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Production Resource Planner

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cramlington, Northumberland

Expire in: a month

Job Description

The rewards and benefits on offer:

  * Immediate start available.

  * Competitive salary and benefits package.

  * Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

  * Collaborative and supportive work environment.

  * Visible role within a growing engineering business

  * Free on-site parking

MTrec’s New Opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Resource Planner to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a growing engineering business.

If you have experience within Resource/Capacity planning or similar and are from an engineering/manufacturing background, apply now for an immediate response!

The job you’ll do:

  * Capacity Planning & Forecasting

  * Develop and maintain a comprehensive capacity plan covering all business functions, including: Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, Quality & Projects

  * Project support functions

  * Provide accurate visibility of: Available labour hours, Planned workload, Resource gaps, Department constraints and Potential delivery risks

  * Maintain forward-looking capacity plans covering current projects, secured orders, and future quoted opportunities.

  * Support strategic workforce planning by identifying when additional resources, subcontract support, training, or investment may be required.

  * Create and maintain resource-loaded schedules to understand the impact of current and future workload.

  * Develop planning models that demonstrate: Department loading, Labour demand versus availability, Project resource requirements, Critical bottlenecks and Delivery risks

  * Work with department managers to validate resource assumptions and improve planning accuracy.

  * Identify conflicting priorities and recommend mitigation actions.

About you:

  * Proven experience in capacity planning, production planning, resource scheduling, or operations planning within an engineering/manufacturing environment.

  * Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and resource constraints.

  * Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and capacity models.

  * Advanced Excel skills, including: Complex formulas, Pivot tables, Data analysis, Reporting dashboards, Capacity modelling

  * Ability to analyse large amounts of data and convert information into clear business decisions.

  * Excellent communication skills at all levels

  * Well organised and self-motivated

  * Able to work well both independently and within a team

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