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Materials and Production Planner and Scheduler
Job Posted: 16 days ago
Salary: £ 29,000 - 30,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset
Expire in: 11 days
Job Description
Materials & Production Planner | Production Scheduler | Production Planning Coordinator
Up to £30,000 + Bonus | Hybrid Working (Up to 2 Days from Home) | Monday to Friday | Permanent
Introduction
Acorn by Synergie is recruiting a Materials & Production Planner to join a busy manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and analytical planner with experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or order management to play a key role in ensuring customer demand is balanced with production capacity.
Working closely with Customer Service, Supply Chain, Production, Purchasing, Dispatch, Quality, and Product Engineering teams, you'll manage the short-term production plan, coordinate customer orders, and help deliver products on time while maintaining accurate planning data within the ERP system.
What We Offer
Salary up to £30,000, depending on experience.
Performance bonus.
Hybrid working with up to 2 days per week from home.
Monday to Friday working pattern.
Supportive team environment.
Opportunity to develop your career within a growing manufacturing business.
Key Duties
Manage the short-term production plan and customer order schedule within agreed planning parameters.
Balance customer demand with available production capacity.
Work closely with Customer Service and Supply Chain teams to review demand and confirm achievable delivery dates.
Communicate production risks, delays, and schedule changes to key stakeholders.
Assess capacity constraints and support bottleneck reduction and backlog management.
Adjust production priorities and process daily and weekly schedule changes, including urgent orders and workload balancing.
Enter and maintain customer orders accurately within the ERP system.
Create and release production orders, ensuring all checks are completed before release.
Monitor production shortfalls and coordinate rescheduling, lead time changes, and order closures.
Respond to lead time and order enquiries via internal systems, email, and SharePoint.
Prepare production documentation and escalate issues where required.
Liaise with Purchasing and Dispatch regarding production and delivery commitments.
Attend daily planning meetings and maintain accurate planning records and system data.
Requirements
GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
Previous experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, order management, customer service, or a similar operational environment.
Experience using ERP systems with accurate data entry skills.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Experience of Fourth Shift, SAP, or similar ERP systems is advantageous.
Strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage complex data accurately.
Strong communication skills with the confidence to work across multiple departments.
Ability to work independently while managing changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Interested?
Apply today with your up-to-date CV to be considered for this Materials & Production Planner, Production Scheduler, Production Planning Coordinator, or Production Planner opportunity.
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