Overview
In this role you will align customer demand with production capacity and materials across electronics assembly lines, driving efficient planning for SMT, robotic soldering, and box-build operations. You will integrate scheduling with purchasing and supplier activities to ensure timely delivery and minimal downtime. You’ll monitor KPIs and lead continuous improvement to maximize line utilisation and OEE. This is a hands-on role in a growing EMS environment, offering scope to shape production flow and reliability.
Pay / Benefits
- salary 45,000 plus benefits
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain master production schedules and short-term plans across SMT, robotic soldering, THT, box-build and test operations
- Optimize changeovers, sequencing and line utilisation to minimise downtime
- Analyse production capacity and identify bottlenecks across labour, machines and test equipment
- Coordinate material requirements planning (MRP) to ensure component availability ahead of production
- Collaborate with Purchasing and suppliers to resolve shortages and minimise delays
- Release manufacturing orders, shop-floor packs and pick lists; coordinate daily production meetings and schedule changes
- Monitor and report KPIs such as schedule adherence, on-time delivery, lead times and OEE
Key requirements
- Experience in production planning or scheduling in manufacturing, ideally PCBA or EMS
- Strong understanding of electronics manufacturing processes (SMT, reflow, robotic soldering, box-build, functional testing)
- Experience using MRP/ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables) with strong analytical/problem-solving abilities
- Knowledge of production capacity planning, IPC quality standards and Lean Manufacturing/5S
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Cross-functional collaboration
- MRP/ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor)
- Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)
- Lean Manufacturing/5S
Production Planner / Scheduler employer: Redline Group
Join a forward-thinking engineering team in Fareham, Hampshire, where your role as a UK Quality Manager will not only enhance your expertise but also contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. With a strong emphasis on employee development, you will have access to mentorship from experienced leaders and opportunities to engage with industry best practices, ensuring a rewarding career path in a supportive work environment that values quality, health, safety, and environmental excellence.
