Production Planner
8 days ago
Cheshire West and Chester
Interim Production Planner (6 Month Contract) A well-established pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturing organisation is seeking an Interim Production Planner to join its Supply Chain function on a 6-month contract basis. This role will play a critical part in maintaining continuity across production planning, with responsibility for ensuring efficient, accurate, and responsive scheduling across a fast-paced manufacturing environment. There is flexibility for this assignment to either: • Transition into a permanent position, or, • Run for the full contract duration while supporting the hire of a long-term solution The Role Operating at the centre of production operations, you will: • Develop and manage production plans for the Packing function, with broader support across Manufacturing when required, • Ensure timely and accurate processing of all work orders, • Respond quickly to material shortages and supply constraints, • Re-plan and adjust schedules to reflect changing priorities and operational demands, • Review capacity and highlight future risks to delivery / customer service, • Manage conflicting priorities and deadlines, enabling effective decision making, • Handle high volumes of planning data and documentation with speed and accuracy, • Provide regular updates within daily production meetings What We’re Looking For • Proven experience in production planning / scheduling within a manufacturing environment (pharma or FMCG preferred), • Highly numerate, detail-focused, and comfortable working at pace, • Strong Excel and general IT capability (ERP exposure advantageous – Navision desirable), • Ability to prioritise effectively and remain calm under pressure, • Confident communicator, able to influence stakeholders across production and supply chain, • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage high workloads and tight timelines Planner, production, master, scheduler, demand, supply, schedule, materials, stock, inventory, customer, stakeholder,