Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Hailsham East Sussex
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Production Scheduler
Hailsham | Full-Time, Permanent | Competitive Salary
Are you an organised, analytical professional looking for your next step in production planning and scheduling?
Placr’s client is a successful precision engineering and manufacturing business looking for a Production Scheduler to take ownership of production schedules, coordinate across departments and help drive excellent on-time delivery.
The Role
* Manage forward-looking production schedules across manufacturing cells.
* Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to agree delivery dates.
* Monitor capacity, demand and potential production delays.
* Work closely with Cell Leaders to maintain on-time delivery.
* Maximise the use of ERP/order management systems and maintain clear order visibility.
* Identify priorities and critical issues, taking ownership through to resolution.
* Produce production and delivery performance reports and metrics.
What We're Looking For
* Experience in production planning, scheduling or a similar manufacturing environment.
* Ideally, a background within precision engineering, manufacturing or assembly.
* Strong Excel, ERP and systems knowledge; Microsoft Dynamics AX experience would be advantageous.
* Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
* Confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving abilities.
* Able to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.
* Degree educated or qualified through relevant experience.
Why Join?
You’ll be joining an established engineering business offering:
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Flexible working hours and early finish on a Friday
* Private Medical Insurance
* Death in Service – 4 x salary
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* Career development and progression opportunities
* A modern precision engineering environment
* The opportunity to make a real impact on production performance and customer delivery.
If you have production scheduling experience and a manufacturing or precision engineering background, we’d like to hear from you. Apply with your CV today