Production Planner

Overview

As a Production Planner at Framatome UK, you will develop and maintain integrated production schedules that balance demand, materials, capacity, and priorities. You will serve as a key link between Manufacturing and Projects to secure on-time delivery through effective planning. You will analyze bottlenecks, run what-if scenarios, and ensure material readiness and schedule governance. This role offers impact on safety, efficiency, and the UK nuclear service expansion, with cross-functional collaboration at its core.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus 2 additional days per 2 years)
• 8% employer pension contribution (with 1% employee contribution)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Private health care (individual+family)
• Dental insurance (individual)
• Life assurance (4x salary)

Responsibilities

• Align high-level project schedules into achievable production plans
• Balance production needs with labour, equipment, and material constraints
• Assist in implementing mitigation measures
• Identify bottlenecks, resource shortfalls, and delivery risks
• Conduct capacity analysis and what-if scenario planning
• Support tender activities by reviewing capacity availability
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Support and Procurement for material availability
• Maintain planning standards, data integrity, and schedule governance
• Produce planning metrics and reports (schedule adherence, capacity utilisation, throughput, on-time delivery)
• Lead planning reviews and communicate schedule impacts, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders
• Develop and maintain Master Production Schedule (MPS) in the planning tool
• Produce lookaheads for internal/external customers
• Create material readiness and schedule adherence reports
• Generate resource histograms and progress/Earned Value reports
• Provide updates to stakeholders on schedule, risks, and opportunities

Key requirements

• 3+ years proven relevant experience as a scheduler in manufacturing/production
• APM PFQ or equivalent
• Experience managing schedules with external factors (sub-contracts, supply chain)
• Understanding of capacity planning and production control
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced manufacturing
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with planning software
• Experience developing and implementing processes and procedures
• Demonstrates strong teamwork with minimal supervision
• Accountability for problems within remit and delivering solutions
• Results-focused with ability to meet commitments and deadlines
• Discretion and confidentiality

• analytical thinking
• stakeholder management
• strong communication
• P6 Primavera
• Power BI
• Power Query

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