Scheduler / Production Planner (Permanent) in Milton Keynes

We are recruiting a Production Planner for a well-established, fast-moving manufacturer based in the southern part of Milton Keynes. This is a business that supplies critical packaging into global markets.

The role involves:

• Converting customer orders into production plans.
• Managing material availability across multiple lines.
• Adapting schedules when changes occur.
• Running daily production schedules across multiple manufacturing lines, including dry assembly and wet machine production.
• Monitoring material availability and coordinating with Procurement to stay ahead of shortages.
• Managing capacity across labour, machinery, and production lines.
• Tracking machine OEE and customer on-time delivery (OTD) performance, producing monthly KPI reporting.
• Preparing capacity data for monthly SIOP review and reporting to the Planning Manager and wider leadership team.
• Maintaining accurate planning data within SAP (ERP/MRP).

You will have at least two years of production planning experience in a manufacturing environment. Strong backgrounds include FMCG, food, aerospace, packaging, or industrial assembly.

Key requirements:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a production planning or supply chain planning role within manufacturing.
• SAP preferred, but strong MRP competency in any system is essential.
• Proven ability to manage multiple production lines simultaneously without losing control of the schedule.
• Proficient in Excel; confident in producing and presenting KPI data.
• Experience with S&OP or SIOP planning processes.
• Background in packaging, cold-chain, or supply into regulated industries.

This is a busy, open operations office. You will be working closely with a small, tight-knit team and interfacing with virtually every department in the building. If you want to be the architect of how production runs day-to-day, this is that role.