Strategic Production Scheduler — Data-Driven OTIF Champion

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is recruiting a Master Production Scheduler to own the master schedule across our UK manufacturing facilities. You will balance customer demand, capacity and resources to deliver a data-driven planning process and OTIF performance.

Working with Production, Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Finance, you will lead continuous improvement, run weekly S&OP cycles and develop capacity scenarios to mitigate risks and drive efficiency within a long‑standing,

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing or supply chain.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with capacity planning, resource requirements and performance metrics.
• Understanding of S&OP, MRP/ERP or Advanced Planning & Scheduling.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to challenge existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and optimise the Master Production Schedule for assigned facilities.
• Ensure plans support customer order book, inventory requirements and OTIF targets.
• Prepare and communicate weekly production schedules to management and partners.
• Lead daily production meetings and communicate priorities, risks and changes.
• Provide labour resource plans and balance load across the line.
• Monitor performance and proactively manage delays and rescheduling.

Skills

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

MRP/ERP

Stakeholder management

Tools

S&OP tools

Job description

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group is recruiting a Master Production Scheduler to own the master schedule across our UK manufacturing facilities. You will balance customer demand, capacity and resources to deliver a data-driven planning process and OTIF performance.

Working with Production, Engineering, Sales, Procurement and Finance, you will lead continuous improvement, run weekly S&OP cycles and develop capacity scenarios to mitigate risks and drive efficiency within a long‑standing,