Graduate Production Planner
Location:Denroy
Department:Production Planning
Report to: Production Planner Manager
Weekly paid hours: 37.5 hours
Working hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm, Friday 08:00am-1:30pm
Background
As a local family-owned company since 1972, we have great pride in our company culture, support the local community and providing opportunities. Denroy Limited is a leading supplier of Plastics injection moulding solution to a number of industries worldwide.
Position Overview
Denroy Limited is looking for an organised and proactive Graduate Production Planner to support our busy manufacturing operations. This role offers an excellent opportunity to build a career in production planning while assisting with production schedules, materials availability, stock accuracy and day-to-day coordination across planning, production, procurement and operations. The successful candidate will be detail-focused, confident communicating with different teams and eager to develop their skills within a fast-paced, supportive manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Production Planner with the preparation, maintenance and communication of production schedules.
- Assist in monitoring material availability to help ensure production requirements are met on time.
- Liaise with production, procurement, warehouse and operations teams to support smooth day-to-day planning activities.
- Update and maintain planning records, stock information and related documentation accurately.
- Help identify potential shortages, delays or planning issues and escalate them in a timely manner.
- Support the coordination of priorities to meet customer demand and production targets.
- Assist with data entry, reporting and general administrative tasks within the planning function.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by helping to maintain accurate information and efficient planning processes
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent qualification in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
- For HNC/HND qualifications min of 2 year working in a manufacturing environment.
- Good analytical skills with the ability to collect, interpret and present information clearly.
- Good communication and teamwork skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues across production, quality and engineering.
- Proactive, organised and willing to learn, with a practical approach to solving problems in a manufacturing environment.
Desirable Attributes
- A keen interest in manufacturing, production planning or supply chain processes.
- A practical, problem-solving approach with the confidence to ask questions and seek clarification when needed.
- Ability to remain calm and organised when priorities change.
- Enthusiasm for learning new systems, processes and ways of working.
- A team-focused attitude with a willingness to support colleagues across different areas of the business.
- Good numeracy skills and confidence working with data, schedules or stock information.
- A proactive mindset and a desire to contribute to continuous improvement.
Benefits
- An excellent flexitime policy.
- Competitive company pension scheme.
- Full in-house training.
- Reward Gateway discount scheme.
- Staff discount scheme.
- Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Free parking with free electric vehicle charging ports.
- Yearly allowance for branded clothing merchandise.
- Free tea, coffee, milk and fruit provided.
This is not an exhaustive list but provides an indication of the scope of the role. There is significant opportunity to develop further as the successful candidate builds their production planning knowledge and practical manufacturing experience within Denroy.
Please note:
We are not a licenced UK visa sponsor.
All applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Closing date: Closing date 24 July 2026 at 13:00 hrs
To apply, please click on the apply button below.
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