Production Planner NEW

Sedgefield, County Durham
Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting an innovative advanced manufacturing business with the recruitment of a Production Planner to join its Operations team at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Key Duties:

• This is a key role in helping them deliver complex, high-performance RF, microwave and millimetre-wave technologies to customers operating in fast-moving and demanding markets. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining and coordinating production plans that support customer delivery, efficient use of manufacturing resources and smooth flow through production.
• Working closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Project teams, you will balance customer demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity and operational priorities across multiple product lines. You will ensure that plans are realistic, visible and deliverable, while identifying and escalating risks before they impact delivery.
• You will develop and maintain production plans and schedules that support customer demand and business priorities. This will include converting customer orders, demand signals and project requirements into achievable manufacturing plans, monitoring material availability and capacity, and keeping ERP/MRP planning data accurate and up to date.
• You will also support daily and weekly production planning reviews, providing clear updates on priorities, risks, progress and required actions. As part of the wider Operations team, you will contribute to continuous improvement activity, helping to improve planning processes, schedule adherence, operational visibility and production flow.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, scheduling, supply chain planning or materials control, ideally gained within a manufacturing, engineering, electronics or high-reliability production environment.
• You should have a good working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, strong Excel skills and a solid understanding of production flow, capacity planning, material availability and work-in-progress management.
• You will be organised, detail-focused and confident communicating with stakeholders across Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain.
• Experience working in a similar role within advanced manufacturing, electronics, high reliability manufacturing, engineering etc

The Package:

• 38,000 – 42,000 per annum depending on experience.
• 37.5 hour working week.
• 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Contributory pension scheme with up to 8% company contribution.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection Insurance.
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) share scheme.
• Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Volunteering day.
• Learning and development opportunities.