Production Planner

Reference:

Job ID:

Posted:

Closing date:

Location: Dungannon

Salary: Competitive depending on Experience (per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full time

Industry: Manufacturing & Production / Manufacturing

Company: Hays

Consultant: Arisha O'Hagan

Hays office: Portadown — 1st Floor, Unit 11c, McGowan West Shopping Centre, West Street

Phone:

Email:

Your new company

Our client is a well-established and highly successful manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality, continuous investment in technology and a commitment to employee development. The company continues to expand its operations and market presence. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Planner to join the business and play a key role in coordinating manufacturing activities, driving delivery performance and supporting continued growth.

Your new role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the successful candidate will join the Sales & Operations team and take ownership of production planning activities across a busy multi-stage manufacturing environment.
The role will focus on balancing customer demand with production capacity, coordinating resources, improving scheduling processes and ensuring accurate delivery commitments are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage production schedules across multiple manufacturing work centres.
- Develop master production plans while considering capacity and resource constraints.
- Work closely with Sales, Purchasing and Production teams to ensure manufacturing workloads are aligned with customer demand.
- Communicate production plans effectively to ensure labour, materials and equipment are available when required.
- Act as the key point of contact for production progress updates and customer delivery expectations.
- Coordinate the processing of customer orders, ensuring realistic lead times and delivery commitments are established.
- Lead materials and resource planning activities to generate daily and weekly production schedules.
- Monitor production performance and adjust plans to maximise delivery performance.
- Support and drive improvements in planning processes and ERP/MRP system utilisation.
- Chair and contribute to production planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings.
- Maintain production output, dispatch and forecasting records.
- Monitor customer forecast accuracy and provide feedback to stakeholders.
- Produce planning reports and KPI information for management review.

What you'll need to succeed

- Previous experience in a Production Planning, Scheduling or Manufacturing Planning role.
- Experience working within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of master scheduling and detailed production planning.
- Experience planning within a multi-work-centre manufacturing operation.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
- Previous ERP/MRP system experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multiple departments.

Desirable Criteria
- Third-level qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or a related discipline.
- Previous experience within an engineering or precision manufacturing environment.
- Experience using advanced planning and scheduling systems.
- Understanding of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) principles.
- Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within planning processes.

What you'll get in return

- Competitive salary package.
- Flexible holiday arrangements.

- Early finish Friday

- Staff rewards and recognition programme.
- Long service awards.
- Free on-site parking.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Clear career progression pathways.
- Opportunity to join a growing, industry-leading manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

# - Arisha O'Hagan