Master Production Scheduler

Master Production Scheduler Coventry, CV4 08:30am – 17:00pm (40 hours per week) Permanent position Up to £55,000 per annum About MNB Precision Established over 40 years ago, MNB Precision provides manufacturing and precision engineering services to the world’s leading companies across the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Rail and other manufacturing industries. We are currently looking for an experienced Master Production Scheduler to join the team and take ownership of the master production schedule, ensuring manufacturing capacity, customer requirements, materials and resources are effectively planned and aligned to achieve on-time delivery. Key Responsibilities for the Master Production Scheduler: * Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule, ensuring customer demand, production capacity, material availability and operational priorities are effectively managed. * Develop realistic and achievable production schedules across the business, taking account of machine capacity, labour availability, tooling, materials, subcontract operations and manufacturing lead times. * Translate customer requirements and sales demand into clear production plans, ensuring priorities are understood and communicated across production, engineering, purchasing and quality. * Work closely with the Production Manager and Engineering Manager to optimise machine loading, capacity utilisation and production flow across a low-volume precision engineering environment. * Monitor production progress against the master schedule, identifying risks to customer delivery at an early stage and implementing appropriate recovery plans. * Manage and communicate changes to the production schedule, ensuring urgent customer requirements, engineering changes, machine downtime and material constraints are reflected quickly and effectively. * Use ERP/MRP such as Factory Master and Seiki Systems to maintain accurate planning data, production orders, lead times, routings and scheduling information. * Coordinate subcontract and external processing requirements, ensuring work is planned and returned in line with the overall production schedule. * Identify continuous improvement opportunities to improve manufacturing lead times, increase capacity utilisation and improve on-time delivery. * Provide clear and regular updates on production status, delivery risks, capacity constraints and schedule performance to the management team. Essential Requirements for the Master Production Scheduler: * You will be an experienced Production Planner, Master Scheduler or similar, within a precision machining environment. * Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, machine loading, material requirements and production lead times. * Experience using an ERP/MRP system to manage production schedules, ideally Seiki Systems * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Sales and senior management. * A strong understanding of Lean and continuous improvement principles, with a focus on improving flow, reducing waste and increasing schedule adherence. * Experience within Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Defence, Rail or another precision engineering environment. * You will be comfortable working with data and KPIs, using information to make informed planning and scheduling decisions. If you are a motivated Master Production Scheduler with experience in precision engineering, we would welcome your application for the role