Global engineering business requires a Production Planner. Applicants need production planning or manufacturing scheduling experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment and have experience in the use of MRP, ERP or MS Excel. The Production Planner will join a successful and high performing production planning team, reporting to a Production Planning Manager. The Production Planner will take a lead role in scheduling shop floor manufacturing activities in alignment with production plans and the master schedule, to meet customer orders. Specific duties of the Production Planner include:Creating production plans and production works orders in MRPInterdepartmental liaison with; Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality etc. and highlight risks to production scheduleMonitor progress of production plans and material availabilityCreate and update lead times around specific manufacturing processesMaintenance of data and material availability dates in MRP Production Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:Production Planning, Production Control, Production Coordination or Master Scheduling experiencePrevious experience within a manufacturing or engineering businessExperience with MRP/ERP tools, or planning experience in MS ExcelKnowledge of LEAN techniques and methodologies - Kanban, JIT etc.Self-motivated, enthusiastic and positive demeanorHappy to work in a site-based ..... full job details .....