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Project Planner – Manufacturing | 📍 Lanarkshire (Site Based)

NT Engineering & Manufacturing are delighted to be working with a well-established manufacturing business in Lanarkshire to recruit a Project Planner. This is a fantastic opportunity for a planning professional to take ownership of scheduling, material planning and production workflow within a complex, fast-moving manufacturing environment.

🔧 The Role

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you'll sit at the heart of the operation, coordinating project schedules and production plans to keep customer delivery commitments on track. Day to day, you will:

* Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules and production plans within the ERP system (Epicor), aligned to business priorities, capacity and resource availability

* Coordinate workflow across the production line and associated product groups

* Manage material planning to ensure timely availability of materials, components and resources, monitoring inventory levels and supporting stock optimisation

* Work closely with Procurement to track purchase orders, supplier deliveries, shortages and lead times, minimising material delays and supply chain risk

* Monitor and report on key operational KPIs including Schedule Adherence, On-Time Delivery, Inventory Turns, Material Availability and Plan Accuracy

* Identify bottlenecks and constraints, and contribute to continuous improvement across planning accuracy, workflow efficiency and ERP utilisation

✅ About You

* Proven experience in planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment

* Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (Epicor experience a distinct advantage)

* Comfortable working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations and Procurement

* Analytical, organised and confident managing competing priorities in a complex production setting

* A collaborative communicator who can drive alignment across departments

🌟 What's on Offer

A site-based role in Lanarkshire with a business that values planning as central to its operational performance, offering genuine scope to influence process improvement and supply chain performance