estimate documentation.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Production Control techniques, including Kanban and visual management.
• Attend production planning meetings and monitor progress against KPIs.
• Work with engineering, manufacturing and operations to align plans with priorities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and performance.

Skills

Production planning

Manufacturing scheduling

Capacity planning

MPS

MRP

ERP systems

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

INDOTRONIX AVANI UK, LTD in Berkshire is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join a high-profile engineering and manufacturing programme on an initial 18-month contract. You will translate Master Production Schedules into daily activities, balance demand and capacity, and ensure schedules reflect material requirements and delivery timescales.

Apply Lean methods such as Kanban and visual management, work with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement in production