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Production Planning Manager

Posted 07 November 2025
Salary £45,000 per year
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector TechnicalManufacturing
ReferenceJ139990
Job FunctionProduction

Job description

The Rewards and the benefits:

  • Stable growing organisation.

  • Immediate start.

  • Competitive pension scheme and benefits package

  • Dayshift, 40 hour working week

  • Early Friday finish 1.30pm.

MTrec’s new career opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Production Planning Manager to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a well-established player in their specialist sector in the North East and supplies its quality products and services nationally. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and an exciting new career move.

The Job you’ll do:

  • Ensure the manufacturing processes runs reliably and efficiently to agreed KPIs.

  • Delivering against stringent on time and in full targets. (OTIF)

  • Support the execution of delivery of the production plan/schedule, meeting quality and delivery expectations, ensure that best working practices are always maintained.

  • Conduct regular reviews logging actions ensuring these are drawn to a successful closure through the daily Production meeting.

  • Undertake continuous training and development.

  • Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.

  • Ensure all company and departmental H&S procedures are strictly adhered to by all team members.

  • Ownership of the production plan and its implementation.

  • Ensure all housekeeping requirements are met for the workplace.

  • Conduct regular 1:1’s with your team and support their needs where required.

  • Investigate and rectify any staff performance issues and work with HR to manage disciplinary issues.

  • Ensure team members are adequately trained and provided with the correct tools to carry out the tasks.

About You:

  • 5 years’ experience working in Production/planning management.

  • Extensive hands-on experience of managing production, warehousing, and assembly, preferably in electrical industry.

  • Knowledge of electrical fitting/panel wiring/panel building (desirable).

  • Ability to analyse data to drive performance.

  • A successful track record in mentoring and developing emerging talent.

  • A proven continuous improvement skill set.

  • Strong, passionate, and motivational leadership and communication skills with the ability to build a culture of succession.

  • An innovative and customer focussed approach.

  • Lean Manufacturing experience essential.

  • Full driving licence.