Production Planner/Scheduler

Production Planner / Scheduler

Bournemouth, Dorset Hybrid

Production Planner / Scheduler salary: £35,000 - £48,200
Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Production Planner / Scheduler Overview:

• Plan and schedule production across a busy engineering and manufacturing environment
• Implement, maintain and improve MRP data to support better forecasting and planning
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Stock Control, Sales and Design teams
• Monitor capacity, production performance and delays, then adjust plans where needed
• Hybrid working available

This Production Planner / Scheduler role is with an established manufacturing business in Bournemouth, supporting the planning and scheduling of materials through a busy engineering department. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, the Production Planner / Scheduler will help improve MRP accuracy, build production schedules, manage capacity and support better visibility across demand, stock, customer orders and production output. This Production Planner / Scheduler position suits someone who has planned in an SME manufacturing environment and is confident using MRP data to make practical decisions.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Planner / Scheduler

• Build, maintain and adjust detailed production schedules based on demand, orders and capacity
• Use MRP data to improve planning accuracy, forecasting and production visibility
• Support the ongoing implementation and optimisation of the MRP system
• Assess production capacity and recommend schedule changes where demand or workload shifts
• Track daily production performance and identify delays before they become bigger issues
• Create alternative production plans when materials, labour, capacity or priorities change
• Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Stock Control, Sales and Design to keep plans aligned
• Analyse output, efficiency, stock and production data to identify trends and improvement areas
• Support production and management meetings with accurate planning updates
• Challenge decisions professionally where planning, capacity or delivery risks need attention
• Help improve planning processes, efficiency and overall production flow

What they're looking for - Production Planner / Scheduler

• Experience as a Production Planner, Production Scheduler, MRP Planner or similar
• Background working in an SME manufacturing or engineering environment
• Strong understanding of production processes, scheduling and capacity planning
• Experience using and improving MRP systems, with MS Dynamics experience useful
• Able to analyse production data and turn it into clear planning recommendations
• Confident communicator who can coordinate across several departments
• Proactive, logical and detail-focused approach to solving planning issues
• Comfortable balancing planned schedules with reactive changes in a busy environment
• Positive team approach with the confidence to keep departments aligned

Desirable - Production Planner / Scheduler

• Experience helping implement or optimise an MRP system
• MS Dynamics experience
• Background planning fabricated, assembled or engineered products
• Experience working closely with design, sales or stock control teams
• Strong Excel and production reporting skills

What's on offer - Production Planner / Scheduler

Production Planner / Scheduler salary: £35,000 - £48,200

• A key Production Planner / Scheduler role with real influence over planning accuracy, production visibility and MRP improvement.
• Hybrid working available

How to apply for the Production Planner / Scheduler position

If you're interested in this Production Planner / Scheduler role, get in touch to talk through the planning scope and working pattern.
Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on .