Contek Recruitment are currently working with a specialist Engineering company, based in Bredbury, Stockport. Due to continued growth and success, they are recruiting for a Production Planner to join their growing team on a full-time, permanent basis. Working Hours: Monday to Thursday (08:00 AM until 16:30 PM) and Friday (08:00 AM until 15:30 PM) Duties and Responsibilities: * Develop route cards to ensure the most economic and efficient methods of manufacture, liaising with the programming department. * Ensure all documentation is issued to the shop floor in a timely manner via work to lists. * Work in conjunction with Stores / Goods Inwards to ensure all materials and Kits are available for manufacture & Assembly. * Control all rework operation as a result of NCR’s modifying route sheets if required. * Participate in Pre-production Meetings to determine optimal manufacturing methods. * Assist the Production Scheduler to ensure each work centre is effectively loaded. * Provide advice and assistance to the Sales Department to enable quotations to be accurate in terms of cost and lead time. Requirements: * Experience of scheduling CNC machining operations and outside services desirable but not essential. * Experience of using and working within an ERP/MRP System environment. * Responsiveness and ability to work to tight deadlines/schedules. * Be able to work independently under pressure. * Fully IT proficient in typically used applications to both manage information and present to the business and customers