Production Resource Planner

Company: MTrec Ltd
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Location: Cramlington
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.

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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Posted: August 21st, 2026