Your new company

Join a well-established advanced manufacturing organisation supporting complex engineering and production projects. With a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement, and on-time delivery, this business offers the opportunity to play a key role in coordinating production activities across multiple manufacturing functions.

Your new role

As a Production Planner / Scheduler, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules to ensure customer delivery requirements are met while balancing manufacturing capacity and workflow priorities. Working closely with operations, engineering, projects, purchasing, and inventory teams, you will coordinate production activities, monitor progress, identify constraints, and support efficient shop floor operations.

Key responsibilities include

- Develop and maintain master production schedules
- Coordinate workflow across machining, assembly, inspection, and manufacturing functions
- Track production progress and adjust schedules as required
- Provide regular production status updates to stakeholders
- Identify and resolve scheduling risks and bottlenecks
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across production operations




- Maintain production planning data, job cards, and reporting systems

What you'll need to succeed To be successful, you'll bring:
- Previous experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing coordination
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Robust analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience using ERP systems and production planning tools
- A high level of attention to detail and accuracy

What you'll get in return
- Salary of $100,000 - $110,000 + Super
- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Exposure to advanced manufacturing and engineering projects
- Career development opportunities within a growing business

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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