Production Planner

Location: Winsford, Cheshire
Working Pattern: Full-Time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum (DOE)
Sector: Manufacturing & Production

Take the Next Step in Your Planning Career

Are you an organised and proactive planning professional who enjoys keeping operations running efficiently? We're looking for a Production Planner to join a busy and growing manufacturing business in Winsford. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in production planning, scheduling, logistics, or supply chain coordination who wants to play a key role in ensuring products are manufactured and delivered on time.

As a Production Planner, you'll work closely with multiple departments, helping to balance production capacity, material availability, customer demand, and transport schedules. You'll become a central part of the operation, ensuring everything runs smoothly from order intake through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

As the Production Planner, your duties will include:

• Creating and maintaining production schedules to meet customer demand and manufacturing capacity.
• Coordinating with purchasing, inventory, and production teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Reviewing customer orders, sales forecasts, and historical data to support effective planning decisions.
• Organising transport and delivery schedules across the company's fleet of wagons and vans.
• Working closely with logistics, customer service, and production teams to manage daily and weekly delivery requirements.
• Monitoring work-in-progress and adjusting plans to accommodate changing priorities and demand.
• Communicating production schedules, delivery priorities, and updates across the business.
• Identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts, capacity issues, and production bottlenecks.
• Producing reports on production performance, delays, and operational activity.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across planning, scheduling, transport, and manufacturing processes.
• Ensuring all planning activities are completed in line with company procedures and safety standards.

Ideal Candidate Profile

To be successful in this Production Planner position, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience within production planning, scheduling, supply chain, logistics, or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience coordinating production schedules against customer orders and available capacity.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across multiple departments.
• Experience in transport planning or delivery scheduling would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of manufacturing environments, construction products, joinery, or building materials would be beneficial.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma principles would be an advantage.
• Good IT skills and experience using planning systems and spreadsheets.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

What's in It for You?

• Competitive salary of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Opportunity to take ownership of a vital planning function within the business.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Exposure to multiple areas of the operation including production, logistics, purchasing, and customer service.
• Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Long-term career development within a growing manufacturing business.
• Free on-site parking.
• Stable, full-time position with a well-established employer.

If you're a detail-focused planner who enjoys coordinating people, processes, and resources to achieve results, this Production Planner opportunity could be the ideal next move for your career.

If you are interested in this role and feel you have the necessary skills and experience, we would love to hear from you! Please apply today to be considered for this opportunity.

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Appointments Personnel who are acting as an employment agency.

Production Planner | Winsford | Manufacturing & Production