Production Planner - Tactical Planning

Exclusively advertised on behalf of Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain

Location: South Lakes - Ulverston Area
Salary: £32,760 - £35,000
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Planning
Hours: Full Time 37.5 (4 day working week Monday to Thursday)

Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain is exclusively representing a well-established manufacturing organisation in the search for an experienced Production Planner to join its Planning function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and analytical planning professional to take ownership of the tactical execution of the production plan across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The Production Planner will be responsible for managing the 0-30-day planning horizon, ensuring production priorities are aligned with customer requirements and that work orders are material-ready, capacity-ready and released in line with agreed schedules.

Working closely with Production, Purchasing, Stores, Engineering, Quality, Dispatch and Sales, you will play a key role in maintaining production flow, identifying risks and driving recovery actions to protect customer delivery commitments.

Key ResponsibilitiesProduction Planning & Schedule Execution

• Execute and maintain the production plan across the rolling 0-30-day planning horizon.
• Ensure work orders are released and progressed in line with business priorities and customer commitments.
• Ensure orders are material-clear, capacity-clear and ready for manufacture ahead of planned start dates.
• Monitor schedule adherence and drive recovery actions where production falls behind plan.
• Develop and maintain recovery plans for overdue and at-risk orders.
• Expedite materials, manufacturing activities and support functions to protect customer deliveries.
• Escalate significant risks, constraints and recovery requirements to the Lead Operations Planner.

Material & Capacity Readiness

• Work closely with Purchasing and Stores to ensure material availability supports production requirements.
• Identify, manage and escalate material shortages and supply risks.
• Monitor short-term work centre loading and resource constraints.
• Maintain visibility of production demand within the 30-60-day horizon, identifying emerging risks.
• Provide accurate planning data and forward visibility to support capacity planning and resource allocation.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as the primary planning interface for Production Leaders, ensuring production priorities remain aligned to the agreed plan.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Dispatch and Sales to maintain production flow.
• Provide achievable delivery and order release dates based on material availability, capacity and production priorities.
• Build effective working relationships across operational functions to resolve planning issues quickly and effectively.

Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate planning data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Analyse planning and production data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Generate planning reports and communicate risks, delays and recovery actions to key stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on delivery performance, schedule adherence and operational efficiency.
• Support KPI reporting and planning performance reviews.

About You

The successful candidate will have previous experience within production planning, production control, supply chain planning or scheduling in a manufacturing environment.

You will be highly organised, analytical and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly. Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills are essential, as you will work closely with production and wider operational teams to resolve issues and maintain delivery performance.

Essential Experience

• HNC/HND, apprenticeship, relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience within a manufacturing planning environment.
• Experience in production planning, production control, supply chain planning or manufacturing scheduling.
• Experience managing production schedules and material availability.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems within a manufacturing environment.

This role offers a combination of office-based and manufacturing/shop-floor working, with regular interaction across Production and wider operational teams.

You will operate within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Company performance-related bonus
• 6% employee pension contribution
• Life insurance - 4 x annual salary
• Hybrid working model (3 days office)

Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain is exclusively managing this vacancy.

For further information or to apply, please contact Lindset at Butler Rose Procurement & Supply Chain. #IND-LL-25

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.