Production Planner
£35,000 – £40,000
Monday – Friday (7am – 3pm)
FMCG experience required
Wigan
Our Client, is a well-established textile manufacturing company supplying products to retailers worldwide, due to their on-going growth now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to join their team.
You will be responsible for coordinating production schedules, managing workflow priorities, and ensuring customer orders are delivered efficiently and on time.
Working closely with production, purchasing, warehouse, and sales teams, the successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining smooth operations within a fast-paced textiles manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules
- Coordinate manufacturing activities to meet customer delivery requirements
- Monitor production capacity, material availability, and workflow efficiency
- Liaise with purchasing and warehouse teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials
- Track production progress and update schedules as required
- Identify and resolve planning or scheduling issues to minimise delays
- Maintain accurate production and inventory records
- Work closely with production supervisors to optimise machine and labour utilisation
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the planning process
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in production planning within FMCG
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Good communication and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and ERP/MRP systems
- High attention to detail and accuracy
Apply online or for further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting Ref: NJR16706
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£35,000 – £40,000
Monday – Friday (7am – 3pm)
FMCG experience required
Wigan
Our Client, is a well-established textile manufacturing company supplying products to retailers worldwide, due to their on-going growth now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to join their team.
You will be responsible for coordinating production schedules, managing workflow priorities, and ensuring customer orders are delivered efficiently and on time.
Working closely with production, purchasing, warehouse, and sales teams, the successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining smooth operations within a fast-paced textiles manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules
- Coordinate manufacturing activities to meet customer delivery requirements
- Monitor production capacity, material availability, and workflow efficiency
- Liaise with purchasing and warehouse teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials
- Track production progress and update schedules as required
- Identify and resolve planning or scheduling issues to minimise delays
- Maintain accurate production and inventory records
- Work closely with production supervisors to optimise machine and labour utilisation
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the planning process
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in production planning within FMCG
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Good communication and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and ERP/MRP systems
- High attention to detail and accuracy
Apply online or for further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting Ref: NJR16706
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