Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Cramlington Northumberland
- Date: 4 days ago
Description:
The rewards and benefits on offer:
* Immediate start available.
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
* Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
* Collaborative and supportive work environment.
* Visible role within a growing engineering business
* Free on-site parking
MTrec’s New Opportunity:
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Resource Planner to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a growing engineering business.
If you have experience within Resource/Capacity planning or similar and are from an engineering/manufacturing background, apply now for an immediate response!
The job you’ll do:
* Capacity Planning & Forecasting
* Develop and maintain a comprehensive capacity plan covering all business functions, including: Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, Quality & Projects
* Project support functions
* Provide accurate visibility of: Available labour hours, Planned workload, Resource gaps, Department constraints and Potential delivery risks
* Maintain forward-looking capacity plans covering current projects, secured orders, and future quoted opportunities.
* Support strategic workforce planning by identifying when additional resources, subcontract support, training, or investment may be required.
* Create and maintain resource-loaded schedules to understand the impact of current and future workload.
* Develop planning models that demonstrate: Department loading, Labour demand versus availability, Project resource requirements, Critical bottlenecks and Delivery risks
* Work with department managers to validate resource assumptions and improve planning accuracy.
* Identify conflicting priorities and recommend mitigation actions.
About you:
* Proven experience in capacity planning, production planning, resource scheduling, or operations planning within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and resource constraints.
* Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and capacity models.
* Advanced Excel skills, including: Complex formulas, Pivot tables, Data analysis, Reporting dashboards, Capacity modelling
* Ability to analyse large amounts of data and convert information into clear business decisions.
* Excellent communication skills at all levels
* Well organised and self-motivated
* Able to work well both independently and within a team