Interim Production Planner

Description:

Production Planner
Doncaster, South Yorkshire 

Elevation Recruitment Group are searching for an experienced Interim Production Planner to play a pivotal role in coordinating and enhancing production operations to meet demand and uphold quality standards. Able to start as soon as possible, you'll be instrumental in ensuring efficient and timely manufacturing and assembly of goods to meet customer timelines.

Your responsibilities will include crafting and executing production plans, project plans, and comprehensive reports through effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Our client requires an experienced Production Planner to drop in with very little handover or training needed. Therefore, please apply if you believe you have a level of experience to work self-sufficiently (with support from the surrounding team) and be able to hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage daily projects, including renewals and maintenance, ensuring smooth workflow across various processes and products.
Allocate materials, equipment, and manpower effectively to meet production requirements.
Monitor order progress closely to ensure timely completion within budget constraints.
Strategically plan and prioritise operations to optimise performance and minimise delays.
Develop quality plans and schedules aligned with project scheduling principles.
Monitor and adapt plans as necessary, utilising recovery schedules and contingency plans to meet objectives.
Facilitate effective information sharing among project stakeholders.
Ensure accurate data entry and collection from timesheets and production documents into the ERP system.
Maintain organised documentation for internal and external audits.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Proven previous experience as a production planner in a manufacturing setting, with responsibility for pulling the master schedule together for multiple industrial machines and Production heads
Familiarity with production ERP/MRP systems as well as strong Excel capability
Strong data entry skills coupled with exceptional planning, organisational, and administrative abilities.
Understanding of industrial manufacturing processes
Rail / automotive / aerospace / industrial machinery sector experience is highly desirable

What's On Offer:

35.5 hours per week
12pm finish on Fridays!
Potential for the position to become permanent

This role is 5 days on site in Doncaster and therefore please apply if you are able to honour this.

Elevation Recruitment Group’s Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of businesses across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions. For this role and other similar Procurement and Supply Chain positions, visit