Production Planner

Location: Sheffield

We are currently seeking a Production Planner to join a manufacturing business within a busy production environment. This is a key role responsible for ensuring the production plan is effectively managed and that on time delivery KPI's are consistently achieved and maintained at a high standard.

You will work closely with internal teams and external customers, providing daily and weekly updates on live production orders, ensuring strong communication, accurate planning and proactive problem solving across the production process.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on sales forecasts, inventory levels and customer orders
• Complete daily time bookings and data entry against the production plan
• Assess raw material availability and equipment readiness to support production requirements
• Monitor and report on production status, escalating issues to management where necessary
• Manage and resolve production disruptions and productivity challenges with the production team
• Liaise directly with customers to provide regular production updates (daily/weekly)
• Ensure the transport plan is implemented effectively, managing any required changes
• Maintain regular communication with the dispatch team
• Review production documentation prior to release
• Collect, record and store PODs for VAT and audit purposes
• Scan and securely file all production related paperwork
• Raise purchase orders as required

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Production Planning, Scheduling, or Supply Chain role
• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
• Excellent inventory and capacity planning capability
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to manage priorities and solve cross functional production issues
• Confident communicator with the ability to liaise with customers and internal stakeholders
• Experience identifying and resolving production bottlenecks

Additional Requirements

• Strong quality awareness, ensuring schedule changes do not compromise standards
• Effective risk management and contingency planning, with the ability to respond quickly to supply chain disruption, equipment failure, or urgent customer demand changes
• Highly organised, proactive and able to take ownership of workload

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