Planning Engineer

Planning EngineerLocation: Waterbeach, CambridgeshireSalary: £37,000 - £39,000 per yearHours: 8 - 4.30pm Mon - Thurs and 8 - 2.30pm FridayWe are recruiting a Planning Engineer to support structured, repeatable manufacturing processes. The role focuses on building and maintaining robust planning, ensuring effective works order sequencing and strong work centre performance.Key responsibilitiesGeneral and task managementCreate and maintain manufacturing information including route cards, bills of materials, planning structures and specifications in line with company standardsUse Evolution MRP to build and manage routings and BoMsDefine material requirements, manufacturing methods, tooling and equipmentDevelop test specifications and support manufacture and rework of composite test samplesEstablish production processes to a stable, repeatable standard that meets design and specification requirementsSupport change control activityWork with Production and Quality teams to resolve non-conformances and production issuesApply lean principles to improve flow, reduce waste and shorten build cyclesTrain colleagues on processes, applications and manufacturing dataSelf managementFollow health and safety, quality, environmental and company policiesContribute to a positive and collaborative team environmentIdentify issues early and take practical steps to resolve themPlan and prioritise workload effectivelyTake ownership of work and support team performanceRemain adaptable and focused under ..... full job details .....