My client has an opening for a skilled Production Planner for their site in Portsmouth Duties include: Generating a schedule of Shop Orders based on MRP Requisition proposals and release dates, and issuing these to Production. Checking list of parts received into inventory and reviewing against availability planning to reserve against appropriate Shop Order. Maintaining the production schedule to ensure dates remain realistic and achievable. Working with the Production managers to ensure system data supports the of an achievable plan. Updating any in process Shop Orders that need to have changes made to the Product Structure/Routing as instructed by the Production Engineers Creating Shop Orders in our MRP system Optimising capacity and factory resources, scheduling materials, and planning production to achieve on time, in full delivery (to budget) to all internal and external stakeholders and customers. The planning of medium and long-term workloads in accordance with the Master Schedule, assisting in coordination of departments to meet programmes, attending the tier 3 meeting reviews of achievement to programmes Consolidating manufacture as appropriate and determining optimum lot sizes with due regard to MRP reports Working with the Commercial team to monitor and maintain customer order completion dates in line with production schedules. Maintaining master data cleanliness and good housekeeping and ensuring that the quality systems and procedures relevant to Production Planning Department are maintained. This position will be working a day shift Mon - Fri Application by CV only please