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
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Manage forward-looking production schedules across manufacturing cells.
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Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to agree delivery dates.
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Monitor capacity, demand and potential production delays.
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Work closely with Cell Leaders to maintain on-time delivery.
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Maximise the use of ERP/order management systems and maintain clear order visibility.
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Identify priorities and critical issues, taking ownership through to resolution.
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Produce production and delivery performance reports and metrics.
What We're Looking For
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Experience in production planning, scheduling or a similar manufacturing environment.
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Ideally, a background within precision engineering, manufacturing or assembly.
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Strong Excel, ERP and systems knowledge; Microsoft Dynamics AX experience would be advantageous.
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Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
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Confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving abilities.
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Able to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.
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Degree educated or qualified through relevant experience.
Why Join?
You’ll be joining an established engineering business offering:
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25 days annual leave + bank holidays
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Flexible working hours and early finish on a Friday
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Private Medical Insurance
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Death in Service – 4 x salary
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Electric Car Scheme
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Career development and progression opportunities
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A modern precision engineering environment
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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
