Planner - Production​/DFMA Manufacturing

Position: Planner - Production / DFMA Manufacturing
Planner (Production / DFMA manufacturing)

Bradford

Permanent Role

Competitive salary, car or car allowance + Flexible Benefits

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Planner, ideally with production / DFMA manufacturing experience, to join our team based in Bradford

The main purpose of the role is to plan plan materials coming in, stock levels, resource levels and what needs manufacturing & when, producing workable realistic and efficient programmes of work which meet an appropriate standard for the contract conditions and both internal and client requirements. Plans will be implemented with the best-practice approach utilising Critical Path Analysis, Resource Planning, Cost Management and Progress/Productivity Monitoring and Control.  

In this role you will need to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders so will need good communication skills.

This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey.

Responsibilities:

Key deliverables in this role are:

Demonstrate appropriate health and safety leadership to ensure the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities.

Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations

Arrange and facilitate integrated planning meetings, engaging with all relevant stakeholders to develop and agree the plan

Participate within bid activities as required

Develop and maintain detailed production schedules using Asta Power project, ensuring alignment with project deadlines, resource availability, and capacity constraints

Forecast and coordinate the timely procurement of raw materials and components, ensuring optimal inventory levels

Monitor and manage stock levels to prevent shortages or excess, using data-driven insights to support lean operations.

Assess and plan labour and equipment requirements to meet production targets efficiently.

Define what needs to be manufactured, when, and in what sequence—balancing priorities across multiple work streams.

Work closely with relevant project personnel and external customer in order to produce/ agree a contract baseline programme for each allocated project. Liaise with procurement, design, logistics, and site teams to ensure alignment and resolve planning conflicts.

Maintain and update contract baseline in line with any agreed contract changes, ensuring changes are communicated to all stakeholders

Ensure that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce clear reports for all stakeholders, identify and implement process enhancements to improve planning accuracy, reduce waste, and increase throughput.

Ensure that planning outputs/reports are produced for contract reviews. Support the operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and jointly establish and agree any corrective measures where necessary.

Perform time/risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the planning manager/senior planner, and the project manager.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will have:

Experience of planning for DFMA manufacturing / production projects

Good experience of using Asta Power project

OSM Program, production schedule and power

Bi dashboard output experience

Construction/MEP site experience advantageous

Strong communication and relationship building skills

Benefits

25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays

Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)

Discounts

Personal development programme

Flexible Benefits

Travel allowance

If this is of interest, please apply with an up to date CV, and your salary/package expectations.

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If…