Planner – Engineering / Manufacturing
Location: Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
Salary: £28,000–£35,000 (dependent on experience)
A leading manufacturer within the aerospace and medical sector is seeking a Planner to join their production team. This role will suit someone with a strong background in manufacturing planning who enjoys improving processes and ensuring materials and resources are in place to meet customer delivery schedules.
As a Planner, you’ll coordinate with purchasing, engineering, stores, and dispatch teams to ensure production runs smoothly. You’ll also play a key role in forecasting, improving MRP accuracy, and contributing to on-time delivery and inventory control targets.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and prioritise materials and work orders across the shop floor
- Coordinate with purchasing to ensure availability and quality of materials
- Maintain and action MRP exception messages and works orders
- Support production forecasting and align with sales planning activities
- Develop and enhance planning procedures and scheduling processes
- Communicate proactively with customer services on delivery updates and changes
- Support traceability and compliance with aerospace/medical standards
Requirements:
- Strong planning experience within a manufacturing environment
- Experience with MRP or ERP systems
- Confident communicator across departments (Production, Purchasing, Engineering)
- Understanding of traceability and documentation requirements
- Process-driven mindset with a continuous improvement attitude
Join a company that values precision, reliability, and professional development — where your planning expertise directly contributes to customer success and operational excellence.
- Improve planning systems within a leading engineering manufacturer
- Liaise across teams to support customer delivery and efficiency
- – Plan and manage materials through MRP and shop-floor coordination