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Your new company
A well-established manufacturer is looking to recruit a Production Scheduler to join its busy Supply Chain team in North Manchester. Operating in a fast-paced production environment, the company supplies products to customers across multiple markets and is committed to maintaining exceptional service levels, operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
Your new role
As Production Scheduler, you will be responsible for creating and managing production plans to ensure customer demand is met efficiently and on time. Working closely with manufacturing, procurement, logistics and customer service teams, you'll coordinate production activities, manage priorities and resolve short-term supply chain challenges.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and maintaining production schedules to meet customer demand and target delivery dates
- Monitoring component availability and working with procurement to address shortages
- Liaising with production teams to ensure plans are achievable and resources are aligned
- Managing schedule changes and communicating updates to key stakeholders
- Supporting product launches and ensuring production readiness
- Monitoring service levels, stock targets and planning performance
- Reviewing planning parameters within SAP and making recommendations for improvement
Investigating planning issues and implementing corrective actions to minimise disruption
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have previous experience in production planning, scheduling or supply chain coordination gained in a manufacturing environment.
You will also have:
- Experience working in a fast-paced production or manufacturing setting
- Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication xgikmsk skills with the ability to build relationships across departments
- Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making
High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and accountability
What you'll get in return
- Opportunity to join a successful and growing manufacturing organisation
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Exposure to a broad range of supply chain and pro Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
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