Production planner

Your new company Hays are partnering with a number of highly successful manufacturing businesses across Northern Ireland who are seeking experienced Production Planners to join their growing teams. These organisations operate within both the FMCG and engineering sectors and have established reputations for quality, innovation, and continued investment in their people and operations.With significant growth plans and increased customer demand, Production Planners are playing a more critical role than ever in ensuring efficient manufacturing performance and operational excellence.Your new role As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules to ensure customer requirements are met while maximising operational efficiency.Key responsibilities may include:Creating and managing production plans and schedulesMonitoring capacity and resource allocationCoordinating with manufacturing and operations teamsManaging production priorities and customer requirementsIdentifying and resolving planning constraintsMaintaining accurate planning data and system updatesSupporting continuous improvement initiativesWhat you''ll need to succeed Previous experience in a Production Planning, Scheduling or Manufacturing Planning roleExperience within FMCG, manufacturing or engineering environmentsStrong organisational and problem-solving skillsExcellent communication and stakeholder management abilitiesExperience using ERP/MRP systems would be ..... full job details .....