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Senior Planning Engineer

MTrec RecruitmentCramlington, Northumberland🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This Senior Planning Engineer role offers significant career growth within a reputable, expanding manufacturing business, with opportunities to lead key system implementations and develop strategic workforce plans. You'll thrive here if you have a background in resource planning within engineering or manufacturing and are eager to contribute to a visible, impactful position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Apply today to join a supportive team and advance your career!

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeOn Site
LocationCramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Microsoft ExcelData Analysis

Job description

The rewards and benefits on offer:

  • Immediate start available.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Visible role within a growing engineering business
  • Free on-site parking

MTrec's New Opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Senior Planning Engineer to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a growing engineering business.

If you have experience within Resource/Capacity planning or similar and are from an engineering/manufacturing background, apply now for an immediate response!

The job you'll do:

  • Capacity Planning & Forecasting
  • Head up the implementation of a new ERP system
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive capacity plan covering all business functions, including: Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, Inspection and testing, Quality & Projects
  • Project support functions
  • Provide accurate visibility of: Available labour hours, Planned workload, Resource gaps, Department constraints and Potential delivery risks
  • Maintain forward-looking capacity plans covering current projects, secured orders, and future quoted opportunities.
  • Support strategic workforce planning by identifying when additional resources, subcontract support, training, or investment may be required.
  • Create and maintain resource-loaded schedules to understand the impact of current and future workload.
  • Develop planning models that demonstrate: Department loading, Labour demand versus availability, Project resource requirements, Critical bottlenecks and Delivery risks
  • Work with department managers to validate resource assumptions and improve planning accuracy.
  • Identify conflicting priorities and recommend mitigation actions.

About you:

  • Proven experience in capacity planning, production planning, resource scheduling, or operations planning within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and resource constraints.
  • Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and capacity models.
  • Advanced Excel skills, including: Complex formulas, Pivot tables, Data analysis, Reporting dashboards, Capacity modelling
  • Ability to analyse large amounts of data and convert information into clear business decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels
  • Well organised and self-motivated
  • Able to work well both independently and within a team

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