Production Planner

This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of production schedules, ultimately supporting on-time delivery to customers.Key Responsibilities:Ensure accurate and timely creation of production orders within the MRP/ERP system to support on-time customer delivery.Plan and coordinate subcontract machining requirements, balancing customer demand with production constraints; raise and release purchase orders for subcontract work.Analyse back orders, current demand, and forecasted requirements to prioritise, plan, and schedule production efficiently.Work closely with Purchasing and suppliers to anticipate and resolve any supply discrepancies or risks to production schedules.Collaborate with Customer Service to acknowledge orders promptly and ensure customer requirements are fully supported.Develop, maintain, and optimise production schedules in line with capacity, material availability, and customer deadlines.Maintain planning parameters and inventory controls to optimise stock levels, including calculation and management of buffer stocks.Drive continuous improvement of data accuracy, planning processes, and operations systems.Proactively identify and resolve scheduling risks, ensuring minimal disruption to production flow.Job Requirements:Strong working knowledge of SAP (essential).Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, ideally within the machining industry.Solid understanding of production systems (MRP/ERP).Familiarity with product ..... full job details .....