Production Planners - Manufacturing in Reading

Production Planners – Manufacturing CCL Global is recruiting Production Planners at multiple levels to support complex manufacturing and engineering programmes within a highly regulated environment. We are looking for planners with backgrounds in manufacturing, materials or engineering, with experience coordinating production demand, materials, capacity and manufacturing schedules. Location: Reading Contract: Long-term contracts Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Full-time onsite Security Clearance: Active DV preferred; active SC candidates willing to undergo DV may also be considered Key Responsibilities * Develop and maintain detailed manufacturing and production plans. * Translate Master Production Schedule requirements into achievable production plans. * Maintain accurate planning information within MRP/ERP systems. * Coordinate and de-conflict manufacturing demand, materials and available capacity. * Monitor material availability, supplier deliveries and production constraints. * Reforecast production plans in response to changing operational or supply-chain requirements. * Develop manufacturing routes and detailed methods of manufacture. * Apply Lean Planning and Production Control techniques including Kanban, Push/Pull and visual management. * Support production cost and schedule estimates. * Monitor KPIs and provide accurate production performance reporting. * Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, operations and other stakeholders. * Identify constraints to delivery and proactively drive solutions and continuous improvement. Essential Experience For Production Planners, We are looking for candidates from either engineering or manufacturing/materials planning backgrounds. Essential experience includes: * Production planning within a manufacturing or precision engineering environment. * Understanding of machining processes, manufacturing routes and shop-floor operations. * Materials planning, supplier deliveries, purchase orders and production scheduling. * Ability to reforecast plans in response to supply-chain challenges. * Strong stakeholder management across manufacturing, operations, supply chain and suppliers. * Good production reporting, forecasting and planning-system experience. * SAP/ERP experience desirable. The Senior Production Planner requires broader production planning and capacity-management experience, including: * Balancing demand, supply and manufacturing capability. * Translating Master Production/Supplementary Schedules into detailed plans with daily granularity. * Creation and maintenance of Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) models. * Detailed manufacturing planning covering time, cost and quality. * Manufacturing cost estimation and challenging operational/manufacturing times. * Managing the release of customer requirements into manufacturing and operational activities. * Strong MRP, production control and capacity-planning experience. * Experience within complex engineering, manufacturing or similarly regulated environments