* Good Rates of pay, neg depending on experience, with excellent overtime rate
* Established and well- respected company
* Excellent working environment
* Has a credible record of long-term staff members
Our client in Oldham is looking Lead Production Planner to develop, implement, and manage production planning and scheduling processes across manufacturing operations, ensuring efficient utilisation of labour, materials, machine capacity, and operational resources to meet customer delivery requirements and business objectives.
The Job
* Develop, implement, and maintain the master production schedule across manufacturing operations.
* Liaise daily with shopfloor supervisors and cross-functional teams to monitor production progress, proactively resolve scheduling conflicts, and ensure manufacturing and customer delivery targets are achieved.
* Create structured production plans to support customer demand, operational efficiency, and on-time delivery performance.
* Coordinate production scheduling activities to ensure optimum use of labour, machine capacity, materials, and manufacturing resources.
* Raise, manage, and monitor works orders in line with production priorities and delivery commitments.
* Monitor manufacturing progress and proactively adjust schedules to minimise delays, downtime, and operational disruption.
* Analyse production capacity, workflow constraints, labour availability, and material supply to support effective scheduling decisions.
* Work closely with Production, Purchasing, Stores, Engineering, and Quality departments to ensure resource and material availability.
* Develop short, medium, and long-term manufacturing schedules to support operational planning and business growth.
* Maintain and update ERP/MRP planning systems and associated production records accurately.
* Support the implementation, development, and optimisation of ERP/MRP and CRM systems to improve operational planning, scheduling accuracy, and manufacturing visibility.
* Produce production planning reports, scheduling data, and KPI information for management review.
* Identify production risks, shortages, bottlenecks, and capacity issues, escalating concerns where necessary.
* Recommend and implement improvements to production planning and scheduling processes to increase operational efficiency and customer service performance.
* Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, and operational risks clearly to relevant stakeholders.
About you
* Proven experience within production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing coordination roles.
* Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production workflows, and capacity planning.
* Experience developing and implementing production planning and scheduling processes.
* Excellent organisational, coordination, and time management skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel and ERP/MRP systems.
Desirable Skills
* Experience within engineering, manufacturing, or regulated production environments.
* Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
* Experience contributing to the implementation, development, or optimisation of ERP/MRP and CRM systems.
If you are based close to Oldham and have worked in a similar role please send your CV, in confidence, to James at The Recruitment Fix
Salary description
£35000.00 - £45000.00 per year