Production Planner

Production Planner Up to £30,000 Bonus 40 Hours Morecambe BX2 are recruiting for a Production Planner for a well-established Manufacturing client based in the Morecambe Production Planner Skills, Experience, and education required: Previous experience as a Production Planner within a fast-paced manufacturing environment Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles Proficient in the use of MS Excel MS Office Suite, and a knowledge of MRP principles Good at math and statistics Strong organizational and problem-solving skills Production Planner As a production planner, you will need to: Coordinate production workflow for multiple products Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand. Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.) Prepare and submit status and performance reports Collaborate with quality control, warehouse and other staff Within expected timeframes, communicate in advance with internal stakeholders (Sales) the expected completion and despatch dates for customer orders so that they can in turn provide this information to the customer Monitor lead times within a defined maximum duration for each product line. Identify constraints and bottlenecks within the system to improve lead time. Develop the systems and role to enable the rapid growth of the production output

Location: Morecambe, North West, GB

Posted Date: 7/19/2025