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Project Planner (Rail / Rolling Stock Overhaul) Derby Full Time Perm We are seeking a structured and proactive Project Planner to join our team. In this critical role, you will be the analytical engine room supporting our Senior Project Manager, ensuring that our project plans, ERP systems, and overhaul schedules are flawlessly maintained. If you are a naturally organized professional who loves diving into data sets, optimizing workflows, and ensuring that shop floor reality perfectly mirrors master schedules, this is your next career step. Your Key Responsibilities Create, update, and maintain detailed project plans. You will directly support the scheduling of bogies, rail vehicles, and heavy overhaul activities to optimize workshop throughput. Own the data entry and maintenance of work orders within our ERP system, ensuring absolute data integrity, tracking progress, and flagging any delivery deviations early. Collate performance metrics from multiple sources to prepare project review packs, maintain tracking KPIs, and provide critical inputs for Estimate at Completion (EAC) forecasting. Work hand-in-hand with workshop production leads, field services, engineering, and procurement to ensure planning reflects real operational constraints and resource capacity. Maintain strict version control over all planning data, ensuring everything follows agreed corporate processes, standards, and safety systems of work. Essential Skilled Required: What We Are Looking For Industry Experience: Proven track record in project planning, scheduling, or project coordination within an engineering, manufacturing, or rail environment. Hands-on experience using ERP systems and advanced planning tools to manage high-volume work orders and track actual vs. planned progress. Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, comfortable manipulating and interpreting large datasets to build clear reports. Exceptionally numerate and data-driven with a razor-sharp attention to detail. Able to translate data confidently and collaborate effectively with diverse teams, from shop-floor technicians to senior stakeholders. How Success is Measured in This Role: Planning accuracy (plan vs. actual performance). Schedule adherence supporting On-Time Delivery (OTD) ERP data integrity and work order tracking completeness. Timeliness and reliability of EAC financial forecasting inputs. You will step into an agile environment where your reports and insights will directly drive multi-million-pound asset decisions. We offer a structured path for continuous professional improvement and a collaborative team culture. For more information, either apply directly or call Lindsay on (phone number removed) quoting Reference 81037

Production Planner / IT Support Our client, a well-established, hugely successful and growing manufacturing company based in Thetford, are currently seeking a Production Planner to join their team. This is a full time, permanent position, based in Thetford Key Skills Ability to absorb and assimilate technical information. Sound computer skills utilising Microsoft Office and experience of MRP software preferable; LN, training will be given. Also, a good understanding of server-based systems, IT security systems and networks. Good communication skills to build strong, professional relationships with colleagues in the UK and US Methodical, systematic approach to tasks with excellent attention to detail Tenacious and enthusiastic Experience from within an engineering manufacturing environment ideal Job Specification Working closely with both the Production Manager and Senior Production Controller together with the manufacturing supervisors (heavies) to ensure the timely and efficient production of the heavy range of products. Generating production orders for in house manufactured items. Attending the monthly heavy production meetings commenting on material availability and project progress & issues and producing the production meeting minutes by the end of the week in which the meeting was held. Working closely with the Stores personnel to ensure timely delivery of kits for all production depts. Liaise with Purchasing to ensure the collection of subcon items for further processing is done in a timely manner. Providing first line support for emergency IT issues, ensure new hardware is correctly set up and take the lead for the new FactoryTrack software all working closely with the IT team. FactoryTrack is a system to allow the production operatives to directly record their hours onto specific jobs/tasks thereby negating the need for timesheets to be written and manually recorded into the MRP software. Working with the Production admin team assessing priorities with respect to production resources and sub-contractors. Generally working with the various production departments tackling any material supply problems they encounter; researching the issue and ensuring it is resolved properly for the future. Assisting the Production Department with all production planning associated tasks as required. Work with the Production admin team to ensure production orders for heavy outputs each month are completed and closed in a timely fashion with thorough reviews being carried out to minimise Material variances on each project as well as monthly reviews of created, printed, released and active orders to ensure the data is clean and up to date Production is the very heart of the business and planning & controlling every aspect from raw material movement to generating profiles and small assemblies for stock to ensuring we have enough labour at the right time to achieve outputs. The person in this role with have their finger on the pulse of production knowing where material & fabrications are and the status of each job; totally focussing on the prompt and accurate supply of material and labour including pushing things to sub-contracting if need be. Seeing builds through their entire production start to finish and working closely with the Senior Production Controller. They will also provide front line IT. For further details regarding this opportunity please forward a copy of your CV today! Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward. If we can take your application further we will of course be in touch. Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Todd Hayes Ltd

Production Planner West Midlands Competitive Salary + Holidays + Bank Holidays + Pension Scheme + Training & Development Opportunities + Company Benefits + Company Events + Early Finish Friday ARE YOU A PRODUCTION PLANNER FROM A MANUFACTURING BACKGROUND? Production Planner required for a well established manufacturer who pride themselves on being a brand associated with quality. They boast a fantastic team environment. You will benefit from working within a progressive environment where training, development and progression is readily available. The role would suit Production Planners with a manufacturing background. Applicants who have experience in a heavy industry or a foundry environment will have a considerable advantage. You must be proficient with ERP systems. Reporting to the Production Manager/Factory Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining detailed production schedules in line with customer orders, stock levels and manufacturing capacity constraints. You will liaise closely with production teams to ensure plans are realistic and achievable. As part of your role, you will adjust schedules to accommodate for demand fluctuations or production challenges. In this role it will ultimately be your responsibility to ensure seamless flow of operations and to ensure that output is delivered on time, within budget and to high quality standard. This is a varied role within a company who genuinely invest in and look after their employees. The company have strategic growth plans and are extremely successful in a wide range of industries. Production Planner Developing and maintaining detailed production schedules Demand planning, resource planning, stock and material control Delivering output on time, in budget and to high quality standards Liaison with all internal departments Troubleshooting and overcoming production challenges Monday to Friday. Early finish Friday. Production Planner Must transfer from a manufacturing background Must have a strong production planning background Applicants from a heavy industry or foundry background will have a considerable advantage Must have a strong ERP systems background