We have an exciting opportunity to join our Manufacturing team here at Framatome UK!

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We are currently seeking a Production Planner to join our team in Avonmouth to be responsible for developing and maintaining integrated production schedules that balance customer demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and business priorities. The role serves as the key link between Manufacturing and Projects, to ensure delivery commitments are achieved through effective planning and schedule control.

What will you be doing?

Within this position you will be responsible for:

• Aligning with high level project schedule and translate into achievable production plans.
• Balancing production requirements against labour, equipment, and material constraints.
• Assisting in the implementation of mitigation measures where required.
• Identifying bottlenecks, resource shortfalls, and delivery risks.
• Conducting capacity analysis and what-if scenario planning to support decision-making.
• Supporting tender activities by reviewing capacity availability.
• Coordinating with Manufacturing Support and Procurement teams to ensure material availability.
• Maintaining planning standards, data integrity, and schedule governance.
• Producing planning metrics and reports, including schedule adherence, capacity utilisation, throughput, and on-time delivery.
• Leading planning reviews and communicate schedule impacts, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders.

Key Outputs:

• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS), within a dedicated planning tool.
• Produce appropriate lookaheads for internal and external customers.
• Material readiness reports.
• Schedule adherence metrics.
• Resource and capacity utilisation metrics.
• Produce resource histograms ensuring all relevant stakeholders are informed.
• Progress and Earned Value reports.

What are we looking for?

Trainig and Development Expectations:

• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Power BI & Power Query
• Pressure Water Reactor (PWR) knowledge and experience.
• Nuclear Safety & CFSI Awareness.
• Human Perfomance and Tools.

Person Specification:

• Competent planner using P6 Primavera.
• 3+ years proven relevant experience as a scheduler in a manufacturing / production environment.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) or equivalent.
• Experience in managing schedules with external factors, e.g. sub-contract, supply chain.
• Understanding of capacity planning, and production control.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with planning software.
• Experience of developing and implementing processes and procedures.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork skills while requiring minimal supervision.
• Ability to take responsibility and accountability for problems within their own remit and to deliver solutions.
• Results focused with the ability to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Discretion, ability to maintain confidentiality.

Work pattern: On-site

Salary: £48,000 - £58,000

Benefits we offer:

• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days) + Bank Holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
   

Our benefits package also includes Individual and family private health care, Dental insurance – individual cover, Cashplan – Level 2 cover - individual and family cover, Life assurance (4x salary), Income Protection, Professional Body Membership, Tusker Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice), Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice), and Generous family leave.