Production Planner — Demand & Capacity Optimizer

Collins McNicholas Recruitment; Sligo; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment is seeking a Production Planner for a leading global manufacturing organisation in Sligo. The role focuses on end-to-end production planning and scheduling to meet customer requirements and optimise capacity.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will balance demand with capacity, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement across functions to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop daily, weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Balance customer demand with capacity, materials and resources.
• Monitor production performance, schedule adherence and production losses.
• Support DIFOT (Delivery in Full, On Time) performance.
• Proactively manage material shortages, labour constraints, downtime and disruptions.
• Coordinate raw material and shipment requirements to optimise inventory and JIT flow.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Procurement, Warehousing, Logistics, Engineering and Customer Service.
• Support new product integration and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate planning records, reports and documentation.
• Act as a key contact for production planning and scheduling across the site.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

3–5 years experience in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Operations Management/Supply Chain

Tools

ERP/SAP systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Production planning systems

Job description

Collins McNicholas Recruitment is seeking a Production Planner for a leading global manufacturing organisation in Sligo. The role focuses on end-to-end production planning and scheduling to meet customer requirements and optimise capacity.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will balance demand with capacity, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement across functions to ensure on-time delivery.