Production Planner / Master Scheduler

Production Planner / Master SchedulerRotherham, South Yorkshire £40,000 - £45,000 (DOE) Monday to Friday Flexible start (7am-8am) 40 hours per week If you''re a Production Planner who enjoys bringing structure to a busy manufacturing environment, this role could be worth a look. We''re supporting an established engineering manufacturer in Rotherham looking to strengthen their planning function. This is a key role focused on developing and maintaining production schedules, balancing demand with capacity, and ensuring materials, labour and machine availability are aligned to support on-time delivery. You''ll be working closely with production, procurement and operations teams, helping to keep workflow efficient and production plans realistic and achievable. Job Purpose: To develop and manage production schedules, ensuring demand is aligned with available capacity, materials and resources, while maintaining accurate system data and supporting operational performance. Key Responsibilities: Create and maintain master production schedules. Align customer demand and forecasts with manufacturing capacity. Work closely with procurement to ensure material availability. Monitor production progress and adjust schedules where required. Identify bottlenecks and support resolution planning. Maintain accurate data within MRP/ERP systems. Produce reports and updates for internal stakeholders. Support inventory planning and optimisation. Work cross-functionally with production and operations ..... full job details .....