Production Planner

Application Deadline: 24 November 2025

Department: Contracts

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Alternative Heat Head Office

Reporting To: Senior Production Manager

Description

Team Overview:

The Production team oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of all manufacturing and assembly activities within our fabrication facilities. They ensure that bespoke mechanical and electrical components are produced efficiently, to the highest quality standards, and delivered on schedule. By maintaining streamlined workflows and close collaboration with design and project teams, the Production department plays a key role in supporting timely and successful project delivery. Role Overview: We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Production Planner to coordinate and optimize production schedules in alignment with business goals. The Production Planner will ensure that production processes run smoothly and efficiently, delivering products on time and within budget while maintaining quality standards.  Job Title | Production Planner
Location  | Banbridge, Co. Down
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Senior Production Manager

What You'll be Doing

 The role involves developing, maintaining, and communicating production schedules based on forecasts, inventory targets, and customer demands while coordinating with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and business development teams to ensure material and capacity availability. It includes monitoring production progress, analyzing data to identify inefficiencies, and adjusting plans to address delays or issues. The position ensures alignment between production and material availability, maintains accurate records and systems for tracking metrics, and prepares reports on performance, capacity, and delivery timelines. Additionally, it focuses on optimizing resource allocation, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and requires strong knowledge of production workflows, inventory control, and supply chain management.