https://jobs.co.uk/job/production-planner-heavy-engineering-reed--a4482ac1-3e83-47ff-9c06-9ab8f65ade3e RSS feed for Production Planner (Heavy Engineering) at Reed. en-gb Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:57:43 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/production-planner-heavy-engineering-reed--a4482ac1-3e83-47ff-9c06-9ab8f65ade3e https://jobs.co.uk/job/production-planner-heavy-engineering-reed--a4482ac1-3e83-47ff-9c06-9ab8f65ade3e Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:52:14 GMT Location: Sheffield | Salary: 36000.00-36000.00 Annual | Type: Permanent | Reed Engineering and Manufacturing are working with a leading manufacturing/heavy engineering business looking to appoint a Production Controller to play a pivotal role in driving operational performance, improving delivery reliability, and ensuring production runs smoothly from start to finish.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with planning or production experience who wants to step into a highly visible role with real impact across operations, supply chain, and customer delivery. What you''ll be doing:Owning production planning and scheduling, ensuring orders are delivered on time and in fullProviding accurate lead times and balancing demand against capacityDriving on-time delivery (OTD) and identifying risks before they impact customersManaging material flow using pull systems, buffers, and inventory controlCoordinating closely with operations, suppliers, and logistics teamsOverseeing subcontractor performance and ensuring supply continuityHandling customer reschedules and delivery updates professionally and proactivelyMonitoring performance vs plan and taking action to keep production on trackContributing to SandOP and capacity planning discussions What we''re looking... Permanent