Production Planning & Scheduling Specialist

We’re looking for a Production Planning & Scheduling Specialist who thrives at the heart of operations – balancing demand, capacity, and materials to keep production flowing smoothly. In this pivotal role, you’ll shape production plans that directly impact delivery, efficiency, and customer satisfaction, working closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure the right products are made at the right time. If you enjoy using data, systems, and collaboration to solve real‑world planning challenges, this is an opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact on the business.

Role Overview

The Production Planning & Scheduling Specialist is responsible for developing and executing production plans that ensure optimal use of capacity, materials, and resources. This role plays a critical part in aligning demand and supply, improving planning accuracy, and driving operational efficiency across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage mid- to long-term production plans for critical product lines, ensuring alignment with capacity and material constraints
• Lead daily and weekly production scheduling activities to support on-time delivery and operational continuity
• Act as the functional lead for ERP planning systems, ensuring effective usage and data integrity
• Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, manufacturing, engineering, and commercial teams to align production plans with business priorities
• Identify bottlenecks and constraints, and proactively adjust plans to mitigate risks
• Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, tools, and workflows to enhance visibility and responsiveness
• Develop and maintain planning models and tools for scenario planning and decision-making
• Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) such as schedule adherence, on-time delivery, and capacity utilisation
• Support S&OP processes and contribute to demand-supply balancing discussions
• Train and support internal stakeholders to improve ERP adoption and master data accuracy

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Proven experience in production planning and scheduling within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, material planning, and production workflows
• Experience working with ERP and planning systems
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with Power BI or similar tools is an advantage

Preferred Certifications

• APICS CPIM
• Lean Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt)

Key Skills & Competencies

• Production Planning Systems expertise
• Scheduling & Capacity Management
• Data Analysis and KPI tracking
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Lean thinking and continuous improvement mindset
• Scenario simulation and constraint management

What Success Looks Like

• High schedule adherence and improved on-time delivery performance
• Increased visibility and predictability in production planning
• Effective cross-functional alignment and reduced operational bottlenecks
• Strong ERP utilisation and high-quality planning data
• Continuous improvement in planning efficiency and responsiveness

What We Can Offer You

• Flexible working practices – we work a 9-day fortnight, hybrid working, offer flexitime, and work a half day Friday
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Private healthcare
• Health cash plan – cash back for everyday health expenses
• Additional benefits including access to 24/7 remote GP services, physiotherapy consultations and gym discounts
• Pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
• Life assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Reward and recognition platform
• Discount platform – retail, leisure, gym discounts and more
• Employee assistance programme with access to confidential counselling services
• Support for further training and education
• Relocation assistance up to £8,000 if you relocate to take up a position with us

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
 

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